Green Buildings

    Green Buildings solution: Scalable energy efficiency services for private sector buildings

     
     

    Value proposition

    Challenges
    • In a typical building, HVAC and lighting consume over 70% of energy.
    • Energy costs can comprise up to 30% of an operating budget.
    • Energy regulations are a global reality, forcing businesses to develop measurable energy efficiency strategies.
    • Increasing public and stakeholder pressure requires business leaders to mobilise around corporate social responsibility.
    • In some regions, up to 75% of a building's life cycle costs are in ongoing operations. Reducing energy expenses can have a very real impact on profitability.

    Energy prices continue to rise, placing facility budgets under intense scrutiny. Businesses of all sizes are concerned with meeting evolving energy conservation mandates. How do you meet these challenges? With the help of Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management.

    Solution in brief
    From aggressive, quick-impact energy conservation measures and comprehensive energy retrofit projects to guaranteed savings performance contracting, Schneider Electric offers scalable energy efficiency services that allow you to align your savings goals with your investment capabilities.


    Value proposition
    Through sustained energy conservation measures that reduce operating costs, improve building performance and boost employee productivity, our energy efficiency services can save you as much as 30 % in utility costs.

     

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    Main characteristics

    As your energy management partner, Schneider Electric will:

    • Identify opportunities for energy savings that meet your financial criteria.
    • Show how your investment will pay for itself through reduced energy costs.
    • Help you optimise your environmental controls for workforce productivity.
    • Ensure sustained energy savings through ongoing monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
    • Help you take advantage of incentives from government or other authorities for energy projects.
    • Help you meet mandated energy directives.
    • Enable you to meet corporate social responsibility goals and create goodwill with stakeholders through reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions.

    We've helped hotel, healthcare, life science and commercial office and green buildings customers around the world drive down their energy consumption and achieve significant energy savings.

     
     
     
     
     

    Solution breakdown

    Main services:
    • Energy saving audit and consulting
    • Ongoing monitoring and measuring to ensure energy savings are maintained