Problem Addressed

The energy required to heat, cool, and power our buildings is responsible for 19% of the UK’s carbon footprint. To make informed decisions about how we can best reduce a building’s operational emissions, we need to better understand the energy consumption of our existing buildings, in order to make management and optimisation easier. This can help drive down energy consumption, reduce cost and increase comfort.

Solution Overview

Various platforms exist which provide energy monitoring dashboards so users can understand the performance of their buildings and identify areas of inefficiency and opportunities for improvement. These platforms can also often enable data driven maintenance and enable teams to more easily collaborate.

The platforms will take data from a variety of sources, including HVAC systems, utility bills, meters, submeters, and data from sensors (looking at temperature, C02, air quality, humidity and occupancy). When insights from these solutions are acted on it can save approximately 10 – 30% of energy consumption, although this and the return on investment is very dependent on the building.

The table below includes information about many of the solutions in this area with information provided by the solution provider. Please click on the company names to see more information about each solution.

Company nameSolution overviewBuilding typeBuilding data includedOutputBusiness modelOther metricsOther services offeredHardwareStage of development
MetrikusHelps real estate owners, facility managers and occupants understand and optimise their building’s energy usage so that steps can be taken to improve efficiency and reduce their carbon footprintOffice buildings, retail buildings, warehouses, data centers, hospitals, educational buildings, and more.Temperature data from sensors, air quality data from sensors, humidity data from sensors, CO2 data from sensors, occupancy data, BMS data, meter/submeters, utility billsReal time dashboard with energy insights, identifying inefficiencies, recommending solutions/actions, portfolio level reporting, API/integration to other platforms, benchmarkingSaaS subscription with three key tiers: essential, enterprise and enterprise plusWater usageOccupancy monitoring, indoor air quality monitoring, API for all building dataPartner with a range of hardware providers and give impartial recommendations based on a customer’s requirementsImplemented in over 100 buildings around the world
Grid EdgeUses AI to help commercial buildings advance towards their net-zero goals by reducing the amount of carbon being released through inefficient energy use. Uses a customer’s building data to automatically flex when, what, and how much energy a building usesCommercial, Office buildings, retail, and educationTemperature data from sensors, air quality from sensors, humidity data from sensors, CO2 data from sensors, BMS data, meter/submeters, utility bills, variable electricity price data, grid constraint data, grid carbon intensity dataReal time dashboard with energy insights, identifying inefficiencies, recommending solutions/actions, portfolio level reporting, track initiatives over time, consumption reports, actions taken reports, tracking of comments for alignment behind actionsMonthly fee per site depending on modules activatedComfort, solar, limited integration with some EV backends<1hr onboarding for electricity consumption data, carbon load shifting opportunitiesWork with what  is in the building and support new IoT and BMS hardware100+ buildings deployed, fully commercial
IES LiveDigital Twin enabled solution that delivers a complete view across operational building performance from historic and current data to simulated baselines and future scenariosLarge complex buildings or portfolio including: commercial real estate, manufacturing & industry, healthcare, education, local government, airports, data centresTemperature data from sensors, air quality data from sensors, humidity data from sensors, CO2 data from sensors, occupancy data, BMS data, meter/submeters, weather data, utility bills, energy simulation dataReal time dashboard with energy insights, identifying inefficiencies, recommending solutions/actions, track initiatives over time, benchmarking, retrofit assessments & decarbonisation planningAnnual subscription per buildingIndoor environmental quality (IEQ) conditions such as temperature, humidity and CO2 levelsNo additional informationNo formal partnershipsCommercially available
ParaOffers expert-driven, certified, and scalable solutions with advanced analytics, leveraging 66 years of experience from building services engineers, architects, dataCommercial, healthcare, education, aviation/airportsTemperature data from sensors, air quality data from sensors, humidity data from sensors, CO2 data from sensors, occupancy data, BMS data, meter/submeters, weather data, utility billsReal time dashboard with energy insights, identifying inefficiencies, recommending solutions/actions, assigning actions to different people, portfolio level reporting, track initiatives over time, API/integration to other platforms, benchmarkingImplementation Fee and Annual Subscription Fee (this includes licensing, hosting, support & maintenance)Water usageSmart city & smart buildings, consulting, buildings technology advisory, multidisciplinary engineering design,
Cybersecurity,
AI/ML services,
entreprise asset management,
data analytics
Para is a software solution; hardware is not applicable and shall be procured separatelyEstablished solution already deployed across multiple buildings

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