Green And Cost Effective: What The Future Of Buildings Looks Like
Building owners and operators are currently facing several challenges, positively managing the health of its occupants, something which has been further heightened in a post-pandemic word, managing cyber security risks and delivering against critical sustainability targets, all the while ensuring that the building operates in a more cost-effective manner.
Regulations, such as the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) or the US Inflation Reduction Act are adding pressure on building owners to transform them into sustainable assets. Although energy and operational efficiency are essential for building owners, investors and operators, findings from the Siemens Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2023 suggest only 37 percent rate their organizations as mature or advanced when it comes to improving energy consumption of facilities and buildings.
Despite such results, the good news is that the technology needed to drive the transformation of buildings on a global scale already exists. And it doesn’t necessitate extensive new construction. It just needs faster implementation.