An Integrated Systems Platform (ISP) is a critical tool to reduce the environmental impact of carbon emissions associated with commercial real estate. As a market-leading ISP provider, our clients trust Avani to:
- access the right data the right way,
- deploy the required strategies to change the behaviours of buildings and occupants,
- and then track improvements, providing complete visibility to all stakeholders.
But not all providers are the same, and without knowing the facts, choosing one can be a challenging process. Here are four mistakes to avoid when choosing who will deliver your ISP project.
1. Trying to use the BMS data
The road to failed environmental improvement programs is paved with well-intentioned building management system (BMS) data. A BMS monitors and controls electrical and mechanical services to ensure they provide a safe and healthy environment for occupants to work in. They are not designed to integrate multiple complex systems and sensors and have the data management strategies to provide a high degree of accuracy required to drive environmental improvements.
2. Thinking it’s too late or too expensive to deploy an ISP on your existing building, or even your whole portfolio
ISPs have come a long way over the last 15 years. They can be procured on a monthly operating expenditure model with smart edge devices to connect to all your building systems, sending the required data to the cloud. Existing buildings can benefit from the latest ISP technologies and the new environmental algorithms designed to decarbonise buildings. Cloud-based models then allow all data to be held in a common state, enabling portfolio-wide analysis and improvements to occur.
3. Treating it like just another building contractor
Delivering an ISP is as much about consulting, guiding, training and project management as it is about a technical delivery. Making sure your provider treats this as more than just a technical problem is essential. Many building systems and suppliers have never been required to share their data before. Some don’t know how. The processes, tools, and strategies to enable this to happen goes far beyond the technical aspects of collecting data.
4. Choosing a provider who can’t meet all the requirements
ISP providers need to access building data at its source while integrating with other business applications. ISPs can write back instructions to each building system to automate corrective actions that go far beyond reporting. The latest ISPs provide the algorithms and decarbonisation strategies in a way that can meet the needs of carbon reporting regulators today and the new requirements coming as a result of global agreements, such as the Taskforce on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Choosing the right ISP provider, such as Avani, can be the difference between achieving and failing to meet your environmental objectives.
Contact Avani today to see how we can help you achieve an integrated building and portfolio-wide solution.