Creating more sustainable buildings
Discover data-driven technologies for monitoring and managing carbon, water, and waste in buildings—from stores to stadiums to office complexes—to turn inefficiencies into opportunities to reduce environmental impact.
Accelerating sustainability in smart places
With the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), we can optimize the way buildings, campuses, and cities consume and deliver resources and create efficiencies that benefit organizations and the planet.
The environmental impact of today’s buildings and cities
As dense and active places, buildings and cities are significant contributors to our climate crisis.
Optimize energy management and reduce carbon emissions
Use remote monitoring to help manage equipment performance and energy consumption and explore grid-interactive, efficient buildings and infrastructure.
Getting ahead of building inefficiencies with IoT
Iconics’ building management solutions deliver insights from sensor data, giving operators more visibility and control.
Historic city cuts energy use with smart lighting
With 100,000 luminaires under central control, Valencia lowered its energy use by 74 percent and emissions by 80 percent.
A parking solution scales its impact with Azure
Parkl helps more than 100,000 customers improve mobility efficiency with IoT-based parking, EV charging, and other services.
Drive smart water use
Remotely monitor water quality to reduce costs and meet health and safety standards. Track and control water flow to reduce consumption.
Saving water without sacrificing quality
Digital water solutions helped Marriott save 3.34 billion liters of water annually while maintaining guest satisfaction, generating significant energy savings, and reducing waste.
Better urban water management with Azure and Power BI
Organica Water helps customers build energy-efficient biological water treatment facilities and stem urban water scarcity.
Reduce waste and improve waste management
Smart digital solutions can facilitate repurposing and recycling and deliver on advanced waste containment and reduction scenarios like connected waste bins and solid waste collection.
Optimizing inventory management to lower food waste
To connect manufacturers, retail stores, and consumers and drive more efficient clearing of perishables, Tracer turned to Verofax inventory analytics and process automation technology.
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Uncover new operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and create new revenue opportunities that help your business and the planet.
- [1] "Microsoft.EY Sustainability Executive Playbook," Microsoft
- [2] “2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction,” UN Environment Programme
- [3] “Smart Cities Marketplace,” European Commission
- [4] “Artificial Intelligence Can Prevent Enormous Amounts Of Damage And Water Loss From Building Leaks,” Forbes
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