Create a better
environment
for everyone who works in your building
and the 6 billion people who don’t
Energy Efficient
Building Management Solutions
Expect
efficiency from
your building
Make the most of your energy
We’ll show you how
Energy prices are rising. Budgets are shrinking. Technology choices are
increasing. Green building legislation is becoming more prevalent.
In the U.S., 28 states have green building
initiatives. In the EU, all public buildings must
have energy certificates that show what’s being
done to reduce energy use. In the United Kingdom,
carbon taxes are added to every kWh used, which
not only increases energy costs dramatically
but can significantly improve the payback of
energy projects.
To compete in this rapidly changing environment,
you need better performance from your building.
How do you meet this challenge? Pick a partner
who can uncover your potential and turn it into
positive results—Schneider Electric. Schneider
Electric Energy Services helps customers around
the world address the business, environmental and
regulatory issues that drive their need for energy
efficiency. We design and implement solutions that
reduce energy consumption, improve building
performance and increase employee productivity.
St. Agnes is pleased Schneider Electric could help
us do something great for the environment and cut our
operating expenses in the process.
— Sr. Jane Meyer, O.P. Head of School of
St. Agnes Academy, Houston, Texas
Improve your bottom line
Put your building to work for you
Managing buildings effectively isn’t just about maintenance. It’s also about efficiency.
By installing modern systems, you can cut energy costs dramatically, and improve your bottom
line. Reducing energy use in buildings by 30 percent yields the same bottom-line benefits as
a 3 percent increase in rental income, or a 5 percent increase in net operating income.
•In non-profit healthcare, a $1 savings in energy
equals $20 in new revenue.
Schneider Energy Services can help you achieve
•In supermarkets, reducing energy costs by 1
percent can boost profit margins by 6 percent.
energy efficient:
•In full service hotels, reducing energy costs by
10 percent equals an increase of $1.35 in the
average daily room rate (ADR).
tangible results by making all your facilities more
•Long-term
efficiency programs to plan and
control energy use.
•The right expertise to make energy usage
decisions that reduce expenses.
•Solid experience as a leader in environmental
control and security systems.
•Close
relationships with other Schneider
Electric business units.
“Energy is an obvious area of wastage for hotels. It accounts for a large proportion of our
expenditure. It is important for Oriel House Hotel that we deliver the right level of guest
comfort and keep control of our energy costs.”
— Breda Keane, Hotel Manager, Oriel House Hotel, Cork, Ireland
Smart buildings save energy
We’ll boost your building’s IQ
Having the right technology and knowing how to apply it are crucial for
achieving energy efficiency.
Energy-smart innovations will continue to have a
significant impact on reducing energy costs and
Efficiency
your level of emissions. However, sometimes
even a change in behavior and procedures can
improve short-term and long-term efficiency.
Simply understanding where and how you use
energy can yield up to a 10 percent savings,
without significant capital investment.
Schneider Electric offers a range of technology
and services to help you reduce energy use and
plan for the future. We evaluate your investment
criteria, the ROI you need, and how we can help
you sustain your energy savings in the months
and years ahead. By applying our knowledge
and expertise in practical and economically
feasible ways, we can help you reduce your
energy expenditures by 10-30 percent, and
sometimes more.
Green Building Initiatives
• Improve indoor air quality
• Innovative water efficiency strategies
• Minimize construction waste
• Renewable energy sources
Energy Conservation Measures
• Energy management system
• Efficient lighting and control
• Optimize HVAC
• Limit loss in the building envelope
Extended Services
• Energy planning and procurement
Cutting energy usage in
buildings by 30 percent
equals a 5 percent
increase in net operating
income. What’s that
worth to you?
• Demand response program
• Executive reporting
• Energy remote monitoring
Your energy needs are unique
Our plan to meet them will be, too
Schneider Elecric offers comprehensive, customized energy services
to address your organization’s individual challenges.
Ranging from a simple lighting retrofit or controls upgrade to a longer-term
energy strategy, our long-term strategies can include renewable energy
sources, new energy supply alternatives, or demand response and measured
operational improvements.
As your partner, we’ll point out opportunities to achieve cost savings that you
might not have considered before. We’ll show you how to do something that’s
good for your bottom line and the environment.
As business people, we are prone to “cherry-picking” or selecting the
energy savings strategies with the fastest payback. However, selecting these
ripe prospects can be detrimental to the building and the bottom line. While
short payback and high return projects are attractive, this approach can delay
investment on the systems that are using up to 70 percent of a building’s
energy. Owners thus miss out on energy savings, peak building performance
and maximized return on investment.
“Every dollar I save in
energy use goes right
into the Gross Operating
Profit. Hotel occupancy
is very dynamic. If 60
percent of the hotel is
vacant, I don’t need to
run the systems there.”
— JoJo Estrada, Chief
Engineer, Westin Resort
Macau, China
Your building can be better
We’ll prove it to you
Energy Efficiency Services
Scalable building improvement services—from
quick-impact energy conservation measures to
comprehensive energy retrofit projects—that
deliver measurable and sustained energy savings
and an excellent return on investment. These
services allow you to fund strategic initiatives that
are vital for long-term business success, while
creating a measurable path forward to reach
sustainability goals.
Performance Contracting
Helps publicly-funded entities make capital
improvements over longer payback periods.
Since government agencies, schools and
universities rarely have money in their budgets
for large projects, a third party finances the
improvements and Schneider Electric guarantees
the energy savings.
Extended Energy Services
Includes long-term energy planning, energy
remote monitoring, executive reporting, regular
energy auditing and facility checkups. End users in
universities, healthcare organizations, commercial
offices and hotels have different needs that require
a unique approach. Schneider Electric can offer a
variety of energy services to meet the needs of any
customer. Schneider Electric can help end users
Success story
earn green building certifications including:
•Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) and EnergyStar in the United States
•Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD)
in Europe
The Strand School in Klagshamn, Sweden, owned and managed by
Malmö Municipality, is part of an extensive energy management program
focused on maximizing energy efficiency to comply with EU energy
conservation directives. Schneider Electric installed a highly integrated building
management system, bringing together the school’s lighting, indoor climate,
•NABERS in Australia
We can equip you to apply for and attain these
certifications to improve your image, increase
employee satisfaction and have a positive impact
access control, and security components. Through co-utilization of equipment
and energy conservation methods such as an occupancy-based climate
control system, the school achieves peak operational efficiency.
on the environment.
120 kWh
average annual energy
used per square meter
in Malmö schools
55 kWh
annual energy used per
square meter in the Strand
School, after our solutions
were implemented
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