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6/3/25, 2:40 PM How Data will Help Estate Owners Leap into a Net Zero Future - builtenvironmentme.com
Currently, buildings are responsible for 39 per cent of global energy-related carbon emissions. Hence, by promoting
sustainability within built environments, rising carbon emissions can be mitigated, paving the way for net-zero
emissions.
Improving the sustainability performance of our built assets is important for owner-operators of large property
portfolios in other ways too: for ESG compliance, investor sentiment and talent recruitment. The latter has been
evidenced by the 30,000 students who have, since 2018, signed the environment ‘Wake up Call’ - a pledge to only
work for environmentally conscious companies.
From a commercial perspective, efficient energy management as well as waste and water consumption can help
generate substantial cost savings and enhance portfolio performance.
Nurturing a connected and technology-centric future
Leading UAE entities that have a robust sustainability strategy in place and are embracing the benefits that
technologies have to offer, will be well-placed for immediate and future success. But where to start?
It starts with data – a clear data strategy that will enable you to fully understand the environmental and sustainability
impacts of your portfolio and how they can be improved.
With robust, structured data, estate owner-operators can answer fundamental questions such as:
Are we en route to achieving our goals?
How are we performing against our commitments?
What is the impact of our measures to bring about change?
What gets measured, gets managed.
The first step for any estate owner seeking to move into the ‘connected future’ is to establish a master data
management (MDM) strategy, which prioritises the highest energy-consuming assets and to implement interventions
that can make a difference in reducing consumption and enhancing performance.
An MDM strategy ensures the uniformity, accuracy, stewardship, semantic consistency and accountability of an
organisation’s master data. It involves de-duplicating, reconciling, and enriching the data to create a consistent, reliable
and authoritative source of truth.
In short, it provides a solid foundation that ensures that everyone is on the same page.
However, an organisation’s carbon footprint extends beyond its own operations. Hence, owner-operators should set
clear data governance standards for all suppliers to follow.
With the necessary layers of data in place, key decisions can be made with regard to the ‘6 Rs’ of circular economy
(reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, re-think, and repair).
Organisations can also then start to consider the potential for new technologies. These include digital twins, generative
AI, and enterprise asset management technologies – all bringing about opportunities to quantify, predict, and enhance
the sustainability story, now and into the future.
Make or break
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