Australian real estate group uncovers AU$200,000 in potential savings

Across its six-building campus, the organization operated a wide range of mechanical systems including energy meters, boilers, chillers, and air-handling units. Each system functioned independently. With more than 144 connected equipment assets and over 15,000 data points stored in separate interfaces, the team lacked a single view of performance or energy use.

The fragmentation made it difficult to pinpoint inefficiencies or understand how equipment behavior affected consumption. As a real estate group with ambitious net zero targets, they needed a unified platform that could improve operational and energy efficiency on this campus and scale across additional sites in their wider portfolio.

The Johnson Controls team connected energy meters, boilers, chillers, and air-handling units across all six buildings into a centralized platform. By integrating the campus through the Metasys Building Automation System (BAS), OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor, and OpenBlue Equipment Performance, the team gained a unified view of performance, energy use, and equipment behavior.

This approach consolidated data from more than 15,000 points into one interface, enabling real-time monitoring, quicker identification of inefficiencies, and more informed operational decisions. The unified platform also provides a scalable foundation the real estate group can extend to additional sites as it advances its net zero goals.

With a unified view of systems across the campus, the organization uncovered major opportunities to reduce energy waste and strengthen operational performance.

Key impact included:

• 1,700 hours of energy inefficiencies identified
• Over AU$200,000 in potential energy savings uncovered
• Improved visibility and tracking toward net zero targets