Smart Building Collective | Certification

🌟 Finance, ROI, and New Business Models in Smart Buildings 🌟 Today, in the Smart Building Collective | Certification Assessor Session, we will dive into the financial and strategic transformation of smart buildings. As the industry evolves, assessors play a vital role in guiding stakeholders to make informed decisions that maximize VALUE. This session will help participants explore: 🔍 Complexities – From fragmented stakeholders and decision processes to dynamic regulations and tech lifecycles, we’ll examine the key financial challenges developers and occupiers encounter. 📊 Challenges – Addressing high upfront investments, data utilization gaps, value quantification, and integration issues. In this space we have really exciting developments from multiple partners to combat these. 💡 Possibilities – Exploring innovative models like performance-based contracts, as-a-service solutions, and ESG gains. Big things happening here. 🤔 Strategic Choices – How assessors can guide stakeholders in balancing short-term wins with long-term value, customizing solutions, and managing change effectively. Why is this important? Understanding the financial dynamics of smart buildings empowers assessors to: ✅ Drive impactful ROI discussions and give meaningful advice. ✅ Encourage innovation while ensuring feasibility. ✅ Support smarter investment decisions aligned with sustainability goals. Interested in Becoming an SBC Assessor? The SBC Assessor Program equips you with the tools and knowledge to lead in the smart building space, offering training, frameworks, and opportunities to shape the future of sustainable, tech-driven environments. ✨ Learn more and enquire about the program today! ✨ https://lnkd.in/e5tJ6FWC #SmartBuildingAssessor #Finance #ROI #NewBusinessModels #SmartBuildings #Sustainability

Ben jij als marketeer klaar om met Spectral impact te maken in het smart building én smart energy domein? Bekijk de B2B Marketeer vacature en solliciteer via de link hieronder! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gCp4rnxV #marketeer #smartbuilding #smartenergy

🌟 Unlock the Full Potential of Smart Innovation 🌟 At Smart Building Collective | Certification, we’re proud to drive research and innovation that define the future of smart buildings. Through cutting-edge work on: ✅ ROI of Smart – Quantifying tangible benefits and business value. ✅ ESG & Sustainability – Supporting environmental, social, and governance excellence. ✅ Healthy & Human Performance – Enhancing occupant well-being and productivity. ✅ Efficiency Gains – Driving operational excellence and cost savings. ✅ Future of Facility Management – Pioneering a data-driven, adaptable future. These insights empower real estate leaders, solution providers, and service partners to align their programs with value driven insights from an industry benchmark. But diving into the research alone has its limits. To truly benefit from SBC, your building, solution, or service should certify. 📊 Why Certify? 🕹️ Benchmark Performance: Measure your program against the #SBCframework. 📈 Crowdsourced Innovation: Join a community shaping the future of smart technologies. 💰 Prove Your Value: Demonstrate tangible outcomes to stakeholders. Don't just participate in the conversation—lead it. Certify your efforts with SBC and become part of a movement transforming the built environment. 🚀 Ready to get started? Reach out to learn how SBC Certification can elevate your smart building strategy. #SmartBuildingCertification #ROIofSmart #Sustainability #HumanPerformance #Efficiency #FutureOfFM https://lnkd.in/eWkaK5mR

🇪🇺 In Europe, #theEnergyPerformanceofBuildingsDirective (#EPBD) is policy that aims to achieve zero-emission and decarbonised buildings by 2050. This includes a milestone target of reducing emissions by 60% in the building sector by 2030 (relative to 2015 levels). The policy, first introduced in 2002, was most recently updated in 2023 and includes measures such as minimum energy performance standards, renovation strategies, solar-ready new buildings, and phase-out of boilers powered by fossil fuels. Why focus on the #EUregulations? Compared to other continents, the EU is setting the trends and leading by example on this topic. Eventually others will follow in their footsteps. Currently most of the focus is on energy and energy efficiency. This is good but it is not the whole picture. It’s the easiest and most obvious place to focus - the “low hanging fruit”. But there are a lot of other factors that contribute to a building’s value - economic, social and environmental - and thus to its return on investment. We need to start looking at value beyond just energy efficiency. Register your interest and receive access to the ROI of Smart Think Tank Content Library 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKxjSc2Z This think tank is supported by some incredible organisations and professionals in the space, tapping into the incredible knowledge from Haltian, Ubiqisense, Hathon, JTRE, HB Reavis, Motorola Solutions, Delft University of Technology, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, FAMAC | developed by FDVhuset, TSK Group, MOL Group

🌍💧 Spotlight on Smartvatten | Understanding Water: Pioneering Water Management Excellence Last week, the Smart Building Collective | Certification team had the pleasure of visiting Smartvatten, where we sat down with Karl Jepsson and Paco Martina to dive into the latest developments and their vision for the future. It's clear that Smartvatten | Understanding Water is not just transforming water management—it's redefining the #ROIofsustainability. Our conversation brought to light four distinct areas where Smartvatten delivers measurable value to businesses and buildings: 1️⃣ Reduced Water Consumption: Proactive monitoring and insights make it easy to optimize water usage, saving resources and cutting costs. 2️⃣ Early Leak Detection: Their technology catches leaks before they become costly disasters, ensuring peace of mind and significant savings. 3️⃣ Energy Savings: Something that surprised us—better water management directly reduces energy consumption, unlocking even greater efficiency gains. 4️⃣ Streamlined Operations & ESG Reporting: By automating administrative tasks and generating precise ESG data, Smartvatten lightens the load for facility managers and aligns organizations with their sustainability goals. We left inspired by their commitment to driving impactful change through innovative solutions. Smartvatten isn’t just about smart water management; it’s about creating a smarter, more sustainable world. Thank you, Karl and Paco, for your insights and to the Smartvatten | Understanding Water team for leading the charge in making water management smarter and more impactful! 🙌 Full Interview Here 👉 https://lnkd.in/efPRHzDR 💡 What do you think? Is water management a missing piece in your sustainability strategy? Let’s talk about how solutions like Smartvatten can help! Read about their solution certification below in the comments 👇 #SmartBuildingCollective #Sustainability #Smartvatten #WaterManagement #ROI #ESG #FacilityManagement

🤔 We’re constantly asked about the Return on Investment (ROI) of #smartbuildings, by people inside our Smart Building Collective | Certification and from the outside world. Nobody seems to know what exactly the ROI is. Vague answers are often given: “Smart features are too expensive” or “the payback period is too long”. Can we actually quantify it though? YES. Yes, we can quantify the return on investment. There is a lot of information in the literature and in the minds of industry experts. And we at SBC are doing research on this topic, measuring impacts in real buildings. Now we’re trying to pull it all together. Our interviews on the ROI of smart buildings are going on now with amazing insights? If you could watch, you’ll see insights like this: "If we take everything into account — like how fast we get it rented, social value, proven well-being, and happiness measurements — we seldom have a payback period of more than two years." - Michael Peeters, Assoc Prof Delft University of Technology Register your interest and receive access to the ROI of Smart Think Tank Content Library 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKxjSc2Z This think tank is supported by some incredible organisations and professionals in the space, tapping into the incredible knowledge from Haltian, Ubiqisense, Hathon, JTRE, HB Reavis, Motorola Solutions, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, FAMAC | developed by FDVhuset, TSK Group, MOL Group

💡 How are we doing? 2025 is knocking at the door and the clock is ticking 🪫 The Paris Agreement calls for participating countries to pursue efforts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels (UNFCCC 2015). In addition, as part of the European Green Deal, policies have been adopted to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 (compared to levels in 1990), i.e., the Fit for 55 strategy. Many governments have created policy or programs to reach the targets for climate mitigation. Many of these policies are related to energy and energy efficiency and buildings and the built environment are often a core part of such policy because: 64% of buildings in the EU have a poor energy performance 40 % of energy use in the EU is used in buildings 80% of energy used in homes in the EU is for heating, cooling and hot water systems 30%+ of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in the EU are from buildings  (source: EEA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 2023) Therefore, huge investments are required in building sustainability projects to address climate change. This means smart features! Smart = sustainable. Register your interest and receive access to the ROI of Smart Think Tank Content Library 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKxjSc2Z This think tank is supported by some incredible organisations and professionals in the space, tapping into the incredible knowledge from Haltian, Ubiqisense, Hathon, JTRE, HB Reavis, Motorola Solutions, Delft University of Technology, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, FAMAC | developed by FDVhuset, TSK Group

🌍 Thrilled to sit down with our latest #Assessor Cohort for session 3 of the Smart Building Collective | Certification program! Today’s deep dive: #ESG regimes and how #smartbuildings and our #certification(s) add tangible value across environmental, social, and governance dimensions. Technology is a powerful tool, but it's only as valuable as the outcomes it drives. Through smart building certification, we’re equipping our assessors to help organizations achieve their goals, increase operational value, and improve ROI. From energy efficiencies to optimized workspaces, learn how smart buildings align with ESG priorities. 💡 Curious to learn more? Get in touch to see how Smart Building Collective | Certification can elevate your ESG initiatives for your #building, #solutions, or #services. https://lnkd.in/eWkaK5mR #SmartBuildings #ESG #ROI #Sustainability #Certification #Technology

T-Mobile, a major U.S. mobile operator, was compromised in a prolonged cyber-espionage campaign linked to Chinese hackers. This breach targeted the cellphone communications of high-value intelligence figures, underscoring the vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure. Cyber resilience is not just about compliance—it’s about trust. Whether you’re a telco, a tech startup, or a multinational, this incident underscores the need for continuous investment in innovation, employee training, and vigilance. #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #TMobileHack #Resilience