Why decarbonisation is important?
Topics of decarbonising our environment have shaken up the public domain sending a message of urgency to businesses beginning to consider their own carbon footprint. For the facilities management sector, the collective burden of reducing CO2 emissions from the atmosphere comes with unique challenges and a plethora of opportunities to explore. Polyteck’s commitment to strategising for net zero emissions spans across all #FM operations creating a system of actionable plans with real impact potential.
Barriers to effective net-zero carbon plans
The FM sector’s direct area of work concerns managing the maintenance of large public and private estates comprising the greater part of the urban infrastructure in the United Kingdom. The unique challenges to decarbonising the FM sector requires redesigning the maintenance plan methods into efficient systematic and repeatable actions that also add value for money. Decarbonisation plans offer changes covering all aspects of FM, including strategy, data, people, information gathering, concept design and energy and cost modelling. As cumbersome as it might sound, Polyteck has taken measurable steps to cut carbon across our business portfolio.
How to achieve a low-carbon future?
Net-Zero Carbon with IoT on mechanical, electrical and HVAC systems
As energy costs continue to rise, more and more building owners are turning to “smart” systems that can automatically adjust based on external conditions in order to keep their buildings operating at peak efficiency. This often results in significant savings on energy resources and operating expenses.
Smart HVAC devices are a great way to reduce carbon emissions from your building’s maintenance team. However, simply installing these devices is not enough to meet the UK’s net zero targets. The next step is to connect the data generated by the mechanical and electrical equipment with the facility management team. This will help to further reduce emissions and improve efficiency.
IoT condition-based maintenance
Utilisation of IoT devices across HVAC systems provides a low-carbon solution for many maintenance tasks. Remotely operated devices can monitor and gather data helping maintenance technicians identify damage before it occurs without requiring physical presence on the site. Combining the IoT devices with the condition-based maintenance minimises the need for unnecessary trips, while improving HVAC efficiency leading to concrete energy waste reductions.
Integrating NZC into PPM
Maintaining air, heat and ventilation systems requires designing a plan based on the unique needs of commercial, residential and industrial spaces. Polyteck’s spearheads sustainable innovation impacting all levels of PPM, during the surveying, review, plant operation and remedial action phase to achieve systemic waste reduction.
Collective efforts to the long path of decarbonisation.
Achieving global and lasting net-zero carbon output spanning all industries requires collective action. Polyteck has redesigned the maintenance planning to lower the emissions associated with managing the portion of buildings under our direct care. Scaling our efforts will require more FM businesses to redevelop and restructure to get closer to the UK’s net-zero targets.
Are you interested in Smart Buildings and Facility Management IoT solutions?
If you are looking for a reliable and effective way to monitor your mechanical systems, then a remote monitoring system may be the perfect solution for you.
Polyteck specialises in net zero facilities management, powered by EnviroLogik IoT solutions. For more information about our services, and their impact contact us at 020 7481 0222.