Office buildings account for over 30% of total commercial building energy use. Schneider Electric delivers energy management expertise to help optimize energy consumption in office buildings. Their solutions can improve building operation and cut energy use by up to 50 kWh/m2 per year, enabling some buildings to achieve zero energy consumption. Tracking and analyzing energy use data is key to identifying savings opportunities and optimizing building energy efficiency over time.

1. Office Buildings
Solutions for energy efficient, flexible and
productive work-places
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2. Solutions for office buildings
Offices account for more At Schneider Electric, we
than 30% of total commercial deliver energy management
building energy use expertise that can help your
organization optimize energy
consumption
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3. 50 kWh/m 2
per year
Our energy management solutions combined with appropriate building
design improve building operation and cut energy consumption by up to
50 kWh/m2 per year – for energy-positive buildings, it is possible to achieve
zero consumption
Make the most of your energy
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5. Solutions for office buildings
A new way of thinking
about energy
The amount of energy an office building uses is about more
than just utility bills. What if you could leverage smarter building
energy management as a key differentiator for your business?
Not only is this possible – in today’s fiercely competitive market
it is crucial. Your building energy investments must:
> Ensure excellent financial returns.
> Provide an attractive, well-designed working environment that
contributes to greater employee efficiency.
> Comply with current and – ideally – future legal and regulatory
requirements.
> Support Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR 2001) objectives.
The capacity to meet these expectations has a direct impact
on the business value your organization can deliver to all of its
stakeholders.
10 to 15 kg
CO2 / 3 min
The carbon dioxide emissions of a 10,000 m2
office building
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6. A successful project is
one that is delivered
on time and on
budget. Our solutions
for office buildings
can help you reduce
capital expenditures.
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7. Optimize ROI and
occupant experience
Office buildings come in a variety of shapes
and sizes. They also offer different levels of
amenities. However, all office buildings must
meet a common set of requirements:
> Optimise energy efficiency, e.g. by
adjusting energy consumption to actual
needs.
> Be flexible enough to allow office space to
be restructured as old occupants move out
and new ones move in.
> Improve the working environment and
quality of life.
> Comply with health, safety and energy
standards and regulations.
Choose solutions that
meet your unique needs
> Secure, reliable power supply systems.
> Energy efficiency audits and assessments.
> Energy consumption tracking and analysis.
> Optimised control of heating, ventilation,
Optimise your
air conditioning, lighting and blinds.
capital expenditures,
> Secure, supervised access to buildings.
reduce your operating
> Fire safety systems. costs and increase
> Integrated voice/data/image networks. the business value your
office buildings deliver
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8. Up to
- 30 %
Our solutions
contribute to more
efficient building
operation that can
reduce energy
consumption
by up to 30 %.
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9. Active energy efficiency and environmentally-sound business practices
Knowledge is power:
the power to save
You can’t manage what you can’t measure. Rising energy costs
and environmental awareness have spurred investors, developers,
builders, operators and occupants to make their buildings more energy
efficient. But to truly optimise building energy consumption, you need
detailed, accurate data about how that energy is being used.
70%
of the energy
consumed by an office
building is used for
lighting and HVAC
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10. Consume smarter
and consume less
Track and manage consumption Optimise building energy consumption
to detect opportunities for savings There are several ways to strike the best balance
Installing tracking equipment and analysis between occupant experience and energy
software can provide you with valuable consumption:
information on building operations and
> Use reactive energy compensation to improve
energy consumption. Setting up and analysing
the quality of the energy used and get the best
energy indicators is an effective way to pinpoint
possible utility rates.
consumption peaks and energy losses.
> Install variable-speed drives on pumping and
You can then take targeted corrective measures
ventilation systems.
and assess their impact.
> Manage indoor and outdoor lighting systems;
install manual switches, timers and light or motion
detectors.
A kWh/m2/year > Manage and integrate heating, ventilation,
air conditioning and window-blind operation.
B
> Manage heating, ventilation, air conditioning
C and window-blind operation independently,
D zone by zone, depending on actual occupation,
exposure, etc.
E
> Improve power supply reliability and security
F by correcting the power factor and reducing
G harmonics.
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11. Buy energy at prime rates by using
targeted information to select the best utility rate
on a given day.
> Install hardware and software to automate
consumption tracking.
> Monitor consumption logs and profiles.
> Predict energy demand.
> Analyse utility rates and generate virtual use
scenarios to assist in decision-making.
> Consider the possibility of consolidating
consumption data from several buildings.
> Negotiate rates with utilities:
50%
• Based on the combined consumption of
several buildings.
• Avoiding consumption peaks by shutting down
pre-selected equipment to reduce load.
Variable-speed
drives for HVAC and Use renewable energy resources
pumping equipment
to produce electricity, by investing in solar panels,
can reduce energy
for instance.
consumption by
50% > Supply, manage and secure the energy your
buildings need.
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12. Sustain maximum
performance levels
Sustaining maximum performance over long Our active energy-efficiency solutions incorporate
periods of time is a real challenge. Buildings various levels of service from simple audits to
and insulation materials age, office uses change comprehensive Energy Efficiency Contracts.
and occupants tend to reduce performance These contracts include an obligation to
through day-to-day habits like changing air generate savings that will pay for some or all
conditioning settings or forgetting to turn off of the building improvements made.
lights, etc. However, there are solutions that can
help you to improve performance.
> Set up management tools to track and analyse
data.
> Carry out scheduled maintenance.
> Keep upgrades consistent throughout the
building’s lifetime.
> Provide training on products and systems.
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13. Implement environmentally-
sound practices
A building’s environmental impact and carbon
footprint must be taken into account from the
design stage and at each phase of construction.
At Schneider Electric, we integrate
eco-design into all of our solutions:
> Lower building energy consumption.
> Recyclable materials.
> Lower volume and/or weight to lessen impacts
related to transport and end-of-life waste quantities.
> Manufacturing processes that generate less
pollution.
Our solutions also comply with
25 %
international standards (RoHS Directive)
concerning the disposal of hazardous waste in
obsolete electrical and electronic equipment.
The difference between the
energy efficiency calculated We also offer end-of-lifetime equipment
at the design stage and the management and disposal solutions.
actual efficiency during use
can be up to 25%. The only
way to reduce this difference
is to monitor energy efficiency
on a regular basis.
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14. - 30 %
Reduce
set-up and
reconfiguration
time by 30% thanks
to our flexible,
prefabricated
solutions.
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15. Flexible, upgradeable buildings
Put your office building
to work – full time
A fully-occupied building is a profitable building. To maximise occupancy
rates, office buildings must be flexible enough to be restructured quickly
and inexpensively. Smart office building design allows partition walls to be
changed quickly and easily, new safety functions and facilities to be added,
workstations to be reorganised and power, data and lighting networks to be
modified – effectively putting your building to work full time.
Build better and faster
Use prefabricated equipment that is easier to connect, reducing
construction delivery times. Examples include modular electrical
switchboards, prefabricated wiring systems, pre-wired power sockets and
data outlets, etc.
Simplify the integration of all technical facilities by using open, standard
communication protocols. In today’s buildings, electrical wiring must be
integrated into Building Management Systems (BMS) from the very beginning.
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16. You can increase
occupancy rates
by making your
building safer and
improving occupant
experience
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17. Change your installation at key design
a moment’s notice principles for
Modular electrical installations
flexible offices
> Simplify future modifications by supplying the premises with electricity > Separate areas depending on
through prefabricated wiring systems, with regularly distributed how they are to be used: for
connectors. example, separate technical
facilities for common areas
> Facilitate access to power sockets and network sockets by using
from those for rental units
peripheral cable trunking, floor-level boxes and posts that can be easily
moved or upgraded – or build sockets directly into office furniture. > Separate the fixed parts related
to the building from changeable
Data networks accessible anywhere in the building parts related to the occupants
> Installing voice/data/image consolidation points on the floor deck > Separate areas into small modules
makes network sockets easy to reconfigure. of 25 m2 to 50 m2, each with its own
electrical supply, its own system to
Open-ended Building Managment Systems (BMS) manage lighting and air-conditioning,
and its own utility bills. Depending on
> Using open-ended, standard protocols means that hardware, software
occupant needs, modules may be
and integrating systems can be extended or modified at will.
combined in units of varying sizes.
Fully reliable energy cost breakdown > Apply the same design principles
to all technical facilities: power
> Breaking down consumption by tenant and usage (lighting, HVAC, distribution, tracking, heating,
etc.) provides detailed information according to the surface areas ventilation, air conditioning,
occupied. lighting, fire safety, access
control, Building Management
Systems, data networks, etc.
5 years
On average, occupants move to new premises
or make significant changes to their existing
premises (moving partition walls, converting
individual offices into open-plan offices, etc.)
every 5 years
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19. Safer, more efficient buildings
From always ”on”
to ”on demand”
Safe, efficient office buildings optimise temperature, lighting, ventilation and
noise and provide convenient access to various networks when and where
they are needed. They also guarantee the safety of employees and the
security of property and data. Making it easy for building occupants to use
energy more efficiently can have a positive impact on comfort, safety and
productivity – not to mention your bottom line.
Make offices easier to use
Regardless of how each office floor is organised,
our solutions guarantee that each workstation
will be close to wall sockets, voice/data/image
connections and HVAC and lighting controls.
Bring controls closer to users, and provide
climate control in the office or a particular area
through the use of multiple temperature, light,
motion and CO2 detectors.
Integrate power and network sockets
discreetly into walls, floors or furniture using
removable modules. A wide range of equipment
and designs are available offering up to six
functions conveniently grouped together at the
same access point.
Place flexible, easily adjustable connection
boxes and posts near meeting tables and offices.
Maintain constant lighting levels by
adjusting lighting intensity according to changes
in natural light.
+ 2 %
Well-designed
and comfortable
offices can increase
employee productivity
by 2%
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20. keys to
productivity
> Control of the work environment:
heating, cooling, air, lighting
> Secure, reliable access
to electricity
> Access to data
> Safety and security: access,
intrusion, fire
> Occupant health
99 %
By having
Schneider Electric
coordinate electrical
protection and secure
power supplies
for your building,
you can achieve
service continuity
of 99%
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21. Improve safety and
security
Ensure a high-availability power supply
for lighting and safety systems, data networks
and sensitive equipment such as lifts. The power
supply is only interrupted in the event of an
extreme risk thanks to coordinated controlgear
and protection equipment.
Protect occupants and visitors from
electrical hazards. Total safety is guaranteed
through differential protection, preventing any
risk of electrocution.
Integrate building security into a solution
that can combine up to five essential functions:
access control, intrusion alarm, fire alarm, CCTV
and safety lighting. In the case of fire detection,
for example, the CCTV system will display
images of the location where the alarm has been
triggered.
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22. Choosing innovative solutions
that add value 3
Solar panels
UPS, protection,
network coupling l
Source management l
l Energy efficiency
s Flexibility 2
n Productivity and safety Heating, ventilation,
air conditioning
Variable-speed drives on
motors l 3
Control and monitoring l
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4
2
1
Offices, open spaces,
meeting rooms 4
Power sockets s n
VDI network sockets s n
HVAC control l n
Control of lighting and roller blinds l n
Emergency lighting n
Fire safety n
Access control n 4
2
9
Electrical room
Medium-voltage incoming station n l
Low voltage distribution board n l
Energy consumption tracking l
Reactive energy compensation l
Management of harmonics l
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23. 4
Technical facilities on each floor
Distribution board s n l
Energy tracking per use and per tenant l s
Individual invoicing l s
Prefabricated electrical distribution equipment s
VDI dispatching racks s n
VDI Distribution s n
Access control n
Secure power supply (UPS) n
5
Services
Energy efficiency audit l
Audit of equipment and
systems installed l
Energy Efficiency Contract l
Energy consumption
tracking l
1
6
Car park and
surrounding areas
Access control n
Lighting control n l
1
Surveillance n
Ventilation and air
extraction l
6
1 5
8
9 7
8
Building management
7
system
Energy consumption Control room
tracking l Access control n
Supervision l Video surveillance n
Fire safety n
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24. Best-in-class solutions
on which you can count on
Schneider Electric solutions:
> Minimise your capital expenditures and
operating costs.
> Are built on the best-performing products and
equipments in the market.
> Are based on certified architectures.
> Use open-ended, interoperable communication
protocols.
> Are associated with dedicated services
covering the entire life-cycle of the building.
> Meet pre-defined performance criteria.
> Are designed to be deployed by building energy
professionals.
> Are consistent with environmentally- sound and
sustainable business practices.
> Our solutions are available wherever you need
them: the products and equipment we use are
sold in more than 130 countries.
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