Future-Proof Your Business with Sustainable Commercial Buildings
Veolia partners with organisations across Australia and New Zealand to help them create sustainable, efficient, and profitable commercial buildings. We work with a wide range of sectors, including office buildings, higher education facilities, and data centres, supporting each to achieve their unique sustainability goals and move towards a greener future.
The commercial building industry plays a crucial role in shaping sustainable urban environments. At Veolia, we specialise in adaptive reuse and sustainability solutions for commercial properties. Our approach transforms underused spaces into modern, energy-efficient facilities that reduce waste and protect cultural heritage.
We apply green building principles, renewable energy technologies, and water-saving measures to lower carbon footprints and optimise resource efficiency throughout a building’s life cycle.
Challenges for Commercial Buildings
Across office buildings, retail spaces, data centres, and industrial facilities, commercial real estate faces a range of shared challenges. These include:
- Environmental: Reducing energy consumption and emissions while complying with tightening regulations.
- Business Value: Enhancing property value, remaining competitive, and securing affordable financing for upgrades.
- Rising Costs: Managing higher energy and utility expenses while finding new ways to cut operational costs.
- Managing Risk: Choosing the right level of investment, selecting reliable service providers, and maintaining performance and compliance.
- Capacity to Evolve: Adopting innovative technologies and best practices to future-proof operations.
- Reliability and Availability: Ensuring continuity of service in mission-critical environments.
Sustainable Solutions for Commercial Buildings
Veolia offers integrated water, energy, and waste management solutions to help commercial buildings stay efficient and profitable. Our services are designed to support sustainability objectives while maintaining day-to-day performance.
We help clients:
- Optimise water use through conservation and reuse strategies
- Improve energy efficiency and adopt renewable sources
- Reduce waste through recycling and waste-to-energy initiatives
Our solutions support green building certifications, helping organisations meet leading environmental standards while improving long-term value and operational efficiency.
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Waste ManagementServicesCommercial Buildings Waste Management
Effective waste management is vital for sustainable commercial buildings. We offer tailored solutions, including auditing, collection, and treatment, to enhance sustainability efforts through responsible waste handling and minimising environmental impact. Our sustainable commercial building waste management approach focuses on comprehensive recycling, waste-to-energy conversion, and implementing circular economy principles to divert waste from landfills and promote resource efficiency.
- Waste Recycling/Disposal: ensuring the responsible management of e-waste and chemicals.
- Waste management and resource recovery, including process waste and recyclables, hazardous liquid and sludge waste collection
- Site assessments, including NABERS Audit
- Greenfield design/ development of waste/recycling facilities
- Service re-engineering – collection systems, on-site processing
- Product destruction
- Training and education
- Environmental and efficiency reporting
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Energy SolutionsServicesCommercial Buildings Energy Solutions
Optimising energy usage and reducing environmental impacts are crucial for sustainable commercial buildings. Our energy solutions provide a holistic approach, ensuring energy efficiency while minimising operational costs and carbon footprints, supporting sustainable practices in the commercial sector
- Energy/Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE): improving the supply and distribution of power and cooling, and reducing wasted energy.
- District Energy networks, Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Biomass systems to provide electricity and heating/cooling
- Preventative and corrective energy asset maintenance contracts
- Installation, design, development and upgrading of energy systems and equipment, including heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
- Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) for building upgrades and O&M performance guarantees that optimise operating costs by managing HVAC systems, communication networks, lighting, lifts, emergency and safety systems, cleaning and other services.
- Environmental Upgrade Agreements (EUA’s) - enabling building owners to upgrade facilities using attractive financing to provide a cash-flow positive project, allowing energy, water or waste efficiency upgrades
- Managing energy performance of facilities and equipment
- Remote management
- Reporting on clients energy usage and reductions
- Demand-side reduction
- Carbon footprint management
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Water TreatmentServicesMining Water Treatment Solutions
Water conservation and responsible water management are essential for sustainable commercial building operations. Our water solutions encompass strategies like rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling, and efficient irrigation systems to reduce water consumption and minimise environmental impact, promoting sustainable water practices in the commercial building sector.
- Water/Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE): improving the water chemistry, and lowering the consumption and cost of water.
- Water filtration and purification
- Bespoke system designs
- Integrated heat cleaning cycles ensure maintenance of hygienic pathways
- Operations and maintenance of all on-site water management systems and plants
- Water for environmental discharge or reuse
- Secure system design, along with skilled technical support
- Potable water systems
- Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
- Refurbishments, upgrades and modifications of existing water treatment plants for manufacturing plants and facilities
- Containerised mobile units
- Guaranteed operations and maintenance of water assets water management
- Network solution
Veolia Customer Success Stories
At Veolia, we work across multiple commercial sectors to help organisations balance profitability with sustainability. Whether through water, energy, or waste management, our focus remains on improving performance while reducing environmental impact.
Polaris Data Centre is a mission-critical facility that demands continuous operations and maintenance. Veolia has built a long-term alliance with Polaris to optimise energy activities and facility performance over a 15-year period, ensuring reliable and sustainable operations.
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