Future Proof Your Business with Sustainable Commercial Buildings
Veolia works across many commercial building sectors, including office buildings, higher education facilities and data centres, to help organisations maintain profitability, meet unique sustainability goals and achieve a greener future.
The commercial building industry in Australia and New Zealand plays a pivotal role in shaping sustainable urban environments. Our company specialises in adaptive reuse and sustainability solutions for commercial properties. We repurpose existing structures, minimising waste and embracing eco-friendly practices throughout the building life cycle. Through adaptive reuse, we transform underutilised spaces into modern, energy-efficient facilities while preserving cultural heritage. Our sustainable approach incorporates green building principles, renewable energy sources, and water conservation measures to reduce carbon footprints and optimise resource efficiency in commercial buildings.
Challenges for Commercial Buildings
From office buildings and retail spaces to data centres and industrial facilities, the diverse commercial real estate sector in Australia and New Zealand encounters a wide range of challenges as it strives to meet the evolving needs of businesses and communities. However, there are several common universal challenges, including:
- Environmental: reducing energy consumption and environmental footprint and complying with regulations.
- Business Value: Improving business valuations, remaining competitive, sourcing low-cost financing solutions and modernising property assets and facilities.
- Rising Costs: Rising energy and utilities costs, access to less capital and generating operational savings.
- Managing Risk: Estimating the optimal upgrade investment, outsourcing multi-technical services to a provider that will sustain or improve the building's performance and managing environmental and health risks.
- Capacity to Evolve: Leveraging cutting edge technologies and best practices.
- Reliability and Availability: providing continuity of service.
Sustainable Solutions for Commercial Buildings
Veolia's commercial building solutions offer a comprehensive approach to addressing sustainability challenges in the Australian and New Zealand markets. Our team of specialists focuses on water, energy, and waste management to help maintain profitability and operational capacity while aligning with your key performance indicators. We implement water conservation strategies, optimise energy usage through renewable sources and efficiency measures, and divert waste from landfills through recycling and waste-to-energy initiatives. Our sustainable commercial building solutions prioritise green building certifications, enabling you to meet the highest environmental standards while achieving your sustainability goals and maintaining 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 many commercial building sectors, including office buildings, higher education facilities and data centres, to help organisations maintain their profitability, meet their unique operation challenges and key performance indicators; focusing on water, energy and waste management.
Polaris Data Centre is a mission critical facility that requires continuous operations and maintenance care. We have been able to establish a strategic alliance that will see their energy activities and facility operations be maintained and optimised across a 15 year period.
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