Office Landlords are Investing Millions of Dollars to Cut their Electricity Usage and meet New York City-mandated Emission Drops. One New Company says they should take things Plug-by-Plug. "This is the final frontier of building management," said David Solomon, Chief Revenue Officer for Sapient Industries.
Most Landlords have already Invested Heavily in Cutting their: Cooling, Heating, and Lighting Costs. But Individual Outlets are Trickier to Track.
Using Smart Plugs and Customized Software, Sapient's Industries, can Alert Companies when a Staffer's Computer is Running 24/7, or a C-Suite Mini-Fridge is Soaking-Up more than its Fair Share of Power. The Company Estimates its Technology, once installed, can save from 10% to 20% of Energy Costs.
The Philadelphia-based Startup has teamed with Newlab in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Track Individual Power Usage at the 84,000-square-foot Center. The Facility is home to Offices for 150 Startups as well as Advanced Manufacturing Tools.
"We have big equipment that draws a lot of energy," said Shaina Horowitz, Newlab's Vice President of Product and Programs. "It is really important that we are able to quantify that usage as we think about how to use our space going forward."
Sapient is One of Four Startups named to New Lab's Circular City Program, a Collaboration with the City’s Economic Development Corp. The Idea behind the Program is to find Companies with Environmentally Friendly Tech and help them Grow within the New York Market.
Circular City launched its First Cohort in 2018. The Companies joining Sapient this summer have similar Eco-Friendly Aims. Aclima will use Sensors throughout Brooklyn to Track Air Quality on Individual Blocks.
Another Firm, Algramo, will Install Smart-Dispensing Systems for Cleaning Products and Hand Sanitizer at City Businesses.
The Last Company, RanMarine USA, will launch Drones from Governors Island, later this year, to Collect Waste and Track Water Quality in the Buttermilk Channel.
For Sapient, there is a "massive opportunity" in New York, as described by Solomon. A City Council Bill Passed in 2019 requires Owners of Buildings 25,000 square feet or Larger to Cut Emissions 40% by 2030.
The Covid-19 Pandemic has shown the Difficulty of that Task. Even with Offices Emptied to just 2% of Typical Capacity in March 2020, Emissions Fell only 30%, according to a Report, last month, by the Analytics Firm Prescriptive Data.
Additional Savings could come through Identifying Unnecessary Power Usage. A University in Upstate New York recently used Sapient's Software to Track Down Individual Workstations that were still Drawing Down Power despite the School's Closure.
"This is the first time a facilities manager can tell the boss with certainty, 'Yes, everything is off,'" Solomon said.
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