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Business Challenge
CBRE Group, Inc., is one of the world’s largest commercial real estate services and
investment firms, offering strategic advice and execution for property sales and
leasing, corporate services, property, facilities, and project management, mortgage
banking, appraisal and valuation, development services, investment management,
and research and consulting.
investment firms, offering strategic advice and execution for property sales and
leasing, corporate services, property, facilities, and project management, mortgage
banking, appraisal and valuation, development services, investment management,
and research and consulting.
In 2011, CBRE France was selected by the French Green Building Plan (Plan
Bâtiment Durable) to lead a coalition of building and real estate professionals
to propose recommendations for reducing energy consumption in commercial
buildings. New laws in France demanded that energy consumption in commercial
development must reduce energy consumption by 60 percent by 2050 when
compared to 2010 numbers. CBRE France, as leader of the coalition, proposed and
signed a voluntary charter, the “Energy Efficiency Charter in Public or Private Tertiary
Buildings,” for the real estate industry in France. This helped to create a movement
in the industry towards energy efficiency.
Bâtiment Durable) to lead a coalition of building and real estate professionals
to propose recommendations for reducing energy consumption in commercial
buildings. New laws in France demanded that energy consumption in commercial
development must reduce energy consumption by 60 percent by 2050 when
compared to 2010 numbers. CBRE France, as leader of the coalition, proposed and
signed a voluntary charter, the “Energy Efficiency Charter in Public or Private Tertiary
Buildings,” for the real estate industry in France. This helped to create a movement
in the industry towards energy efficiency.
To diminish energy consumption, three components must be considered and
improved: the intrinsic quality of the buildings (structure, fabric, and systems),
operations and maintenance, and user consumption and behavior. IT equipment
and usage are important factors, because they represent a significant part of total
energy consumption for commercial buildings. It is estimated that IT uses between 5
and 50 percent of the total energy consumption in a building.
improved: the intrinsic quality of the buildings (structure, fabric, and systems),
operations and maintenance, and user consumption and behavior. IT equipment
and usage are important factors, because they represent a significant part of total
energy consumption for commercial buildings. It is estimated that IT uses between 5
and 50 percent of the total energy consumption in a building.
CBRE was managing the energy profile of all work stations and using energy-
efficient hardware. But CBRE had no visibility into the energy use of the devices on
its network and no way to measure or report that energy use. After CBRE signed the
Energy Efficiency Charter, it was clear that it needed a solution to gain more insight,
identify usage patterns, and create sustainable IT policies. CBRE was also keen to
find solutions to reduce its carbon emissions and environmental footprint and thus
efficient hardware. But CBRE had no visibility into the energy use of the devices on
its network and no way to measure or report that energy use. After CBRE signed the
Energy Efficiency Charter, it was clear that it needed a solution to gain more insight,
identify usage patterns, and create sustainable IT policies. CBRE was also keen to
find solutions to reduce its carbon emissions and environmental footprint and thus
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Case Study
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CBRE France
• Industry: Real Estate
• Location: France
• Number of Employees: 800
• Location: France
• Number of Employees: 800
employees in France; 66,000
employees in 60 countries worldwide
employees in 60 countries worldwide
Challenges
• Reduce carbon and environmental
footprint and improve energy
efficiency
• Implement sustainable best practices,
build a roadmap, and create
performance objectives
• Determine where and how energy is
used, and where to implement energy
reduction policies
• Use energy guage as an indicator
of IT infrastructure design efficiency
improvement
improvement
Solution
Cisco Energy Management Suite
Business Results
• One hundred percent visibility into the
energy consumption of all connected
devices
• Sustainable IT policy and strategy
contributes to continuous improvement
• Anticipated savings of 12 percent for
front-office and back-office equipment