What the Project Is
arbnco is a building performance technology company developing disruptive and scalable solutions for the global market. The platform accelerates the net-zero journey with an AI-powered system for real estate, offering a unique four-level approach that covers everything from energy data access to a fully calibrated decarbonisation action plan. Leveraging innovative technology, it enables access to energy consumption data across commercial portfolios—without the hassle of initial tenant interaction—and provides detailed insights through a cloud-based system. This approach not only simplifies the process of auditing properties but also supports accurate, costed retrofit strategies. Headquartered in Glasgow with an expanding team in the US, the company empowers organisations and key stakeholders to manage energy efficiently, stress-test building designs, and plan for renewable deployments.
Main Benefits
- Data Access and Coverage: Overcome tenant engagement barriers and achieve up to 100% data coverage with proprietary technology.
- Frictionless Consent Management: Engage tenants with quarterly forecasting reports and secure digital consent via a one-click portal.
- Instant Performance Analytics: Obtain immediate portfolio-wide energy analysis with minimal data input for quick benchmarking.
- Calibrated Energy Modelling: Deliver costed retrofit recommendations by simulating dynamic building performance in hours.
Innovative Data Solutions
Accessing energy consumption data has never been simpler, even though it was once a complex puzzle due to tenant engagement hurdles. The platform tackles a key challenge—gaining data access for a wide commercial real estate portfolio—and does so by bypassing the need for initial tenant involvement. This is no small feat; instead of waiting for tenants to come on board, arbnco’s system identifies actual consumption effortlessly, ensuring that every single piece of energy data is captured. Picture this: a building portfolio with seemingly unreachable data points suddenly becomes completely visible, turning what used to be a daunting task into a streamlined, effective process… and that’s just the beginning.
Streamlined Consent Management
Securing tenant consent to release building-level data across large portfolios is notoriously challenging—especially when green leases and multiple letters of authority come into play. In a dynamic and evolving environment, waiting on cumbersome manual processes isn’t an option. Instead, the platform puts forth a graceful solution by engaging tenants via quarterly reports that not only forecast but also benchmark energy usage. This approach creates clear, tangible benefits that naturally encourage participation. The digital consent portal takes it a step further, offering one-click frictionless authorization that makes managing the consent process both efficient and scalable… a real game-changer for busy asset managers.
Strategic Decarbonisation Approaches
Faced with mounting pressure to hit net-zero targets, organisations need more than just raw data—they need strategic insights that guide every decision. Using immediate performance analytics, the platform quickly assesses current energy usage across diverse building portfolios. This means companies can pinpoint improvement areas without getting bogged down by extensive manual data inputs. Once a building’s performance is understood, strategic benchmarking and planning become straightforward. Capital investments, behavioural programs, and renewable assessments are all aligned under a single, coherent strategy. Furthermore, inefficient and costly manual energy audits are replaced by calibrated energy modelling that simulates dynamic building performance in mere hours. This innovative method delivers accurate, costed retrofit recommendations that enable decisive action on energy efficiency improvements.
Project Impact on Sustainability Goals
- SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 13: Climate Action
Global Reach and Future Outlook
arbnco’s pioneering technology not only supports global and UK-based REITs, investment and property managers, but also reaches residential build-to-rent projects and corporate occupiers committed to net-zero goals. The platform’s ease of use coupled with its proven track record in delivering immediate performance analytics has cemented its reputation among ESG professionals, finance experts, and utilities organizations all around the world. The robust, cloud-based software continues to expand in capability and reach, transforming complex energy management and decarbonisation planning into a streamlined journey—one that embraces a future of sustainable innovation and broad global applicability. With offices in Glasgow and Plymouth, MI, and a dedicated team that spans continents, the technology is not only changing how energy performance is managed but also setting a precedent for smart, sustainable urban development. The vision for a greener, more efficient built environment is clearly unfolding, one building, one portfolio, and one transformative strategy at a time…
