2019 Property Management

Our recipe for success: reducing costs while improving efficiency and tenant satisfaction

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Our recipe for success: reducing costs while improving efficiency and tenant satisfaction

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  • Political instability, social tension and an economic and resource crisis, led Sonae Sierra to design a strategic sustainability efficiency plan for the Parque D. Pedro Shopping to drive down its energy and water costs, thus reducing common charges for tenants.
  • Highly committed to the sustainable operation of the centre, the management team designed a plan that includes six main actions to optimise the use of these resources in the shopping centre’s day-to-day operations.

Several actions were implemented, previously identified in our energy and water programme audits, Bright & Dive:

  • Changes to the Mall Water Matrix;
  • Automation system to control the parameters of the HVAC system’s efficiency;
  • Change the Cooling Tower Fillers;
  • Retrofit of a System Chiller;
  • Installation of a film to increase the retention of solar irradiation in skylights to address the problems associated with solar heat gain and glare and winter heat loss;
  • Improvements to the Building Management System (BMS).

€51,000

in water savings

€132,000

in energy savings

1 million kWh

reduction in energy consumption

91 tCO2

avoided emissions

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