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Lunch & Learn 2026: Why Smart Buildings Don’t Always Deliver Energy Savings – and How to Fix It

Are your “smart buildings” actually wasting energy?

Smart technologies promise lower energy use, better performance, and measurable ROI.

Yet many buildings packed with advanced systems continue to underperform. Why?

Because the real issue is rarely the technology itself.It’s the gap between design intent and operational reality.

This 60-minute Lunch & Learn will explore why smart buildings often fail to deliver expected energy savings - and more importantly, what can be done about it.

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What We’ll Cover

Why high-performance designs often break down in operation
Common BMS and controls integration failures
Commissioning and handover gaps that undermine performance
The difference between raw building data and actionable insight
Practical steps to close the performance gap
How to verify performance and ensure continuous optimisation

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
✔ Identify the common causes of the energy performance gap
✔ Recognise typical BMS and controls integration failures
✔ Distinguish between raw data and meaningful performance intelligence
✔ Improve collaboration between designers, contractors and facilities teams
✔ Evaluate whether “smart” technologies are delivering measurable ROI
✔ Develop a high-level action plan for performance verification and optimisation
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