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Portfolio Intelligence for Complex Building Estates

Gain a consistent, enterprise-wide view of building performance across diverse portfolios. Switch normalises data from buildings of different ages, systems and technologies, enabling meaningful comparisons and smarter investment decisions.

The Challenge

No Two Buildings Are the Same

Large property portfolios rarely evolve from a single construction program. Instead, they grow over decades through acquisitions, refurbishments, regional expansion and changing operational requirements.

The Result Is a Diverse Portfolio

Buildings constructed in different decades

Multiple Building Management Systems (BMS)

Different equipment manufacturers

Varying commissioning standards

Different operating teams

Inconsistent naming conventions

Multiple contractors and service providers

Different energy tariffs, regulations and reporting requirements

Questions Every Portfolio Manager Must Answer

Which buildings perform best?

Where should we invest next?

Which assets represent the highest operational risk?

Which sites are falling behind sustainability targets?

Which buildings require immediate attention?

Without a common operational framework, these questions are difficult to answer with confidence.

How Switch Solves It

Create One Operational View Across Every Building

Switch connects, standardises and contextualises data across your entire portfolio, regardless of the age, location or technology of each building.

Instead of comparing different systems, you compare consistent operational outcomes.

Core Capabilities:

Portfolio-wide data normalisation

Cross-building benchmarking

Standardised KPIs

Performance scorecards

Executive dashboards

Asset performance analytics

Portfolio-wide FDD

Energy benchmarking

Sustainability reporting

Enterprise governance

Compare Apples with Apples

Raw building data is rarely comparable.

Switch creates a common operational model that allows portfolio managers to compare buildings consistently, even when they use different equipment, vendors or control systems.

This enables meaningful benchmarking across:

Energy intensity

Equipment performance

Occupancy

Indoor environmental quality

Operational efficiency

Maintenance performance

Sustainability metrics

Asset health

Turn Data into Investment Decisions

Portfolio managers don't just need data. They need confidence in where to invest limited resources. Switch helps organisations identify

Highest Performing Buildings

Understand what "good" looks like and replicate success across the portfolio.

Underperforming Buildings

Quickly identify sites requiring operational intervention.

Capital Planning Opportunities

Prioritise equipment upgrades based on operational evidence rather than assumptions.

Sustainability Risk

Identify buildings at risk of missing ESG or decarbonisation targets before reporting periods.

Operational Risk

Detect recurring issues across multiple buildings and standardise corrective actions.

Standardise Best Practice Across the Portfolio

One of Switch's greatest strengths is the ability to apply operational improvements consistently across every building.

Analytics, workflows, dashboards and reporting can be standardised across the portfolio while still allowing flexibility for individual sites where required.

This enables organisations to continuously improve operations without reinventing processes for every building.

Business Outcomes

Intelligence that drives measurable results

Better Executive Decisions

Provide leadership with trusted portfolio-wide insights rather than disconnected site reports.

Optimise Investment

Direct operational and capital expenditure where it will deliver the greatest value.

Reduce Operational Variation

Standardise performance expectations across geographically dispersed portfolios.

Improve Sustainability Performance

Monitor progress continuously rather than waiting for quarterly or annual reporting cycles.

Scale Operations

Enable small central teams to effectively manage hundreds or thousands of buildings.

Why Switch Is Different

Most building platforms are designed to optimise individual buildings.

Switch is designed to optimise portfolios. Our platform creates a common operational language across diverse building estates, allowing organisations to compare performance, identify opportunities and deploy best practices consistently—regardless of building age, location or technology.

By combining a Digital Building Foundation, enterprise analytics and portfolio-wide automation, Switch transforms disconnected building data into actionable portfolio intelligence.

Typical Customers

This solution is ideal for organisations managing multiple buildings, including

Financial Services

Optimize Branch Networks, Campuses and Corporate Offices

Standardize building operations, benchmark performance and identify savings across global branch networks.

Commercial Office

Improve Occupant Experience and Operational Performance

Real-time visibility into building performance while optimizing energy consumption and workplace experience.

Healthcare

Support Critical Environments and Operational Reliability

Continuous monitoring to support patient care, safety and regulatory compliance around the clock.

Retail

Improve Performance Across Distributed Portfolios

Centrally monitor, identify issues and optimize operations across hundreds of dispersed store locations.

Education

Create Smarter, More Efficient Learning Environments

Reduce operational costs and improve learning environments while managing limited facility budgets.

Data Centers & Critical Facilities

Improve Visibility, Reliability and Operational Control

Unified operational view to identify risks and maintain optimal conditions across critical infrastructure.

Turn Building Data into Portfolio Intelligence

Gain a unified view of building performance, benchmark every asset consistently, and make smarter operational and investment decisions across your entire portfolio.

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How Building Leaders Turn Data Into Measurable Results

Explore Success Stories

Discover how organizations use Switch Automation to reduce energy costs, improve operational performance, and achieve sustainability goals across their building portfolios.

Optimizing Operations and Driving Energy Savings with Switch Automation

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K-12 Career Exploration Campus - Indoor Air Quality Improvement Through Smart Building Solutions

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Fifth Third approaches 25% average monthly energy savings using Portfolio Benchmarking

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Switch Dx³ combines with Microsoft Azure to provide key capabilities as part of Oxford’s Smart Building strategy

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Streamlining NABERS reporting to improve accountability, resourcing and gain a competitive advantage

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Austec decreases energy costs by 12.6% at the Hyperdome Shopping Centre

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Leveraging real-time command and control for RTU commissioning

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  Switch Automation improved the data competency of our entire property management team. With the Switch Platform, we can spot trends in historical HVAC data to understand and optimize underperforming sites leading to 17-25% monthly energy savings.

Robert Woodall

Vice President, Property Technical Manager

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn how smart building software, digital twins, analytics, and automation help improve operational efficiency and sustainability.

What Is Building Portfolio Intelligence?

Building Portfolio Intelligence provides a centralized view of operational performance across multiple buildings. By combining building data, energy performance, asset health and operational analytics, organizations can compare sites consistently, identify underperforming buildings and make better investment decisions. Switch helps transform disconnected building data into actionable portfolio insights.

How Can Organizations Compare Building Performance Across Multiple Sites?

Comparing buildings is difficult when each site uses different systems, equipment and naming conventions. Switch normalizes and standardizes building data into a common operational model, allowing organizations to benchmark performance, track KPIs and compare buildings using consistent metrics across their entire portfolio.

What Is Building Portfolio Benchmarking?

Building portfolio benchmarking is the process of comparing energy performance, operational efficiency, asset health and sustainability metrics across multiple buildings. Switch enables organizations to benchmark diverse building portfolios and identify opportunities to improve performance and reduce operating costs.

Can Buildings with Different Building Management Systems Be Compared?

Yes. Switch integrates with multiple Building Management Systems (BMS), building technologies and data sources to create a standardized operational framework. This enables meaningful comparisons between buildings regardless of vendor, equipment or system configuration.

How Does Portfolio Intelligence Support Capital Planning?

Portfolio Intelligence helps organizations prioritize capital investments using operational data rather than assumptions. By identifying underperforming buildings, recurring equipment issues and asset health trends, Switch helps decision-makers invest where improvements will have the greatest operational and financial impact.

How Can Portfolio Analytics Improve Building Operations?

Portfolio analytics helps organizations identify performance trends, benchmark buildings, monitor energy consumption and detect operational issues across multiple sites. Switch provides enterprise dashboards and analytics that help facilities and real estate teams continuously improve building performance at scale.

Can Switch Benchmark Buildings in Different Regions or Countries?

Yes. Switch supports global building portfolios by normalizing operational data, energy metrics and reporting standards across different regions. This enables organizations to compare building performance consistently while supporting local operational and reporting requirements.

How Does Portfolio Intelligence Support ESG and Sustainability Goals?

Portfolio Intelligence provides continuous visibility into energy performance, carbon reduction initiatives and sustainability metrics across an entire building portfolio. Switch helps organizations identify buildings at risk of missing ESG targets and track progress using standardized portfolio reporting.

Can Executive Dashboards Be Customized for Different Stakeholders?

Yes. Switch provides configurable dashboards and reporting for executives, facilities managers, sustainability teams and operational leaders. This allows each stakeholder to monitor the portfolio KPIs most relevant to their responsibilities while maintaining a consistent source of operational data.

Why Is Portfolio Intelligence Important for Enterprise Building Operations?

Enterprise organizations need more than individual building dashboards. Portfolio Intelligence provides a unified view of operational performance, helping organizations benchmark buildings, standardize KPIs, prioritize investments and improve decision-making across hundreds or thousands of sites. Switch enables organizations to manage complex building portfolios through one trusted operational platform.

Ready to Digitize Your Building Portfolio?

Book a demo and see how Switch connects, analyzes, and optimizes your buildings from day one.

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