Let's Chat

Please select a below topic related to your inquiry and we’ll get back to you shortly.

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sudan, South
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

For more information about how Switch handles your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

Thank you!
Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Austec decreases energy costs by 12.6% at the Hyperdome Shopping Centre

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

The Customer

Portfolio Overview

  • Leading open technology provider of BACnet Building Management Systems.
  • Largest ongoing Reliable Controls Dealer in Australasia.

Size: 500+ total buildings

Industries: Hospitals, military bases, universities, commercial high rise and all levels of government
Geography: Australia

Site Overview

The Hyperdome Shopping Centre is one of the largest single-story shopping centers in Australia

  • 81,000+ sq meters
  • Approximately 220 retail stores

SUCCESS SNAPSHOT

  • $337,516 Annual energy cost savings
  • 1,220,884 kWh Energy saved at the Hyperdome site alone
  • 7.7% Peak demand reduction

How Switch Helped

Enhance an existing BMS to reduce peak demand and energy consumption

"The simplicity of integrating to an existing BACnet building management system made this an easy choice for Austec. The Switch Platform allowed us to evolve our BMS solution into a BEMS, by adding advanced analytics and visualizations, which are essential tools missing from a large majority of BMS installations."

The Opportunity

Austec selected a large, high-trafficked shopping center, the Hyperdome, for initial deployment of the Switch Platform. Due to the Hyperdome’s large single-story floorplan, the air-conditioning utilized cooling from seven separate chilled water plants spread across the center. Using multiple chiller plants in addition to nine separate power supply transformers (spread across four switch rooms) made load management especially difficult. Most importantly, peak demand accounted for almost half of the total electricity costs for the site. To lower costs and energy usage, Austec needed a strategy to reduce peak demand while keeping the temperature comfortable for store owners and shoppers. The Platform allowed Austec to fine-tune the BMS operation of the chiller plants and associated AHU to maximize efficiencies of all equipment.

Solutions

Switch Performance Optimization translates detailed energy consumption stats from various data sources into a simple to use, intuitive interface. The ease of point configuration and adding a gateway to an existing BACnet network; flexibility in point-naming and tagging; and high-quality data visualizations made the Switch Platform an obvious choice for energy monitoring.

By providing deeper insights into energy usage and opportunities to save on cost and consumption, the Switch Platform empowers Austec to:

  • Implement a peak demand strategy to automatically load shed field devices
  • Identify opportunities to reduce energy and Opex while maintaining tenant comfort
  • Optimize temperature and pressure setpoints
  • Fine-tune the BMS operation of the chiller plants and associated AHU to maximize efficiencies of all equipment

To ensure peak demand is maintained, the Platform monitors kVA demand and increases the BMS load-shed signal if it approaches the setpoint.

To ensure conditions are maintained at all times within the center, the demand-limiting strategy utilizes variable control to ensure no loads are switched off. This allows Austec to successfully reduce peak demand without affecting building conditions, minimizing complaints from tenants and customers. By converting the existing BMS to a BEMS (Building & Energy Management System) with the Switch Platform, Austec is now able to optimize control, occupant comfort and energy

Outcomes

During the first year of using Performance Optimization, Austec identified energy cost savings of $337,516. This figure represents 12.6% of total energy costs for the Hyperdome Shopping Centre site.

Austec can now say they deliver a true, comprehensive building optimization solution, which includes:

  • Energy & sustainability management
  • Installation of complete BACnet systems
  • Ongoing maintenance of systems
  • Supplying Reliable Controls products
  • Energy efficient LED lighting solutions

Talk to a smart building expert to learn more about how Switch helps portfolio managers reach their sustainability goals.

Let's Chat

Filter by

Thought Leadership

5 success stories found

Office
Office
Portfolio Benchmarking
Switch OpX: Operational excellence
Switch Rx: A digital building prescription
North America

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

Office
Office
Retail
Hotel
Switch Rx: A digital building prescription
North America
Office, Retail, Hotel, Switch Rx: A digital building prescription, North America

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

Retail
Office
Retail
Asset Type, Office, Retail

Leveraging real-time command and control for RTU commissioning

Retail
Healthy Buildings
Retail
Switch Rx: A digital building prescription
Asia Pacific
Sustainable Buildings
Use Case, Asset Type, Healthy Buildings, Sustainable Buildings, Switch Rx: A digital building prescription, Asia Pacific, Digital Buildings

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

Office
Switch OpX: Operational excellence
Switch Rx: A digital building prescription
Office
Portfolio Benchmarking
Retail
Product, Switch OpX: Operational excellence, Switch Rx: A digital building prescription, NABERS, Office, Portfolio Benchmarking, Retail, Asia Pacific, Sustainable Building, Digital Buildings, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, North America

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

Latest articles

Office

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

Office

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

Retail

Leveraging real-time command and control for RTU commissioning

Get started on your smart building journey

Stay ahead of the curve on the latest Switch product updates and insights 

By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. View our Privacy Policy for more information.