Real-estate service provider Provis recently announced that it achieved energy and cost savings worth AED8.6mn across 12 managed communities.

A press release said that the company’s sustainability efforts and investments conserved over 38mn kWh of total energy and reduced more than 17,700 tons of carbon emissions. The energy saved by Provis in 2021 alone is enough to power more than 3,300 rural homes with electricity for an entire year.

The replacement of natural gas operated boilers with electrical heat pumps proved to be one of the most impactful energy savings contributions that allowed for a significant reduction in carbon emissions. 

The company also adopted other sustainable practices such as integrating an on-cloud Building Management System (BMS), optimising temperature set points during cooler weather to minimise chilled water consumption, electricity optimisation initiatives, data analytics of assets and installation of energy-efficient LED lights among others.   

The various sustainability measures were rolled out across 12 Provis-managed communities including Gate and Arc Towers, Sun and Sky Towers, Al Muneera, Al Zeina, Al Bandar, Al Raha Gardens, Alghadeer, Al Bateen Park, Al Gurm, Ansam, Golf Gardens, and Al Hadeel.

Provis's sustainability strategy was developed in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and focuses not only on the environment but also on three other pillars of sustainability including people, economy, and the community.

H P Aengaar, CEO, Provis, said, "As the largest full-service real estate services company in the Middle East, we have  a responsibility to champion environmental stewardship and promote practices that contribute towards preserving the environment, among our communities, our partners, stakeholders and the wider industry. Our corporate sustainability strategy, that has environmental wellbeing as one of its core pillars, has been developed in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and is cascaded across our entire organisation. We are proud to play our part in making our operations and communities under Provis’s management greener, cleaner and more efficient.”