Barghest Building Performance
Barghest Building Performance reduces building energy consumption with AVEVA System Platform
Barghest Building Performance (BBP), a Singapore-based energy management specialist, uses AVEVA System Platform to offer its facility management customers an innovative, low-risk energy optimization service that can cut building consumption by up to 35% with no upfront cost, as part of an advanced energy industrial monitoring approach. BBP's business model, installing the solution free of charge and earning a share of the savings achieved, required a flexible platform able to adapt to any customer architecture, scale across geographies and industries, and ensure rigorous IT security. AVEVA meets these requirements where delivering this technology as an OEM was previously prohibitive, and enables BBP to offer a proven, high-yield solution to smart building owners.
FAQ
How does AVEVA System Platform enable a zero-upfront-cost business model in energy management?
Barghest Building Performance (BBP)'s model is based on installing the solution free of charge and being paid from the savings achieved. AVEVA System Platform offers the flexibility needed to adapt to any customer architecture without prohibitive costs, whereas a traditional OEM offering was previously out of reach. The platform scales easily across geographies and sectors, supports rigorous IT security and enables BBP to industrialize its offering while sharing the benefits with its facility management customers.
How can industrial monitoring cut a building's energy consumption by up to 35%?
AVEVA System Platform centralizes real-time data from all energy-consuming equipment (HVAC, lighting, processes). This unified visibility allows BBP to identify anomalies, continuously adjust setpoints and implement predictive optimization. Combined with BBP's proprietary algorithms, the solution typically generates up to $500,000 in annual savings per customer, with energy reductions of up to 35%. Industrial monitoring thus becomes a direct lever for economic and environmental performance.
Why is the flexibility of AVEVA System Platform key for a multi-customer deployment?
Every smart building has a unique technical architecture: heterogeneous PLCs, sensors, protocols and BMS systems. Thanks to its object-oriented approach and its library of connectors, AVEVA System Platform adapts to any customer environment without costly custom development. BBP can therefore quickly deploy its OEM solution in Asia, Europe or the Americas, while maintaining a consistent application repository and ensuring the IT security required by key accounts.
What operational results do Barghest Building Performance's customers achieve?
BBP's customers cut their energy consumption by up to 35% and typically achieve up to $500,000 in annual savings. Beyond the financial gains, the AVEVA System Platform solution allows them to unlock value from existing equipment with no upfront investment and to win industry awards for their operational improvements. This approach turns energy-focused industrial monitoring into a performance-based service, fully aligned with today's ESG issues.
Why is cybersecurity critical for a multi-site energy management solution?
Facility managers demand rigorous IT security because the OEM platform accesses their critical technical infrastructure. AVEVA System Platform natively incorporates industrial cybersecurity standards: authentication, encryption, granular rights management and access auditing. BBP can therefore meet the requirements of major international accounts, ensure the integrity of consumption data and protect the confidentiality of its customers' strategic information. This is an essential prerequisite for a business model based on value sharing.