Explore our comprehensive guide on the WELL Building Standard, a game-changing framework that prioritizes human health and well-being in buildings.

Explore our comprehensive guide on green building certifications. Learn about the top certifications, their benefits, and how to choose the right one for your property’s sustainability goals.

This article provides an expert guide to understanding and improving NABERS Indoor Environment (IE) ratings, and the role of analytics software to improve air quality and overall occupant wellbeing in offices.

Discover the critical role of a Building Management System (BMS) in revolutionizing building operations. Learn how it enhances energy efficiency, reduces costs, and ensures occupant comfort.

Explore our comprehensive guide to ISO 55000 certification for commercial properties.

Learn about the growing trend of net zero buildings in the commercial property landscape. Uncover benefits, practical steps for transition, and how tech advancements are driving this change.

Learn about the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) program in Australia, its requirements, and the significance of Building Energy Efficiency Certificates (BEECs).

Discover the significance of SKA Rating for commercial property owners in the UK and how it can enhance sustainability.

The owner-tenant relationship in commercial real estate has become a critical factor in the sustainability of a conversation. Discover why.

Explore the significance of CDP reporting, TCFD framework, and SASB standards in ESG reporting for commercial property owners.

Discover how commercial property owners can navigate the SECR and ESOS regulatory schemes in the UK.

Discover practical strategies and expert insights on how to improve your NABERS rating in Australia.

Discover how leveraging building analytics software can streamline the energy audit and retro-commissioning processes, boost energy efficiency and ensure compliance with New York’s Local Law 87.

Unlock the potential of technology in your commercial building with our comprehensive guide on facilities management best practices. From adopting building analytics to enhancing tenant comfort, find out how these strategies can streamline operations and improve efficiency.

Explore the key differences between BREEAM and LEED for commercial buildings, and gain valuable insights into both certifications.

Discover how building analytics software can help building owners achieve Local Law 97 compliance and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Discover the significance of the GRESB score and rating, and learn valuable insights on how to improve your score to enhance sustainability performance.

Learn how the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager empowers building owners to measure, track and enhance energy performance.

Discover the top 10 essential technologies transforming the smart commercial buildings landscape. Learn how these innovations are optimizing energy efficiency, enhancing security, and offering greater control over building operations.

Learn about energy benchmarking, and how it can help property owners identify opportunities for saving.

Discover the significance of BREEAM certification and how it enhances sustainability in commercial properties.

Explore the crucial role of building energy management in commercial real estate. Learn about the challenges, strategies for improvement, and how building analytics can drive energy efficiency, cost savings, and sustainability.

A comprehensive guide to energy benchmarking ordinances and energy efficiency regulations across different states in the US.

Discover the key factors driving energy wastage in commercial properties and practical solutions to counter them.

Here, we provide an overview of the MEES regulations in the UK, covering how building owners can increase energy efficiency to comply.

Discover the importance of LEED certification in commercial real estate, and explore how to achieve a more sustainable building.

Property owners must understand the potential pitfalls with carbon offsetting and seek to reprioritise it after more foundational steps have been undertaken.

Learnings from our expert panel discussion in Australia on the how to maximise tenant satisfaction.

Discover the differences between preventive and predictive maintenance for commercial properties, and learn why embracing predictive maintenance can lead to cost savings, improved decision-making, and enhanced tenant satisfaction.

Here, we provide an overview of New York Local Law 84 and the steps building owners must take to comply.

Learnings from our expert panel discussion on the how to improve tenant satisfaction.

Here, we provide an overview of New York Local Law 97 (LL97) and the steps building owners must take to comply.

Here, we provide an overview of the Los Angeles EBEWE program and the steps building owners must take to comply.

With a drop in commercial property value predicted, we offer advice on protecting NOI and enhancing resilience.

Here, we provide an overview of New York Local Law 87 and the steps building owners must take to comply.

Why would property players be remiss to turn a blind eye to the boom in climate tech investment and product uptake?

A special sit-down with SRL's Sarah Blackmore for our 'In Conversation' IWD series.

A special sit-down with Centuria's Annie Scott for our 'In Conversation' IWD series.

A special sit-down with Knight Frank's Alison O'Neill for our 'In Conversation' IWD series.

A special sit-down with CBRE's Amanda Steele for our 'In Conversation' IWD series.

CIM is celebrating IWD with a special 'In Conversation' series, spotlighting some leading industry women.

Here, we provide an overview of BREEAM, and answer the most commonly asked questions about the prominent rating system.

We answer some of the most common questions about Singapore's Green Mark Certification.

Everything you need to know about the LEED Rating System, including how it works, the different rating systems, how buildings earn certification & more.

Research from the IDC and GRESB highlight the rate at which data is dominating strategic thinking.

In this time of digital transformation, where customers demand more, competition is rife and multi-directional, and asset value is dictated by a wider variety of factors than ever before, buildings have, it could be argued, grown more fragile still. Especially when you throw in the current state of the climate, and real estate’s immense responsibility in controlling the situation.

Strong performance against the GRESB benchmarks can provide Australian property owners with a competitive advantage over their rivals

As Hitech manufacturing finance managers and site leaders across Ireland and the wider UK work toward their commitments to carbon-neutral operations by 2030, unpacking the true costs associated with meeting these goals is ever more relevant.

Our EMEA General Manager Paul Walsh chats to UK PropTech Association about the PEAK building analytics platform and how it enables owners and operators of manufacturing sites, airports, commercial offices and other large buildings to optimise sustainability and efficiency.

David tells me that his confidence comes from his admission that he isn’t that smart. He’s the type of leader that isn’t afraid to take on the harder stuff and learn and will sit in the back, helping those in front of him to achieve their best. He’s accepted that he needs other people to succeed, which in turn has become his strength.

Discover the essentials of thermal comfort in commercial buildings, its impact on occupant well-being and productivity, and the environmental benefits of maintaining optimal indoor conditions. Explore this comprehensive guide for building owners and managers.

Over the past six months, since COVID-19 sent Australia into lockdown, the commercial property industry was forced to do something it had rarely done before, act quickly. It was at that moment that an unprecedented challenge was met with an unprecedented response, leading to a paradigm shift across the sector. CIM’s Tom Balme discusses how the future of the real estate industry will be determined by how quickly REITS and building owners can continue to adapt to the challenges that lay ahead.

Read the blog to find out how David Walsh, CEO and Founder of CIM finds the highs and lows of entrepreneurial life.

Environmental systems such as the Green Star rating have been created to encourage building owners improve sustainability.

Firms can create new long-term value, particularly in relation to climate innovation and sustainability, by using technology.

We expect 6 key factors to impact sustainability in the Australian built environment sector in 2022.

There is a significant opportunity in the built environment to move ahead of the political rhetoric and gain reputational advantage with key stakeholders

By using data more intelligently with the help of building analytics, shopping centre operators are discovering how to quickly improve the operational performance of their assets and channel the savings into delivering a better shopping experience.

The COVID pandemic created a seismic shift for retail and commercial building operations and with very little warning owners, tenants and Facility Managers have had to quickly adapt to new rules and regulations.

The modern facilities manager needs to ensure that everything from HVAC and elevators through to emergency lighting and defibrillators are working at their peak operational performance.

This blog provides you with some simple steps to help reduce your manufacturing energy costs and carbon while improving sustainability.

Responding to the near-term challenges in the current environment requires building owners and operators to take an agile approach to building management. Read the six steps to adopting a data-driven approach to maintenance.

Paul Walsh has been witness to CIM Enviro’s growth for five years - from an idea in his brother’s head to the success that it is today. He describes CIM Enviro’s CEO and his younger brother David’s passion and drive to address climate change as ‘contagious’ - it is a value he shares.

We answers many of the initial questions that you’re likely to have regarding the NABERS rating for buildings and how to improve them.

Large assets like casinos, airports and shopping centres are incredibly complex to operate at peak performance. Data helps facilitate collaboration to reduce the complexity of operating buildings.

Get to know the amazing team behind CIM! This week we chat with Atonious Mickaeal, Head of Engineering at CIM.

To help celebrate International Women’s Day, we spoke to Alicia Garner, CIM’s Head of People Operations about what advice she would give to women, what she does for fun and more!

Get to know the amazing team behind CIM! This week we chat with Cillian Casey, who heads up the EMEA engineering team.

As the VP of Operations, Janine Lee helps our clients optimise the performance of their buildings using CIM's innovative PEAK Platform.

As Chief Design Officer, Aaron Dustin will be responsible for brand, user experience and creative. Aaron tells us why he joined CIM, what he does outside work and more.

Luis Casas reflects on five areas where building analytics technology helps REIT asset managers save money and make money.

This year's NABERS Sustainable Portfolios Index has uncovered some interesting findings in relation to sustainability in the Australian building portfolio sector. Read our key takeaways.

Digitising of property operations is transforming the way buildings are run, enhancing visibility, efficiency and sustainability across portfolios. To give your portfolio every chance of success when planning, executing and embedding a digitised operational model, there are some key things to consider.

Monitoring CO2 gives facilities managers the tool they need to manage the balance between ventilation, thermal comfort and energy expenditure.

Learn how to enhance thermal comfort in commercial buildings with our step-by-step guide. Boost productivity, save energy, and increase occupant satisfaction with effective strategies and technology. Learn more and optimize your building's performance today!

A technical guide packed full of tips and tricks to help you optimise your HVAC for energy efficiency.

Keep your HVAC system operating at peak efficiency with automated preventative maintenance to prevent system downtime and its associated losses.

Paul Walsh reflects on the alignment of data analytics to the ISO50001 energy management standard, and offers practical tips on how organisations can achieve the goals of the standard much faster and more cost effectively.

Modern day technology, IoT and data analytics has now made it possible to effectively manage buildings without having to step foot on site, easing the pressure on teams by giving them the ability to control their building operations virtually.

Ensuring the right temperature and humidity are maintained is critical and requires a set of tools that can continuously monitor and optimise.

Over the years, three key standards have emerged: NABERS, GRESB and Green Star. Discover how they align and differ.

This comprehensive guide provides key considerations and resources for organizations aiming to achieve ISO 50001 accreditation, emphasizing the importance of an energy policy, energy review, performance indicators, objectives, and targets.

By shifting energy consumption to better match local generation capacity, it’s possible to reduce costs and maximise the return on investment for the solar generation.

We anticipate changes in everything from occupancy levels, an increased focus on air flow and changes in how operational and capital expenditures will be managed.

Achieving higher environmental ratings by increasing the efficiency of your buildings results in a suite of extra benefits for owners and operators. Of those benefits, increased asset valuation, happier tenants, accountable contractors and industry recognition tops the list for building owner Bill Jenkins.

Now, more than ever, large building owners and operators are looking for quick and easy solutions to cut costs and ensure business continuity in the face of large-scale disruptions. Here are five simple tips to help the manufacturing industry slash OPEX in non-critical areas and maintain health and safety for remaining onsite personnel, without compromising site production or profitability.

We’re kicking off a CIM podcast series this week covering some of the hot topics in building operations management. As such, we thought it fitting to start with a subject that is close to our hearts - the environment.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is now a major boardroom topic for fund managers and investors in the property sector

As pressure mounts on the built environment to achieve key sustainability measures and fast track towards net zero emissions, the C-suite now has a new member - Chief Sustainability Officer.

The data from many of our customer sites across Australia have told a very intriguing story about the impact of COVID-19 on energy consumption, particularly among shopping centres. The results are now available in the CIM Retail Energy Index.

Providing people with the right data at the right time is key to running an efficient, comfortable and sustainable building. In this blog, we explore the importance of people when making the most of your data.

The PEAK Platform can help maintenance contractors working in large buildings ensure safe, efficient and reliable operations.

To improve building safety & performance in time for a return to work, it is our ongoing commitment to recommend REHVA’s guidelines as best practice.

In response to the near-term challenges associated with COVID-19 such as reduced occupancy, there are some smart and simple measures that building operators can implement to limit HVAC energy consumption.

The CIM Peak Platform is the culmination of an idea that started several years ago. Here are five things I wish I’d known when I first embarked on this adventure.

Explore the phenomenon of BMS alarm fatigue and how to solve the issue with your existing building management system data.