A shopping center is a group of shops built together under large building sites sharing different types of stores.

This comercial sector has great potential for energy savings because it consists of establishments of different types (restaurants, retail, markets, shops, gyms, cinemas, parking lots); which consume energy by electrical and mechanical facilities, air conditioning, lighting and many more.

Data analytics finds an interesting application for the administration of energy consumption as well as for the operation of technical installations in shopping centers.

The energy management system uses an online Data Analytics platform monitoring the performance of shopping centers. It allows identifying opportunities for improvement in energy efficiency and operating costs.

The digital administration incorporates the visualization of information of the assets through dashboards and allows the centralized supervision of indicators or operational ratios as well as a monitoring of energy consumption and of the operation and maintenance of the facilities.

FACILITIES DATA ANALYTICS:

An Energy Data Analytics platform includes the following features:

- Supervision of facilities

- Online energy management

- Data visualization

-Digital information of the properties

Digital tool is implemented by collecting utilities and facilities data, financial data, and properties data. Then, time series data analysis helps in decision-making and whole supervision of the organization's performance.

Thus, all kinds of operations are managed centrally in a single tool: energy consumption, maintenance, supplies budget, rent contracts, leasable area, stores ratio and more.

General managers can check KPI performance indicators regarding financial metrics, assets management, energy procurement or sustainability.

The organization's management finds the answers to big questions as the following ones:

OPERATIONAL ADMINISTRATION OF SHOPPING CENTERS:

How much is the cost of the energy supplies of the shopping mall?

What’s the energy breakdown of every department?

How much is the leasable area and the number of stores available?

What are the least energy efficient facilities?

What is the mall's operational performance indicator?

How much is the forecasted supplies or utilities cost?

These innovative solutions in smart buildings seek to achieve optimal performance, reduce operating costs and increase the efficiency of shopping malls.