CASE STUDY
A
smartphone app that relies on big
data and harnesses its potential
to help businesses boost their
environmental performance is among the
innovations launched by Enova.
The company, one of the Middle East’s
leading energy and facilities management
specialists, has created a game-changing
digital suite which uses advanced data
gathering and analytics to boost operational
and financial efficiency.
“We are witnessing a period of rapid
disruption that promises to transform the
way businesses and governments control
the use of water, energy and other precious
resources, as well as their management of
waste and recycling,” said Anne Le Guennec,
Chief Executive Officer at Enova. “To stay on
top of this evolution, we have leveraged the
power of mobile applications, big data, and
the Internet of Things to optimise processes
and drive performance.”
The Enova by Veolia smartphone app gives
clients 24-hour access to real-time data on
energy and facilities management services
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through user-friendly features such as
automatic status updates and instant task
reporting. A second app, Enova Smart Waste
App, or Eswap, enables clients to quickly
and efficiently check, track and manage
their waste management procedures. This
allows users to log refuse streams received
from tenants and sent back out for recycling
through barcode scanning.
Data from the Eswap is captured and plotted
into the interactive ‘Waste Dashboard’,
which presents it in a graphical, user-friendly
format. The combination of both tools
allows the optimisation of recycling rates
produced by a facility, thus improving the
client’s environmental footprint and overall
performance. Enova’s digital suite includes
a series of customisable dashboards:
software that displays real-time information
on energy, water and waste on computer
monitors or television screens and thus
enabling flexible analysis. The presentation
of the data in a graphical, user-friendly
form helps one visualise key performance
indicators and trends at a glance.
The company has custom-built such a
system for Sheraton Dubai, Mall of the
Emirates Hotel. Tailored to the hospitality
sector, yet potentially applicable within
many other industries, the programme
allows transparent real-time monitoring.
Both technical staff and facility managers
can use it to track operational KPIs to
take immediate decisions to optimise
performance and increase the guests’
well-being. Potentially, it could also be used
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