The future is grid-interactive
Decarbonization requires grid-interactive efficient buildings. We help building owners and operators achieve their efficiency and decarbonization goals.
Carbon Intensity (kg CO2/kWh) past 96 hours
This chart shows the live (local time) carbon intensity of electricity grids varying as the generation mix changes.
We’re expanding the energy system
Working at the interface between buildings and the grid, helping to match clean energy with smart technology.
Our technology and services focus on improving the operational performance of buildings, driving positive economic, social and environmental outcomes for the benefit of all.
Get in touch to learn where your industry fits in.
We turn raw data into clear, actionable insights
We empower building owners and operators, helping them to achieve their cost savings, resource efficiency and decarbonisation goals.
Why are we effective?
Buildings are complicated and raw data can be overwhelming.
Our platform automatically identifies performance issues and opportunities, tracks activity, and communicates results. Our dedicated engagement team provides expert technical assistance and active support for continuous improvement.
Here are some typical issues and opportunities the platform identifies. Hover over for more detail.
Talk to us about how we can help improve your building.
What are the results
Our customers are achieving remarkable improvements in resource efficiency. Most strategies are zero- / very low-cost and are refined with ongoing measurement & verification (M&V).
The following chart illustrates the consolidated long-term savings trend achieved by all our customers
Research & Insights
Looking at NABERS through the windscreen
There are two types of indicators that businesses use to evaluate their performance: leading indicators and lagging indicators. For over 20 years, NABERS has been the most important lagging indicator of energy performance for Australian commercial office buildings. That is not a criticism of NABERS. Far from it! Just as a P&L statement is a lagging indicator of a company’s profitability (because it tells the reader what has happened, not what is going to happen), a NABERS Energy or NABERS Water rating tells the […]
New ways to cut the cost of power
Recently we brought together experts from energy procurement, commercial real estate operations, and ESG domains to explore new ways to capitalise on the once-in-a-generation transformation taking place in electricity markets. The insights apply to every location and market where electricity generation from variable renewable energy (VRE) is growing relative to fossil (e.g. coal) generation sources. […]
Green Star’s Time of Energy Use Leadership Challenge
Many organisations and individuals purchase renewable energy certificates, emissions “offsets,” “carbon credits,” and the like, with the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and minimising the harm associated with their energy use. These are accounting mechanisms that for many years have been important in stimulating clean energy investment to tackle climate change. But … accounting […]
Get ready, the batteries are coming
The re-elected Albanese Government’s $2.3 billion commitment to subsidise battery installations is a significant step toward reshaping Australia’s energy landscape. Under the scheme, which comes into effect from 1 July 2025, households will be eligible for a 30% discount on installed battery systems—potentially saving up to $4,000. Small businesses and community facilities will also benefit, […]
GBCA lays out the emissions leadership challenge
For 20 years, the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has been championing innovative building design, construction and operations. Time and again, they have identified important ESG challenges that are beyond the bleeding edge for most organisations, and then brought solutions to the mainstream by rewarding leaders and supporting followers. And once again they are […]
How to make money from batteries
Saving energy saves money and it reduces greenhouse gas emissions. This fact has underpinned efficiency programs and driven investment returns for sophisticated buildings owners over many years. But the times are a changin’. We now talk about “decarbonisation,” “electrification,” and energy “optimisation.” These aren’t just fancier words. Behind each is a complex web of interactions […]
News & Updates
A new tool to ensure your data is accurate, timely and complete
Data is the lifeblood of all modern organisations. Information is created from data; and clear, timely, information supports decision-making, performance evaluation and continuous improvement. Reliable data can make the invisible visible, especially in real estate. We all know the saying “garbage in, garbage out.” But it’s one thing to understand the concept, and another to […]
How Buildings Alive’s AI helps cut energy costs and carbon
Recently we released new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that changes the way energy is managed in buildings. How does it compare to generative AI technologies like ChatGPT, DALL-E and Midjourney? There are similarities in approach, but let’s wind back a bit and start with a different question: what problem are we trying to solve here? […]
Making our business a force for good!
After a rigorous process, Buildings Alive is proud to announce that we have been certified as a B Corporation (B Corp). We join a global community of over 5000 companies across 158 industries in 85 countries. B Corp is a global community of businesses with a common goal of using business for positive change and […]
Who we are
Buildings Alive helps many of the world’s leading owners, operators and occupiers of commercial and institutional real estate achieve their energy and environmental efficiency goals.
Our Story
Buildings Alive was launched in November 2012 to broaden the impact of an influential study that showed how leading-edge data science, building science and behavioral science could combine to optimize the energy and environmental performance of buildings.
Our value proposition is centered on ‘results’, and we support carbon reduction and environmental programs at hundreds of large office buildings, shopping malls, academic buildings, laboratories and other complex buildings throughout Australia, North America, Asia and Europe.
We work with many of the world’s leading owners, operators and occupiers of commercial and institutional real estate, helping them achieve positive cashflow from their environmental programs with no up-front costs, no capital investment, no lock-in contracts, and guaranteed results. But our contribution goes much further than that. Many of our customers, like us, are deeply committed to emissions reduction strategies that go beyond ‘net zero’ and target 24/7 Carbon Free Energy (CFE). Buildings Alive’s goal is to support the complete decarbonization of electricity networks globally to limit climate change. Our technology is transforming the energy ‘system’ by empowering buildings to be grid-interactive, flexible, and zero-carbon-ready… buildings capable of dynamically tuning their energy demand to cut emissions, cut operating costs, and enhance indoor environmental quality.
We are a Certified B Corporation (B Corp)
B Corps are businesses that have undergone an arduous assessment process that explores their governance, transparency, environmental and social impact. As a B Corp we are part of a movement of purpose-driven companies that compete not only to be the best in the world, but to be the best for the world. Read our announcement.
Leadership
Our team has deep technical expertise across all domains relevant to the assessment, fine-tuning, prediction and communication of building performance. Most of us have extensive backgrounds in engineering and science. Our organizational structure is flat and our work style is collaborative.
Executive Team
Craig Roussac
Chief Executive Officer
Craig is a director and co-founder of Buildings Alive and is responsible for our operations and strategic direction.
About Craig
Craig is widely recognised for his contribution to the field of environmental performance management in buildings, particularly in relation to energy use. Prior to co-founding Buildings Alive in 2012, Craig worked for a leading Australian commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) where he led the sustainability, safety and environmental management functions and directed the group’s research activities. He is a Fulbright Scholar and during 2014 was based in the United States at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment (CBE) where he contributed to research focused on reducing energy use in buildings by combining technologies and non-technological factors. Craig has a PhD from the University of Sydney where his dissertation in architectural science was published as “A framework for presenting energy efficiency feedback to operators of buildings”. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (ANU), a Bachelor of Construction Management & Economics (Hons) and a Grad Dip in Applied Finance and Investment.
Brad Schultz
Head of Customer Engagement
Brad leads our services team and is focused on ensuring customers gain maximum value from Buildings Alive’s capabilities.
About Brad
Brad joined Buildings Alive in 2020 to help drive the global expansion of Buildings Alive’s services. Brad has an extensive history in Business Development, General Management, Energy Management, Energy Efficiency, Analytics and Building Automation across several organisations. He also has a history in Hardware/Software Product Development and Product Management.
Scott Fletcher
Head of Engineering
Scott leads our engineering team and is responsible for the full spectrum of product development activities.
About Scott
Scott is a highly experienced program & technical manager who takes responsibility for the full spectrum of product development activities. Scott is passionate about innovation and the transformation process necessary to transition to a renewables-based economy drawn from his wide-ranging experience in the renewable energy sector. He has a first-class honours degree in Mechatronic Engineering.
Anna Lancaster
Head of Business Operations
Anna leads business operations at Buildings Alive, ensuring the organisation runs smoothly and effectively.
About Anna
Anna has spent a total of six years with Buildings Alive, giving her deep knowledge of the business and how it supports customers. Anna holds a degree in Mathematics and Management and so she brings a strong analytical mindset to operational problem-solving, helping the business scale efficiently while delivering consistent value to customers.
Our Culture
Buildings Alive is a purpose-driven company. Climate change is widely regarded as the greatest threat facing humanity and, pound for pound, we do more to tackle it than just about anybody. Our growth is driven by product innovation and fantastic customer support. We invest heavily in research and our R&D priorities are determined through customers collaboration: creativity drives our business success. At Buildings Alive, making mistakes is less of a problem than failing to experiment and learn.
Every role at Buildings Alive contributes meaningfully to our core purpose. Every role makes a difference, this is why at Buildings Alive we reward and require:
Customer focus
We think and act as though our customer is in the room.
Clear communication
We are always respectful, curious, engaging… and we never make assumptions.
Going beyond
We work hard to surprise on the up-side.
Teamwork & collaboration
A champion team will beat a team of champions.
Experimentation Mindset
We learn from others; we never copy them.
Results
We set goals, we learn, we follow-through, we review, we learn (more), we repeat…
Quality
We never compromise on quality; mistakes are hunted down, learnt from, and fixed swiftly.
FAQs
Are there any additional costs besides your fee?
Buildings Alive services require no additional set up costs, we don’t require any additional investment in capital equipment or technical interference with building systems, and we utilise electricity, water and gas data that is made accessible to us. We focus our machine learning technology on identifying and delivering efficiency improvements that require little or no capital investment.
Can Buildings Alive help my NABERS and Green Star rating?
Yes. Buildings Alive works with building owners and operators to optimise the operational performance of their buildings. By providing clear, timely and actionable insights, we can help you maintain or improve your NABERS and Green Star ratings while supporting your broader sustainability goals.
Do you work with water and gas data?
Yes, we can ingest your water and gas interval data (if available), and we can provide daily feedback on those utilities. If any of the buildings are not currently equipped with the necessary meter-reading technology we can advise on options to collect and transfer meter data, should it be required. We are happy to recommend and work with a range of 3rd party data providers.
Do you work with portfolios of buildings?
Yes, we work across many portfolios as well as individual buildings. What we have found is our service is most valuable when deployed across a portfolio. We have experienced better results when our service can guide all key participants (including facilities managers, consultants, maintenance contractors, and technicians and BMS vendors) together in the same direction, working towards common goals.
What is a grid interactive efficient building?
A grid-interactive efficient building (GEB) is an energy-efficient building that actively adjusts how and when it uses energy in response to electricity grid conditions. By combining efficient systems with smart controls, data, and automation, GEBs reduce energy costs and emissions, support a more reliable grid, and improve building performance without compromising occupant comfort. At Buildings Alive our tools support building owners and operators to achieve their efficiency and decarbonisation goals, allowing them to become more efficient, flexible, and grid interactive.
Locations & Contact
Global Head Office
Australia
Level 1, 86 Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW 2000
+61 (0)2 8311 1133
info@buildingsalive.com
International Offices and Representation
Europe (including United Kingdom and Ireland)
North America (USA and Canada)
+1 646 751 8840
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Building’s we’ve worked with
