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In the Business Bay area of Dubai , a partnership with a Korean fund has led to significant sustainable gains at the U Bora Tower , which has seen occupancy rates increase to 75 percent since JLL won instruction to manage the building in 2012 . At the time of appointment , the building was operating at 15 percent capacity .
Key green initiatives at the site range from motion and photo-sensitive lighting to proposed waterless urinals and waste recycling initiatives working with outside providers .
Another area of activity offering short payback advantages is air conditioning and water chilling , controlled by a Building Management System which has led to savings of 15 percent per annum . David Pine-Coffin , Associate Director at JLL , said : “ The U Bora Tower is a prime example where we have been able to leverage our experienced teams based in both London and India to apply initiatives that result in a direct saving to the bottom line operating cost .”
Worldwide Footprint Across the world JLL ’ s Energy and Sustainability Services ( ESS ) teams implemented improvements on 1,852 existing buildings , documenting $ 39 million in energy savings and a reduction of 220,000 metric tons of CO2e in its US-managed portfolio .
Smart technology is a key factor in this performance . The IntelliCommandSM programme is a remote building monitoring and
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