{"id":1129,"date":"2024-03-17T16:22:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T08:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/case-study\/manhattan-west-tec-systems-case-study-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:57:40","slug":"investa-case-study","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/case-study\/investa-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Investa | NABERS Uplift | Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1129\" class=\"elementor elementor-1129\" data-elementor-post-type=\"case-study\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3194d0c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3194d0c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c45eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investa \u2013 Achieving 5+ NABERS Ratings Across a National Office Portfolio<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aed598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aed598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"555\">Investa is one of Australia\u2019s largest commercial office real estate companies, managing a portfolio of over $11.5 billion in assets. With a strong focus on sustainability, tenant experience, and energy performance, Investa partnered with Bueno to uplift NABERS ratings and embed data-driven operations across all assets.<\/p><p data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"775\">The goal was to achieve an average <strong data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"623\">5-star NABERS Energy rating<\/strong> across the entire portfolio\u2014while reducing energy consumption, streamlining operational labor, and improving stakeholder visibility through analytics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a4c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2a4c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Challenge \u2013 Unifying data and driving adoption across a diverse national portfolio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5be63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f5be63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1170\">Investa faced the complex task of integrating <strong data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"958\">five different technology protocols<\/strong> across <strong data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"982\">19 buildings<\/strong> nationwide. On top of the technical requirements, the project had to include fast onboarding of site teams and education of stakeholders on new workflows\u2014all within a <strong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1169\">12-month window<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1358\">The challenge wasn\u2019t just technology\u2014it was change management at scale, requiring seamless integration, collaboration, and alignment between property teams, contractors, and consultants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b475d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b475d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Journey Begins \u2013 A holistic approach to data-driven operations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168936c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168936c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1641\">Bueno was selected as the strategic analytics partner for its ability to deliver a <strong data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1546\">portfolio-wide solution<\/strong> that could support <strong data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1640\">NABERS uplift, operational laborr optimization, and energy performance<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1666\">The rollout focused on:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"2066\"><li data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1759\"><p data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1759\"><strong data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1704\">Holistic Portfolio Integration<\/strong> \u2013 Unified data from five protocols into one platform<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1859\"><p data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1859\"><strong data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1787\">Stakeholder Education<\/strong> \u2013 Upskilled site teams and aligned processes to new digital workflows<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1963\"><p data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1963\"><strong data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1894\">Third-Party Access &amp; Hosting<\/strong> \u2013 Enabled consultants and engineers to interact with data directly<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2066\"><p data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"2066\"><strong data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"1990\">Root Cause Analytics<\/strong> \u2013 Delivered actionable insights to reduce cost and identify systemic issues<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2208\">This transition empowered Investa to adopt predictive, data-driven maintenance practices that shifted operations from reactive to proactive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161a52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"161a52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-3-1024x734.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1134\" alt=\"Bueno Analytics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-3-1024x734.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-3-300x215.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-3-768x551.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-3-18x12.png.webp 18w, https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-3.png.webp 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"Bueno Analytics\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cf0b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17cf0b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Results \u2013 Delivering measurable uplift in ratings and cost savings\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0651f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0651f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2355\">Investa saw significant outcomes across its portfolio, including:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2671\"><li data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2418\"><p data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2418\"><strong data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2374\">+0.40 stars<\/strong> average increase in NABERS Energy ratings<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2419\" data-end=\"2479\"><p data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2479\"><strong data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2436\">+0.80 stars<\/strong> average increase in NABERS Water ratings<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2480\" data-end=\"2522\"><p data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2522\"><strong data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2520\">$1.95 million in financial savings<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2523\" data-end=\"2561\"><p data-start=\"2525\" data-end=\"2561\"><strong data-start=\"2525\" data-end=\"2559\">7,225 MWh in energy reductions<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2562\" data-end=\"2596\"><p data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2596\"><strong data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2594\">82,912 kL in water savings<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2671\"><p data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2671\"><strong data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2629\">2,105 total actions raised<\/strong>\u2014each linked to performance improvements<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"2786\">These results contributed to an impressive <strong data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2756\">portfolio average of 5+ NABERS stars<\/strong> across all tracked buildings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc92425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc92425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unlocking operational savings and long-term value<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d6dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93d6dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3239\" data-end=\"3320\">Beyond energy metrics, Investa\u2019s transition delivered broader portfolio benefits:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3322\" data-end=\"3647\"><li data-start=\"3322\" data-end=\"3390\"><p data-start=\"3324\" data-end=\"3390\">Enabled <strong data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3361\">real-time NABERS tracking<\/strong> and performance visibility<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3391\" data-end=\"3458\"><p data-start=\"3393\" data-end=\"3458\">Reduced operational overhead through <strong data-start=\"3430\" data-end=\"3456\">root cause diagnostics<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3459\" data-end=\"3505\"><p data-start=\"3461\" data-end=\"3505\">Improved <strong data-start=\"3470\" data-end=\"3503\">tenant comfort and experience<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3506\" data-end=\"3579\"><p data-start=\"3508\" data-end=\"3579\">Supported external consultants with direct access to hosted analytics<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3580\" data-end=\"3647\"><p data-start=\"3582\" data-end=\"3647\">Built long-term resilience into the facilities management model<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fda645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fda645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-2.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1132\" alt=\"Bueno Analytics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-2.png.webp 540w, https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-2-300x198.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/03\/image-2-18x12.png.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" title=\"Bueno Analytics\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9082be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9082be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b231cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b231cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"In our first 18 months of partnership, we identified significant savings which helped us increase NABERS ratings across our buildings thanks to our new energy eduction and optimized operational labor. A great deal of these impressive achievements is a result of Bueno and their team of industry experts.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea74fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ea74fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paul Vandervis<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b66aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b66aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Manager Facilities Services, Investa\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0588a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0588a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion \/ Next Steps \u2013 Future-proofing through innovation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce1082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce1082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3719\" data-end=\"3973\">Investa\u2019s transformation stands as a model for how large portfolios can use data to drive strategic, measurable improvement. The integration of analytics across all sites has empowered facility teams, improved ESG outcomes, and future-proofed operations.<\/p><p data-start=\"3975\" data-end=\"4107\">With a consistent <strong data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4028\">5+ NABERS rating portfolio-wide<\/strong>, Investa continues to lead in digital adoption and sustainability performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601995b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"601995b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b5a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37b5a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Bueno if you want to see how we can help you optimize your building and achieve your sustainability goals.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf045d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbf045d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d5ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"42d5ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how Bueno\u2019s platform enabled a 5-star average NABERS rating and significant energy savings for Investa&#8217;s national portfolio.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1137,"template":"","segment":[121],"class_list":["post-1129","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","segment-commercial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study\/1129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case-study"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study\/1129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"segment","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buenoanalytics.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/segment?post=1129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}