Aeion Smart Spaces for Commercial Office Portfolios
REITs and office-portfolio operators with 5-50 buildings, 2-10M sq ft total, and existing BAS sprawl (Johnson Controls + Honeywell + Schneider + Siemens) need unified energy optimization + ESG reporting + tenant amenities. Aeion Smart Spaces unifies multi-vendor BAS via 15+ protocol adapters, eliminates 15-25% HVAC waste via AI ghost-heating detection, generates auditable ESG reports for GHG Protocol/GRI/CDP — all for $129/mo flat (unlimited buildings, unlimited users) vs $200K-1M/year competitive stack.
The Office Portfolio Energy Problem
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Per-Building Optimization Flow
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Walkthrough — 12-Building Office REIT, 3.2M sq ft Portfolio
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FAQ
No — Aeion Smart Spaces coexists. Bridge integrates via BACnet/IP, Modbus, OPC-UA. Your existing BAS keeps its low-level control loops; Aeion adds the optimization layer + cross-building analytics + ESG reporting. Most portfolios deploy Aeion alongside existing BAS for the first 12 months, then make per-building decisions about decomissioning legacy components.
15-25% HVAC reduction = 3-7% of total energy. For a $1M-annual-spend building, that's $30K-70K/year savings. Aeion cost: $129/mo flat (~$1.5K/year), covering unlimited buildings on the tenant. ROI scales with portfolio size — the more buildings on one flat subscription, the higher the return.
Aeion's AI correlates occupancy data (PIR/BLE/badge swipes/calendar) with HVAC runtime telemetry. When HVAC keeps running hard in a zone that's sat empty for an extended stretch, it's flagged as ghost heating. Aeion quantifies the waste in kWh and dollars, and recommends specific corrections (setback temperature, schedule changes, sensor relocation).
BACnet/IP is the universal protocol — works with 95%+ of commercial BAS post-2010. Modbus + KNX cover most of the rest. Per-vendor proprietary protocols (Niagara framework, Metasys MS/TP) supported via specific adapters. Bridge runs locally on-prem for security + low latency.
GHG Protocol (Scope 1/2/3), GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), and EU CSRD. Auto-generated drafts; auditor-reviewable trail.
Aeion tracks all certification-relevant metrics: energy use intensity, water use, indoor air quality, occupant comfort surveys, daylighting metrics, thermal comfort. Auto-exports to USGBC + IWBI + Fitwel data formats, designed to cut re-certification time to a fraction of the manual process.
Per-tenant analytics available (per-floor, per-zone, per-suite). Privacy: aggregate occupancy only — no individual tracking. Per-tenant ESG report shareable with their own stakeholders (useful for tenants who report up to their own ESG investors).
HVAC component health (chillers, boilers, AHUs, VAVs) via device telemetry — error states, missed heartbeats, low battery, and overdue-maintenance patterns feed a confidence-scored risk indicator per device, so maintenance can be scheduled before failure instead of after.
Per-region data residency. Per-region Bridge deployment. Portfolio rollup respects per-region data sovereignty.
Demand charges = ~30% of commercial utility bills. Coordinating peaks across buildings (e.g., pre-cool Building A at 10am, then Building B at 11am rather than both at 10:30) is designed to meaningfully reduce demand charges. Aeion's portfolio dashboard orchestrates this; per-building Bridge implements the schedules.