Research Aim: To enable the FM or Owner to reduce carbon footprint and evaluate water conservation and recycling methods.

Objectives:

• To review current sustainability practices in high rise buildings

• To research current best practice initiatives in energy and water conservation as implemented by facility managers

• To benchmark current energy and water usage targets against other high rise buildings

• To identify the potential of alternative energy sources for reducing energy usage

• To estimate resultant potential reductions in the carbon footprint