Schneider Electric has officially opened its new energy smart office space in Melbourne.

The event, hosted by Schneider Electric’s Chairman and CEO, Jean Pascal Tricoire, gave customers the opportunity to understand how the innovative integrated office space can maximise energy savings.

Schneider Electric, along with its Clipsal by Schneider Electric brand, has relocated its Melbourne office to a new energy smart facility at Ferntree Business Park. The new location is situated south east of the city at Notting Hill.

The $36 million building has already received a 5 Star Green Star Design Certification by the Green Building Council of Australia. It is also targeting a 5 star NABERS Energy and 5 star Green Star As Built rating to become one of the most sustainable commercial office buildings in the Melbourne suburban commercial market.

The facility consolidates nine Schneider Electric sites across Melbourne and will be home for 380 employees encompassing Schneider Electric’s IT, Energy, Buildings, Industry, ECS and Clipsal businesses. The building showcases Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure energy efficient solution including T5 fluorescent lighting, DaliControl and C-Bus lighting control, energy monitoring and security access. The development incorporates sustainable features such as high performance double glazing, recycled materials, extensive sun shading, rainwater harvesting, chilled beam air-conditioning system and energy efficient lighting with daylight harvesting.

“Schneider Electric is committed to helping businesses take back control of their energy usage through the use of smart technologies,” said Jean Pascal Tricoire, chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric. “The new Melbourne facility not only demonstrates how energy savings of up to 30 per cent can easily be achieved, it further reinforces Schneider Electric’s commitment to the future sustainability of Australia’s energy economy.”

Stephen Coop, Managing Director, Schneider Electric Pacific Zone said “The Notting Hill office follows on from the success of four other consolidated Schneider Electric sites in the Pacific region including Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland and Sydney.”

“We are one business and we can now demonstrate that to our Melbourne based customers with our new office. We look forward to showing our customers how an integrated office space can maximise energy savings for their customers.”

“Technology innovation is critical in driving energy management, especially with the cost of energy going up across all industries. Now is an important time for businesses to consider the benefits of achieving higher energy efficiency through revolutionary technologies, and the new Melbourne office allows us to give a practical demonstration of how this can be done.”

Schneider Electric is occupying three levels in the building covering 5,465m² of office space and 400m² in warehousing.