WiredScore launches SmartScore, the new international label for smart buildings

The SmartScore label was developed in response to the growing demand for a clear and shared framework on what a smart building really is, and how that framework can be applied.

The SmartScore label is thus a sign of credibility and confidence for a sector that has suffered and still suffers from a lack of meaning and transparency in terms of digital transformation.

The label offers a shared vision of the future of smart buildings to spread common practices for the multiple players involved in these initiatives.

SmartScore complements existing certification solutions, and WiredScore has been working with BREEAM, LEED, RESET and WELL for a while to build bridges with their certifications.

Indeed, for the past year, WiredScore has been carrying out important work in collaboration with the WiredScore Smart Council, made up of more than 90 users, owners and developers from all over the world, to develop a framework for smart buildings. Its members have helped define an approach to smart buildings focused on added value for users: operational efficiency, sustainability and respect for the environment, user experience, and sustainability.

70 buildings located in 7 countries and belonging to 44 owners around the world have already committed to the SmartScore labeling process. Among these real estate pioneers are Allianz Real Estate, Art-Invest Real Estate, AXA Investment Managers and Sefri-Cime, Battersea Power Station Development Company, Benson Elliot, Bentall Green Oak, Boston Global Investors, British Land, CA Immo, Carttera , CEG, Columbia Property Trust, Commerz Real, Covivio, Derwent London, Dream Office REIT, EDGE, Gecina, Great Portland Estates, Greystar Real Estate Partners, HFD Property Group, Immovalor Gestion, Ivanhoe Cambridge and Hines, KingSett Capital, Legal & General , M&G Real Estate & Nuveen Real Estate, McLaren, MOMENI Gruppe, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), JLL and Anchor Line Partners, Nuveen Real Estate, Ponte Gadea, Quadrant, Quadrum Global, RedTree Capital, Royal London Asset Management, Rudin Management Company, SIGNA Real Estate, Skanska, Standard Life Aberdeen, The John Buck Company, U + I.

In France, the buildings involved in the SmartScore labeling process are notably 2 Erables, 21 Paix, 25 Matignon, Boétie, DREAMVIEW, Eiffel, EMBLEM, L'OFFICINE and Gecina Headquarters.

The SmartScore label is launched at a crucial time for the market, when building owners and tenants must work together to encourage employees to return to work in offices. Smart buildings will play an essential role in creating more attractive, efficient and sustainable workspaces, where people can meet and collaborate, benefit from better working conditions and gain in productivity.

Thus, a new report from WiredScore, Sustainable, future-proofed and connected - the office beyond 2021, reveals that employees prefer smart workspaces, sociable and sustainable, providing unparalleled experiences in their home work environment. Among other results, more than a quarter (2021%) expect their offices to have the latest technology; around a third (26%) say they would like to have digital services that promote the corporate culture by helping them know which colleagues are in the office and where; and almost two-thirds (30%) say that it is important to be able to work in an office that is part of a sustainable development approach.

“As a member of the WiredScore Smart Council, we participated in the construction of the SmartScore label applied to smart buildings and engaged in this process two buildings particularly representative of our YouFirst brand, including our head office. This label is an opportunity for us to accelerate our ambition to offer our customers high-performance buildings with a high level of service and an enriched human experience. »Declares Sabine Desnault, R&D, Innovation and CSR Executive Director, Gecina.

“SmartScore highlights the importance of smart buildings for enhancing the value of buildings through use. This approach is very much in line with the work that the SBA has been carrying out for years. The 2 organizations are already working to establish bridges between the technical reference frameworks of the SBA and the SmartScore label. »Observes Emmanuel FRANÇOIS, President of the Smart Building Alliance.

“The real estate industry and tenant requirements have changed significantly over the past year. A “smart” approach is essential for owners who want to offer the experiences and added value that are now expected of them. Our ambition is to give meaning to the use of technologies in buildings, and create the conditions for an effective and sustainable digital transformation. With SmartScore, designed with real estate decision-makers, the sector finally has a framework enabling it to derive all the benefits of smart buildings. »Declares Frédéric Motta, Managing Director of WiredScore France.