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Collaborating to create smart buildings

of the future

eading consulting engineering with gaining an understanding of
and infrastructure advisory firm our customer’s existing systems
LZutari and AltX-listed 4Sight and business processes before we
delivered a joint presentation at a develop a suitable engineering
recent Smart Cities and Buildings approach to achieve their strategic
workshop to showcase their objectives,” says Richard Matchett,
combined value offerings for clients. Digital Practice Lead, Zutari.
The focus was on fast-tracking the “We recognise that a
successful implementation of smart systematic, digital approach plays a
buildings and cities. key role in unlocking value for our
The combination of 4Sight’s customers. The Internet of Things
domain expertise in digital (IoT) generates lots of information,
transformation and Zutari’s scientific which can only create value if it is
and engineering knowledge creates consolidated, analysed, and made
a unique value proposition to help available to decision makers and
customers maximise the value of operators. That is where 4Sight
their assets, particularly in terms of comes in,” says Matchett.
optimising energy and water use, 4Sight’s Rudi Dreyer agrees, Richard Matchett
and ultimately reduce their carbon saying that his focus is very much
footprints. on a sustainable data strategy to business decision is based on true real-
Both companies emphasise that make the underlying information time insight and foresight.
their approach is strictly agnostic in the various niche “Because the platform
when it comes to technology—the applications available, “Zutari’s is independent of
co-created value is derived from in an easy-to- approach is to begin the systems that
consolidating the information from understand generate the
the underlying systems and making format for with gaining an understanding data, customers’
it available to the customer. the various of our customer’s existing existing
The collaboration between management systems and business processes, investments in
4Sight and Zutari has been roles within before we develop a suitable technology are
established in the context of the the customer. engineering approach to achieve protected, and
prevailing need to manage finite All information, their strategic objectives.” they can change
resources more responsibly. including data Richard Matchett, Digital or update those
Companies and government from the ERP, HR Practice Lead, Zutari systems without
entities, for example, need to put and BMS systems, is compromising the
sensors in place to obtain granular consolidated in what is data strategy,” says
information about their systems termed a DataVault. Dreyer. “The combination of
and facilities. However, it is also 4Sight follows the DataVault Zutari and 4Sight creates a genuinely
about a ‘big picture’ overview to 2.0 methodology to create a ground-breaking offering capable of
meet environmental, social and sustainable, source-system- turning the hype about smart buildings
governance (ESG) goals. In this independent and scalable data and smart cities into reality.”
context, accurate reporting saves strategy. This one version of the
costs in the long term by bringing truth is then available for reporting Contact Rashree Maharaj,
about new efficiencies. analytics and even prescriptive AI. Phone 012 427-2000,
“Every customer is unique, It puts the customer’s management rashree.maharaj@zutari.com,
and Zutari’s approach is to begin team in a position where every https://www.zutari.com

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