Peak Platform

Core Features

PEAK's approach to decarbonization is grounded in a hybrid methodology that prioritizes direct operational action over theoretical modeling. It establishes a data-driven baseline of actual building activity—monitoring everything from HVAC runtime to indoor environment quality—to detect "energy drift" where buildings can lose 10-30% efficiency every 1-2 years. Key features include:

• Combatting Operational Energy Drift: The platform's foundational step is digitizing portfolios to create a performance benchmark. Its AI continuously monitors for the gradual efficiency loss caused by equipment wear, control overrides, and system malfunctions—a major, hidden source of unnecessary carbon emissions.

• AI-Powered HVAC Fault Detection & Diagnostics: Since HVAC consumes over 60% of a building's energy, PEAK's library of over 8,000 algorithms specifically targets malfunctions, poor tuning, and performance degradation that waste up to one-third of all HVAC energy.

• Strategic Electrification & CAPEX Planning: PEAK provides the operational data and validated cost savings from efficiency gains to fund and justify capital upgrades. It helps prioritize the replacement of fossil-fuel-based equipment (boilers, furnaces) with electric alternatives, a critical step for deep decarbonization.

• Portfolio-Wide Carbon & Efficiency Benchmarking: The platform gives teams unified visibility to track, trend, and benchmark energy consumption and avoided emissions across an entire portfolio. This turns carbon performance into a manageable, comparable metric.

• Automated NABERS Data Capture & Optimization: PEAK automatically captures and structures the critical performance data required for formal sustainability ratings like NABERS and GRESB.

• Validated Emissions Impact Reporting: Beyond tracking, PEAK quantifies the carbon impact of every action, providing auditable results for ESG reporting and net-zero progress.

Closing Insights

The PEAK Platform's effectiveness stems from its engineering-centric origins. Founder David Walsh's background in software and building systems led him to leverage existing operational data through software and data science—an approach that allows for decarbonization without costly new hardware. This practical foundation ensures the platform diagnoses the root mechanical causes of carbon emissions, not just their symptoms.

A key differentiator is its action-oriented, collaborative model. PEAK is designed to work with facility managers, providing them prioritized, actionable alerts with clear guidance. This drives the real-world fixes that deliver value for all stakeholders: lower costs for owners, streamlined work for managers, and better comfort for tenants. PEAK is used by premier global property groups like Lendlease, Scentre Group, and Charter Hall. The platform typically reduces energy use by 18-22%, with payback in about six months and, as of September 2022, has cumulatively saved clients 277 GWh of energy, avoiding 179,317 tonnes of CO₂.

For portfolio managers on a net-zero pathway, PEAK offers a pragmatic, software-first entry point. It requires no upfront capital for new sensors, using existing building data to immediately start reducing the operational emissions that dominate a building's footprint. Its integrations with major building management systems and partnerships with leading facility management firms ease deployment.