StorHub partners with GreenA Consultants and UnaBiz to leverage expertise in digitalisation and IoT.
StorHub Self Storage Group (StorHub), pitched as APAC’s leading self-storage platform, has achieved certification in Arc Skoru and is on track to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design v4.1 Operation and Maintenance (“LEED v4.1 O+M” or “LEED”) certification for the largest collection of self-storage facilities in Singapore.
StorHub has partnered with GreenA Consultants and UnaBiz, to achieve the certification, marking the beginning of StorHub’s journey to green certify the company’s portfolio of properties throughout the region, including Australia, Greater China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia.
Mike Hagbeck, Group CEO, StorHub, said: “We are committed to integrating ESG principles across our facilities in the Asia Pacific. Working with GreenA Consultants and UnaBiz enables us to structure the sustainability efforts and collect reliable and accurate data for compliance with reporting standards like LEED to facilitate audits and certifications, and to create self-storage facilities that add value to our customers, investors, partners, communities, and a greener environment.”
LEED certification is a globally recognised symbol of sustainability achievement, and it is backed by an entire industry of committed organisations and individuals paving the way for market transformation. Its adaptability in reporting standards across various countries and regions is the key selection criterion for StorHub, as it aligns with their global ESG compliance strategy. Green building certifications such as Green Mark, BREAM, NABERS, Green Star and WELL are also used to assess and recognise buildings which meet certain sustainability standards.
To meet the rigorous requirements of LEED certification, StorHub partnered with GreenA Consultants as the green building consultant to look at multiple energy strategies reduction and digital-led smart enabling solutions to push energy optimisation. This will in turn enable a smart integrated Facilities Management operation across the global portfolio with strategic energy management solutions.
Apart from energy emissions, water, waste and indoor air quality are targeted for improvement in all the developments. Smart monitoring is critical in understanding improvement needed in the future and to continuously strive for reduction in emissions.
By leveraging on UnaBiz’s expertise in digitalisation and IoT, the trio created a connected ecosystem that collects precise electrical and water consumption data and indoor air quality metrics via Milesight’s LoRaWAN Certified 9-in-1 indoor air quality sensors in all StorHub’s 18 properties in Singapore.
StorHub actively aligns with Singapore’s commitment to environmental sustainability.
To support the Singapore Green Plan 2030, StorHub has secured a SGD180m sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from CIMB and UOB. This is unprecedented in Asia’s self-storage industry, positioning StorHub as a pioneer in the industry that commits to long-term sustainability efforts.
Farizan d’Avezac de Moran, Senior Partner, GreenA Consultants, said: “StorHub has shown all-round commitment to sustainability beyond energy and has included strong social and governance action.”
Jonathan Tan, Managing Director, UnaBiz Singapore said: “This milestone project showcases the possibilities of digitalisation and IoT technologies in Driving sustainability.”
Click below to share this article