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Energy efficiency starts within the organisation
The technology to reduce energy use in buildings already exists. The data is there. The digital tools are there. Yet energy efficiency improvements often progress more slowly than they could. One important reason is that implementation is not only about technology, but also about leadership, responsibility and the ability to make energy performance part of day to day business.
That was the starting point for a discussion hosted by Clima Energy Nordic and PropTech Sweden during Almedalen Week. Participants included Per Adolfsson from Algeno, which develops AI based software to reduce heat loss and optimise energy use in buildings. Anders Ekdahl moderated the discussion.
The transition starts with leadership
Adolfsson emphasised that AI and digital tools can play an important role in optimising energy use in buildings, but perhaps his clearest point was that the transition is not primarily about AI. It is about leadership.
For energy efficiency improvements to become reality, the issue needs to be prioritised and actively driven within the organisation. It is not enough to wait for new regulations or refer to sustainability targets.
If the measures are profitable and improve both net operating income and property value, there are good reasons to act now.
Look at the entire portfolio, not just individual properties
Another conclusion from the discussion was the need to work at portfolio level. Instead of focusing all efforts on optimising a single property, many smaller improvements across an entire portfolio can together have a much greater impact.
It is therefore not always about finding the perfect measure for one building, but about identifying where actions can make the greatest overall difference. A broader perspective also makes it easier to prioritise which investments should be implemented first.
Data can create a common language
The discussion also touched on communication between different roles within property companies. Operations technicians, energy strategists, sustainability managers and financial teams often need different information to understand the same investment. This is where data and visualisation can become an important common language.
When the effects of a measure can be monitored and presented in terms of energy use, costs and financial results, it becomes easier to create a shared understanding of its value.
In this way, data can contribute more than optimisation itself. It can also make it easier for different parts of the organisation to make decisions based on the same picture.
From data to decisions
Property owners already have access to large amounts of information about their buildings. But data alone does not create change. Its value only emerges when the information is used to identify opportunities, prioritise measures and follow up the results.
AI and other digital tools can help identify deviations and opportunities for greater efficiency. But the organisation still needs to be prepared to act on what the tools reveal.
This makes ways of working, responsibility and decision making at least as important as the technology itself.
When energy becomes part of the business
A recurring point in the discussion was that energy efficiency needs to become a more practical and business focused issue. It is not only about finding the right technology or meeting future requirements. Lower energy use can also affect operating costs, profitability and property value.
When energy is viewed from this perspective, it becomes easier to bring technology, sustainability and economics together in the same decision.
It also creates better conditions for moving from isolated initiatives to an ongoing process in which energy efficiency becomes a natural part of property management.
Do more of what already works
Technology will continue to develop and new solutions will create further opportunities. But much can already be achieved with today’s technology, today’s data and today’s knowledge.
The major challenge is to build organisations that can identify the potential, prioritise the right measures and implement them at scale.
This is also a key issue for Clima Energy Nordic: how technology, sustainability and economics can be connected so that energy efficiency moves from potential to real implementation. On 2–4 February 2027, the industry will gather at Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg to continue that discussion.
About Clima Energy Nordic
Clima Energy Nordic is the first Nordic meeting place focused on efficient energy use in cooling, heating and ventilation for indoor climate. On 2–4 February 2027 at Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, property owners, installers, suppliers, experts and decision makers will come together to share knowledge, create business opportunities and jointly drive the development of energy efficient and sustainable buildings.