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Provis wins ‘ Sustainability Award at the Smart Built Environment Awards 2021
Provis , the region ’ s largest real estate services company , has won the Sustainability Award – Proptech category during the Smart Built Environment Awards 2021 ceremony held in Dubai recently .
Provis was recognised for its outstanding efforts in utilising technology to achieve significant energy savings , adopting a series of international green practices to make its business and communities under its management more sustainable and implementing effective sustainability strategies to safeguard the environment .
HP Aengaar , CEO , Provis , said : “ We are extremely proud to be recognised at the Smart Built Environment Awards for effectively adopting technology to make our business and communities greener . Our hard work has paid off and we have been able to deliver on our promise . Our sustainability strategy was developed in line with the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals ( UN SDGs ) and is cascaded across the organisation . We have introduced several technological and sustainable innovations aligned with these goals that have lowered our overall environmental footprint and positively impacted the environment , our communities , our employees and the wider community .”
In the first six months of 2021 , Provis achieved significant energy and utility savings worth AED3.4 million ( US $ 925,799 ) across 12 Provis managed communities , surpassing its initial 6-month target of AED 1.85 million ( US $ 490,129 ). The company successfully reduced over 7,000 tons of carbon emissions and conserved more than 17 million kWh of energy driven by chilled water and energy-optimisation initiatives , representing
HP Aengaar , CEO , Provis
a 14 % increase compared to what was achieved during the same period last year . The company is also aiming for a 2 to 3 % increase in its yearly energy savings targets by the end of 2022 .
Provis was nominated as a finalist in three other categories namely “ Property Management Company of the Year ”, “ Customer Happiness Award ”, and “ Industry Personality of the Year ” at the Smart Built Environment Awards 2021 .
Provis was set up in 2019 as a professional estate management company by Aldar Properties to become a leading estate management player that offers distinctive , technology powered , innovative customer experiences and journeys . In January this year , Provis assumed the responsibility of managing Aldar Properties ’ retail operations and recently acquired Asteco Property Management , expanding its offering to include retail operations , valuation and advisory , and franchising . p
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