Optimising the future of Liverpool’s innovation hub
Following a £2M redevelopment, AI-led analysis identified £33,233 of annual energy efficiencies and 48+ tonnes of avoidable CO₂.
CENTRAL TECH is a cornerstone of Liverpool's innovation ecosystem. Following a £2M redevelopment by Sciontec in 2025, the site was positioned as a world-class hub for life sciences and digital technology. CSR Sustain was engaged to ensure the building's performance reflected its high-tech purpose.
Client: Sciontec · CENTRAL TECH · Location: Liverpool
- Continuous AI monitoring layered over the existing BMS
- Targeted recalibration of chilled beams and terminal units
- Site and data insights combined to improve system reliability
- Shift from reactive call-outs to predictive maintenance
How the programme ran
BMS harmonisation
Analysis identified misalignments in Building Management System logic, with HVAC components operating sub-optimally.
Continuous AI monitoring
AI-based observation highlighted anomalies and minor faults that manual inspection would have overlooked.
Precision calibration
Performance data identified chilled beams and terminal units operating outside optimal parameters, leading to targeted recalibration.
What made this difficult
Energy overlap
Plant running outside occupancy schedules, with control settings drifting through seasonal change and manual overrides.
Environmental consistency
Plant running outside occupancy schedules, with control settings drifting through seasonal change and manual overrides.
Carbon emissions
Plant running outside occupancy schedules, with control settings drifting through seasonal change and manual overrides.
Reactive maintenance
Plant running outside occupancy schedules, with control settings drifting through seasonal change and manual overrides.
The outcome
R348,516 kWh of optimisation potential and 48+ tonnes of annual CO₂ avoidance identified, alongside £33,233 in annual energy efficiencies from optimising boilers and chillers — plus over £20,000 per year eliminated in BMS engineer call-out fees. The findings established a performance blueprint for Sciontec's wider estate, including Liverpool Science Park.
Lessons
- Post-redevelopment is exactly when performance drift is easiest to catch
- Highly serviced life science assets reward continuous optimisation
- A single building can set the performance blueprint for a wider estate
