Cushman & Wakefield Announces Partnership with Lucid to Deliver Energy and Sustainability Intelligence

SEATTLE, Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, has announced a new partnership with BuildingOS software provider Lucid to further enhance the firm's platform for delivering the next generation of energy and sustainability intelligence. The collaboration, which was introduced at the 2017 CoreNet Global Summit in Seattle, builds on Cushman & Wakefield's commitment to partner with global technology organizations in order to deliver cutting-edge, innovative services that keep clients' facilities running at peak performance.

Lucid's BuildingOS software provides Cushman & Wakefield's building management experts with a central platform to engage and manage energy and sustainability data. BuildingOS makes it easier and faster to transform building operations data into performance improvements through reduced cost and enhanced sustainability performance.

"This collaboration combines Lucid's outstanding technology with Cushman & Wakefield's vast real estate and facilities expertise to improve building efficiency for our clients," said Steven Quick, CEO, Global Occupier Services, Cushman & Wakefield. "With this new platform, we have strengthened our ability to help clients achieve reduced operational costs and enhanced sustainability, in addition to driving occupant satisfaction and productivity."

Using existing building data, BuildingOS is able to unlock immediate value for clients by allowing Cushman & Wakefield professionals to identify operational patterns and outliers. Cushman & Wakefield uses this data to advise clients on ways to reduce their energy consumption and enhance building performance. The BuildingOS software can also be tailored with highly customizable dashboards and reports, allowing Cushman & Wakefield advisors to meet the distinct needs of each client.

"Cushman & Wakefield is excited to add the data centralization, reporting, and analytics capabilities of Lucid's BuildingOS to our energy and sustainability platform. This tool will enhance our professionals' ability to identify opportunities to deliver on our client's unique energy and sustainability goals," said Gary Graham, Director of Energy Management, Global Occupier Services, Cushman & Wakefield.

The Lucid software enables Sustainability, Finance, Operations, and Energy Management teams to communicate and collaborate on building operations and KPIs. Using automated utility bill management and ENERGY STAR reporting, these teams can evaluate the ROI of efficiency efforts and investments in real time.

"This partnership enables Lucid to provide our award-winning data platform and robust energy and sustainability applications to Cushman & Wakefield clients across the globe," said Will Coleman, CEO, Lucid. "Our fast-to-deploy and easy-to-use BuildingOS software combined with the vast real estate expertise of Cushman & Wakefield professionals will deliver cutting-edge analytics and innovative services that transform data into valuable insights and results."

About Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm that helps clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. Our 45,000 employees in more than 70 countries help occupiers and investors optimize the value of their real estate by combining our global perspective and deep local knowledge with an impressive platform of real estate solutions. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest commercial real estate services firms with revenue of $6 billion across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services (C&W Services), global occupier services, investment & asset management (DTZ Investors), project & development services, tenant representation, and valuation & advisory. 2017 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Cushman & Wakefield brand. 100 years of taking our clients' ideas and putting them into action. To learn more, visit www.cushwakecentennial.com, www.cushmanwakefield.com, or follow @CushWake on Twitter.

About Lucid
Lucid is the provider of the industry leading BuildingOS IoT data platform. BuildingOS combines data from buildings systems, sensors, costs, and operations to power energy and sustainability, building analytics, and portfolio reporting applications. BuildingOS applications enable data-driven decisions to improve building efficiency and drive energy conservation and savings. Lucid's BuildingOS cloud platform is adopted by more than 500 customers with more than 15,000 buildings and 1.5 billion square feet under management. It empowers over 12,000 energy, facilities, and sustainability management professionals in maximizing building performance while improving occupant satisfaction within their buildings. For more information, visit https://lucidconnects.com/

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