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As one of the most advanced and sustainability-driven arenas in the country, this California sports venue needed a smarter way to manage energy, comfort, and operations. With Predictive Maintenance powered by ABM Connect, the facility now runs at peak efficiency—cutting costs, boosting uptime, and meeting its high-performance sustainability goals.
Challenge
Designed for excellence, the arena required more than traditional maintenance to match its scale, complexity, and sustainability ambitions.
Key objectives included:
- Reducing downtime of critical systems
- Enhancing energy efficiency without sacrificing guest comfort
- Gaining actionable insights from analytics
- Improving capital planning with visibility into asset health
The venue needed a date-driven, intelligent solution that could monitor building performance in real time and support high-stakes operations on game days and every day.
Solution
ABM, already delivering facility engineering and cleaning services at the arena, introduced a new layer of performance: Predictive Maintenance enabled by ABM Connect.
This solution integrates advanced Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) with the facility’s building management system (BMS), allowing ABM’s engineers to:
- Continuously monitor equipment performance• Detect inefficiencies or faults early
- Address issues before they affect guests or escalate into costly repairs
- Provide actionable data for smarter maintenance and capital planning
Benefits &Â Outcomes
In just five months, the arena reached ROI breakeven—and the improvements didn’t stop there. The facility gained full visibility into energy use and equipment health, translating to measurable impact:
Annualized results include:
- $55,015 savings identified
- 416,959 kWh electrical savings
- 48,950 TON-hrs cooling savings
- 471,492 kBTU heating savings
Smart, sustainable outcomes
With ABM Connect Predictive Maintenance, the arena’s facility team now benefits from:
- Optimized energy and resource usage
- Reduced risk of equipment failure
- Extended asset life
- Streamlined capital planning
- Data-backed decisions that support operational excellence and sustainability
