How CBRE protected mission-critical facilities and saved $850K in one year with Wint
CBRE partnered with Wint to monitor water 24/7 across 57 client sites, preventing water damage in sensitive environments and supporting client ESG commitments.
Background
- CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.
- Through its Facilities Management segment, CBRE delivers facilities management and project management services, focusing on solutions that optimize the performance of buildings, estates, and workplaces.
- CBRE selected Wint as a partner to deliver water intelligence and leak mitigation solutions to help support CBRE-managed environments for its clients, including leading global tech companies’ office buildings, data centers, and HPC infrastructure
- Many of these mission-critical sites rely on advanced cooling systems and require resilient operations for sensitive areas like R&D spaces and server rooms, often across multiple locations.
The Challenge
- Preventing water damage is critical in sensitive R&D and server rooms across multiple CBRE-managed client sites.
- Sustainability is a top priority, aligning with clients’ corporate ESG policies and reporting expectations.
- Advanced cooling systems drive high water consumption, increasing exposure to hidden leaks and inefficiencies.
The Solution
- Deployed Wint across 57 sites, delivering 24/7 water usage monitoring and AI-driven leak detection to pinpoint hidden leaks early across CBRE’s portfolio.
- Enabled automatic shutoff to stop water flow at the detection of a leak, with valves automatically closing during off hours for thousands of hours across the portfolio in 2025.
- Protected server rooms from a major water incident, preventing potentially millions in damages and operational disruption.
- Detected hidden leaks across sites from day 1, enabling proactive maintenance and halting major water waste.
The Impact
The Impact
Across CBRE-managed client sites in 2025, Wint reduced water waste and operating costs while strengthening resilience of mission-critical environments.
236.4M liters of water saved
Wint uncovered leaks from Day 1, halting water waste and saving millions of liters of water.
$850K saved
By detecting inefficiencies and preventing damage, Wint delivered hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings.
$30K estimated damage savings
24/7 leak detection and automated shutoff helped avoid damage events while also protecting sensitive environments like server and R&D rooms.
1,808 hours with automated water shut-off
During off-hours, Wint automatically shut valves when issues were detected, reducing risk when buildings are less staffed and response times are slower.
Looking Forward
CBRE will continue expanding and operationalizing Wint’s real-time water intelligence across additional sites, using automated protection and optimization insights to further reduce waste, strengthen resilience in mission-critical spaces, and advance clients’ ESG performance.