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Design smarter. Build for energy resilience. Power a sustainable future.

Deliver efficient, sustainable and future‑ready buildings that can adapt to the unexpected.

Discover proven strategies to optimize energy efficiency

Discover proven strategies to optimize energy efficiency
Learn best practices for designing EV‑ready buildings

Learn best practices for designing EV‑ready buildings
See how to design distributed energy resources in your next project

See how to design distributed energy resources in your next project

Download the S&P Global Energy report

Based on new global research from S&P Global Energy, this report explores how modular platform integration, distributed energy resources (DERs) and AI are transforming buildings into flexible, intelligent energy assets—moving organizations from passive energy consumption to active energy management, with AI becoming foundational to operational performance.

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Building trends shaping energy efficiency, resiliency and electrification

Energy, resiliency and electrification trends worldwide are transforming commercial building design and operations.

Buildings sector’s contribution to global carbon emissions

Share of businesses in the US that experience some type of power shortage with 25% experiencing financial loss due to outages

Energy wasted in US commercial buildings

European buildings suffer from poor energy performance

Build for what’s next: Energy‑efficient, EV‑ready and DER‑integrated commercial buildings

Designing commercial buildings with efficient electrical systems, EV‑ready infrastructure and integrated distributed energy resources (DERs) is critical as electrification and regulatory demands increase, reducing cost, carbon and risk while enabling scalable, resilient, data‑driven operations.

Modern office building using renewable energy

Learn more about designing energy efficiency in commercial buildings

As energy codes and sustainability demands evolve, energy‑efficient, data‑driven electrical design helps teams balance cost, performance and security—supported by Eaton’s digital tools, intelligent power solutions and engineering expertise.

Find out how to plan EV charging and electrical design in commercial buildings

With growing EV adoption and stricter codes, commercial designs must plan early for electrical capacity, load management and scalability, using best practices and solutions like Eaton’s to deliver safe, compliant EV‑ready buildings.

Discover more about integrating distributed energy resources in commercial building design

Driven by decarbonization, rising costs and resiliency needs, early planning for DERs like solar, battery energy storage and microgrids enables compliant, high‑performance, future‑ready commercial buildings.

Engineer in solar farm tablet visualization

How Eaton supports energy‑efficient, resilient and low‑carbon building design

Designing for resiliency, energy efficiency and sustainability involves navigating a complex landscape of new technologies and changing expectations. It requires balancing performance, cost, reliability and evolving codes—often under tight timelines and resource constraints. Our application engineers help consultants navigate these tradeoffs by providing clarity early in the design process.

Clarify project goals, such as energy efficiency, net-zero targets, resiliency or cost avoidance and translate them into practical design considerations.

Validate design assumptions and system concepts for technologies like energy storage, electrification, microgrids and EV charging, ensuring solutions align with real-world operating needs and budgets.

Support early-stage feasibility discussions by helping teams understand sizing tradeoffs, system interactions and operational impacts before detailed engineering begins.

Eaton application engineers help consultants pressure test ideas, identify constraints and simplify complex decisions, enabling more confident, efficient design development.

Connect with an expert application engineer

Design smarter. Build for energy resilience. Power a sustainable future.

Download the S&P Global Energy report

Building trends shaping energy efficiency, resiliency and electrification

Build for what’s next: Energy‑efficient, EV‑ready and DER‑integrated commercial buildings

How Eaton supports energy‑efficient, resilient and low‑carbon building design

Insights and best practices for energy efficient, sustainable and resilient building design

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Streamline design efficiency

Connect with an expert application engineer

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Design smarter. Build for energy resilience. Power a sustainable future.

Download the S&P Global Energy report

Building trends shaping energy efficiency, resiliency and electrification

Build for what’s next: Energy‑efficient, EV‑ready and DER‑integrated commercial buildings

How Eaton supports energy‑efficient, resilient and low‑carbon building design

Insights and best practices for energy efficient, sustainable and resilient building design

We’re here to help

Streamline design efficiency

Connect with an expert application engineer

Collaborate in project center

Consultant portal

Contact us

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