PEAK
By CIM Environmental Pty Ltd
PEAK is the flagship AI-powered building analytics platform developed by CIM, an Australian-based technology company. The platform leverages advanced machine learning, engineering expertise, and centralized data insights to optimize large buildings and property portfolios for performance, sustainability, and operational efficiency. CIM’s solutions are particularly used by real estate investment trusts, property managers, large enterprises, and government property owners.
CIM was founded in 2015 by David Walsh, who identified inefficiencies in building management processes while working in the energy efficiency sector. Walsh aimed to utilize software and data science to unlock unstructured building data without requiring extensive new hardware. CIM grew by targeting complex commercial assets such as office towers, airports, and museums, eventually developing the PEAK platform into a solution that could seamlessly connect with existing building infrastructure.
Headquartered in Sydney, CIM expanded globally with a European office in Ireland and significant growth in the UK and North America. As of mid-2025, the company has more than 100 employees.
The core product is the PEAK Platform, a SaaS solution for real-time, portfolio-wide building analytics. Key features and offerings include:
Continuous 24/7 performance monitoring using AI-powered algorithms for fault detection, predictive maintenance, and alerting.
Centralized, cleansed data from disparate sources: BMS, IoT sensors, utility meters, HVAC systems, lifts, energy/water data, etc.
Automated issue identification and step-by-step action recommendations for teams of any technical expertise.
Customizable dashboards, benchmarking against portfolio peers, and actionable insights to drive sustainability efforts.
Seamless integration with existing building management systems (vendor-agnostic, minimal hardware required).
Mobile access for team collaboration, progress sharing, workflow assignments, and updates from any location.
Robust reporting for compliance, CAPEX planning, tenant comfort monitoring, and resource optimization.
API and out-of-the-box integrations with tools such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google services, and major CRMs.
CIM champions a culture of innovation, transparency, and collaboration. The company places high value on practical problem-solving, leveraging data to achieve sustainability and efficiency in the built environment. The team includes mechanical and software engineers, data scientists, and former property professionals working together to drive tangible, measurable customer outcomes. CIM explicitly promotes a “collaborative and transparent end-to-end process” both internally and for customers, and is recognized for customer-centric support and continuous professional development opportunities
PEAK is used by a growing international clientele, ranging from property investment giants to cultural institutions, manufacturers, and global corporations. Large clients include Charter Hall, Lendlease, Intel, Scentre Group, Dell, and the GPT Group.
Community engagement is strong: PEAK users actively collaborate with CIM’s support and engineering teams, participate in portfolio benchmarking, and provide feedback for continual platform improvement.
