BuildingIQ, an energy management software company, has announced its first Predictive Energy Optimization pilot project in the United States at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. The BuildingIQ pilot installation, together with Argonne's expertise in optimization and modeling, is expected to improve energy performance at Argonne's Theory and Computing Sciences (TCS) building as well as enable the further collaboration and development of sustainable innovative technologies between BuildingIQ and leading researchers at the facility.
TCS is the largest and newest building at Argonne. Completed in 2009 and occupying more than 200,000 sf, the building features a Metasys building management system (BMS) from Johnson Controls. The BuildingIQ Predictive Energy Optimization system plugs into the building’s BMS and leverages the existing energy infrastructure to reduce energy use without costly upgrades or capital projects. The BuildingIQ system has a unique ability to reduce energy usage while minimizing tenant impact. The system automatically learns the building’s thermal characteristics; incorporates weather forecasts, electricity tariffs, and other factors such as demand response signals; and then continuously manages the energy use in the building to optimize cost, emissions, and occupant comfort.
