Josh WentzUndergraduate Research Assistant

October 19, 2009

Green Intelligent Buildings of the FutureInterests, Conference Summary, & Related Research

[Energy Information Administration, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2008]

FACT: Buildings are the top contributor of greenhouse gas emissions affecting climate change

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FACT: Buildings systems are disconnected

Information technology is needed to create integration

INTEGRATION

CONNECTIVITY

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Convergence between a Building Automation System & an IT System

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September 29-30, 2009Santa Clara, CA

WHO ATTENDED: building owners, facility managers, property developers, contractors, consultantsMET: Southland Industries, Paul Ehrlich, Jack McGowan, Angela Lewis

PRODUCED BY: Engineered Systems MagazineRUN BY: Building Intelligence Group

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Research Topics

[Paul Ehrlich, Building Intelligence Group, 2009]

Green Intelligent Building Conference Summary

PROBLEMS

1. Building process

2. Building Industry & IT Gap

3. Integration Infrastructure

4. Public Awareness

Green Intelligent Building Conference Summary

DRIVING FORCES TO CHANGE

1. Building process• How do you communicate with the end user?• Transparency of sustainability• Transparency of energy consumption vs. cost

2. Building Industry & IT Gap• Teach the next generation of systems integrators at

university level

3. Integration Infrastructure• Recovery act funding• Success by recent example

4. Public Awareness • People being social conscience about their green

participation

Green Intelligent Building Conference Summary

SUCCESS BY EXAMPLE

•Sim City

•EA Sports

•Prius

•Shazam

•Google Maps & Earth

•iTunes

•Banking Industry

•Cisco

Green Intelligent Building Conference Summary

SOLUTIONS & BENEFITS

1. Building process

2. Building Industry & IT Gap

3. Integration Infrastructure

4. Public Awareness

Tridium

[Ed Merwin, Tridium, 2009]

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Cisco

[Ed Richards, Cisco, 2009]

Energy Business Intelligence will benefit both the environment and consumers by making an efficient integrated building

ENERGY BUSINE

SSINTELLIGENCE

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Energy Business Intelligence (EBI) is a web portal that will monitor and highlight inefficient areas for concern

[Engineered Systems, 2009]

Valence Energy

[Alexis Ringwald, Valence Energy, 2009]

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Energy Business Intelligence1ST TOOL: Global Energy Management for Sustainability

ENERGY BUSINE

SSINTELLIGENCE

[Jack McGowan, Energy Business Intelligence, 2009]

Energy Business Intelligence (EBI) is a web portal that will monitor and highlight inefficient areas for concern

[Engineered Systems, 2009]

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Bibliography

Paul Ehrlich, Building Intelligence Group

Kevin Powell, GSA

Ed Merwin, Tridium

Ed Richards, Cisco

Alexis Ringwald, Valence Energy

Jack McGowan, Energy Business Intelligence

Josh WentzUndergraduate Research Assistant

jrw5159@psu.edu

www.personal.psu.edu/jrw5159/

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