Green Intelligent Building Conference Summary

Green Intelligent Buildings of the Future
Interests, Conference Summary, & Related Research
Josh Wentz
Undergraduate Research Assistant
October 19, 2009

FACT: Buildings are the top contributor of greenhouse gas emissions affecting climate change
[Energy Information Administration, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2008]

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FACT: Buildings systems are disconnected
[Kevin Powell, GSA, 2009]

Information technology is needed to create integration
CONNECTIVITY
INTEGRATION

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Convergence between a Building Automation System & an IT System
[Kevin Powell, GSA, 2009]

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September 29-30, 2009
Santa Clara, CA
PRODUCED BY: Engineered Systems Magazine
RUN BY: Building Intelligence Group
WHO ATTENDED: building owners, facility managers, property developers, contractors, consultants
MET: Southland Industries, Paul Ehrlich, Jack McGowan, Angela Lewis

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Research Topics
[Paul Ehrlich, Building Intelligence Group, 2009]

Green Intelligent Building Conference Summary
PROBLEMS
Building process
Building Industry & IT Gap
Integration Infrastructure
Public Awareness

DRIVING FORCES TO CHANGE
Building process
How do you communicate with the end user?
Transparency of sustainability
Transparency of energy consumption vs. cost
Teach the next generation of systems integrators at university level
Recovery act funding
Success by recent example
Public Awareness
People being social conscience about their green participation

SUCCESS BY EXAMPLE
Sim City
EA Sports
Prius
Shazam
Google Maps & Earth
iTunes
Banking Industry
Cisco

SOLUTIONS & BENEFITS
Building process
Public Awareness

Tridium
[Ed Merwin, Tridium, 2009]

Cisco
[Ed Richards, Cisco, 2009]

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

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]

Energy Business Intelligence
1ST TOOL: Global Energy Management for Sustainability
[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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Paul Ehrlich, Building Intelligence Group

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Bibliography
Kevin Powell, GSA
Ed Merwin, Tridium
Ed Richards, Cisco
Alexis Ringwald, Valence Energy
Jack McGowan, Energy Business Intelligence

Questions?
Josh Wentz
Undergraduate Research Assistant
jrw5159@psu.edu
www.personal.psu.edu/jrw5159/

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