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Government Analytics

US develops analytics software to reduce energy consumption

By Adrienne Valdez | 14 April 2011

The City University of New York (CUNY) and IBM are developing new analytics technology that will help public schools in New York City reduce their energy consumption.

The Energy Analytics for Buildings project brings together teams from IBM Research, IBM Global Business Services, and the City University of New York’s Building Performance Lab.

The project involves collecting data about weather, energy and building characteristics and performing extensive data analysis, modelling and optimization about the portfolio of schools.

John T. Shea, CEO of the Division of School Facilities at New York City’s Department of Education said, “One of our goals at the Department of Education is to reduce energy use in our buildings and learn from it. The IBM/CUNY energy analytics tool would help us better manage our buildings and would help our teachers incorporate the information from the energy use in the building to supplement the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics curriculum.”

The software will be able to track, forecast, simulate and optimize energy consumption in buildings. The project will provide information and skills to help facility staff and property managers achieve significant energy savings, greenhouse gas emission reductions and cost savings.

The project is part of the movement to improve energy efficiency and develop new technologies for sustainable buildings under PlaNYC, New York City’s sustainability plan; the city plans to reduce its municipal carbon footprint by 30 percent by 2017.

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