IBM recently announced a new smarter buildings partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, the first higher education institution to pioneer use of a new cloud-based analytics system to reduce energy and facility operating costs. The university expects to save approximately 10 percent on utilities costs — nearly $2 million annually — by installing the system across 36 facilities on its Pittsburgh campus.
The partnership supports CMU’s technology-enhanced education and research focus, as well as its commitment to sustainability. Starting with a nine-building pilot, CMU will use the IBM building analytics system delivered on the IBM SoftLayer cloud to monitor thousands of data points from building automation and control systems. The solution uses analytics and asset management capabilities to monitor overall building performance, identify trends in building use and provide insights for facilities decision-making. The initial application of the building analytics system will focus on HVAC systems and later will extend to lighting, water and other utilities. The system is scheduled for full implementation in about three years.
The system will utilize SkySpark running on the IBM cloud for operational analytics of equipment systems. SkyFoundry is excited to be part of this groundbreaking project.
John Petze Thu 19 Mar 2015
IBM recently announced a new smarter buildings partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, the first higher education institution to pioneer use of a new cloud-based analytics system to reduce energy and facility operating costs. The university expects to save approximately 10 percent on utilities costs — nearly $2 million annually — by installing the system across 36 facilities on its Pittsburgh campus.
The partnership supports CMU’s technology-enhanced education and research focus, as well as its commitment to sustainability. Starting with a nine-building pilot, CMU will use the IBM building analytics system delivered on the IBM SoftLayer cloud to monitor thousands of data points from building automation and control systems. The solution uses analytics and asset management capabilities to monitor overall building performance, identify trends in building use and provide insights for facilities decision-making. The initial application of the building analytics system will focus on HVAC systems and later will extend to lighting, water and other utilities. The system is scheduled for full implementation in about three years.
The system will utilize SkySpark running on the IBM cloud for operational analytics of equipment systems. SkyFoundry is excited to be part of this groundbreaking project.
Read the full press release here
1ab09d36-855a442d Thu 19 Mar 2015
Congrats!
Kathiresan Rajagopal Fri 20 Mar 2015
Congratulations!