BuildingIQ Chosen for GSA Proving Program

SAN FRANCISCO—Energy management software firm BuildingIQ, says that its technology has been chosen by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for its Green Proving Ground Program. Spurred by Executive Order 13514, the Green Proving Ground Program aims to help government buildings move one step closer to net-zero-energy classification and meet targeted sustainability goals. BuildingIQ was selected for its proprietary Predictive Energy Optimization software, which reduces commercial energy costs—due to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) operations—by as much as 25%.

GSA will implement BuildingIQ’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, through the Green Proving Ground Program, at its Jacksonville, FL, and Dayton, OH, host sites in order to evaluate the technology in a real-world context. For each building the software will automatically create a customized thermal model that can predict energy consumption, cost and comfort based on building characteristics, weather forecasts, energy pricing, tariffs, and demand response signals. The intelligent software will minimize both peak and ongoing energy consumption in these buildings by making real-time adjustments to building controls.