Managing Energy Consumption Through Green Design
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Managing the energy controls of green buildings just got a littler easier with the help of Einstein, an energy management system debuted by Mountain View, Calif.-based Verdigris on Sept. 8. The overall goal of Einstein is to help commercial buildings consume less energy by identifying patterns and spotting faulty appliances.
“Einstein makes it unbelievably easy to know what’s happening inside your building in real time, down to a single appliance,” said Mark Chung, CEO of Verdigris in a statement.
According to Verdigris, monitoring these systems can help reduce the amount of money customers spend annually on energy costs. It can also help lower a building’s carbon footprint, rely less on fossil fuels and increase the longevity of appliances.
“By collecting and analyzing the most granular energy data possible, Verdigris helps facility managers cut incredible amounts of energy waste and enables a true understanding of what’s driving their costs,” said David Kipling, vice president of corporate investments at Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Jabil Circuit, a customer of Verdigris in a statement.
Besides casting predictions on factors that could influence a building’s energy consumption, smart sensor technology provides comprehensive reports on maintenance alerts and faulty equipment features for every appliance in the building. According to a statement from Verdigris, this includes energy-consuming appliances like HVAC systems, LED lighting systems, natural gas and low-flow water fixtures.
Einstein ensures that energy consumption in commercial buildings will be reduced overtime since it points out energy-wasting patterns while standardizing opportunities for improvement, according to a statement from Verdigris.
“Einstein can now instantly deploy an always-on secure network for real-time remote diagnosis of equipment faults and other energy signature anomalies,” according to a statement from Verdigris.
In this upcoming year, Verdigris will be partnering with NASA’s Sustainability Base to help assist with energy management technologies for future space missions. Alongside NASA, Verdigris will be researching the Einstein platform’s potential for future habitat design and predictive analytics to reduce potential equipment failures.
Verdigris also plans to expand its reach and ship products to Orange Silicon Valley. Orange Silicon Valley is works with startup companies to help connect them to investors, manufactures and other opportunities.