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Rudin had an innovative idea: to make their commercial buildings smarter and equip customers with the necessary tools to help influence the consumption of energy in a positive way. The goal? Rudin wanted its buildings to be more technologically advanced and environmentally sustainableâ?¦not a small task. Selex ES and Rudin Management knew it would be necessary to address sustainability issues with a multidisciplinary approach, through across-the-board methods that combined technology, engineering, physics, statistics, biology and social sciences. The confluence of expertise between the two companies was further enhanced by the participation of researchers from the Center for Computational Learning Systems (CCLS) at Columbia University in New York. CCLS has extensive longtime experience in applying artificial intelligence to energy and environmental solutions through the development of algorithms and methodologies for machine learning and forecasting. Rudin had already been collaborating with Columbia and filed patent applications outlining a new, more effective Building Operating Systems (BOS).

Di-BOSSâ??s ability to compare data sets of the learned behaviors of both building and occupants can reveal opportunities for energy savings. A notable example is the process that allows the â??brainâ?? to identify the optimal time for turning on air conditioning systems, varying it in accordance with behaviors recorded in the past and the number of users present in the building at a given time, considering weather forecasts and the state of equipment on a specific day of the year. This allows for a quick reduction of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, a module is offered which allows the sharing of data directly with tenants so they can monitor their own consumption and manifest savings through behavior modifications. During the first 12 months of operation at just one of Rudinâ??s buildings with approximately 2 million square feet, the savings totaled roughly $929,000, mainly through delayed ramp up in the mornings and earlier shut downs in the evening.

Commercial, Corporate, Government and Institutional Real Estate involve an inordinate amount of information, systems and business processes to operate the business. This data intensive, manual, mostly disconnected environment provides the perfect opportunity to radically transform how we do our business. For this reason we continue to recognize those who are leading the charge for a more efficient, effective and profitable industry.

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