Synopsis

Over the last two decades, hundreds of academic studies have shown the potential of advanced control systems to make commercial buildings more resource-efficient and more active participants in power grid operations. In the real world, however, that potential remains largely unrealized. To make a significant impact at scale and speed, advanced control systems for commercial buildings should:

• Deploy quickly, cheaply, and with little engineer effort;

• Interoperate smoothly with existing building control and automation systems;

• Ensure occupant comfort, privacy, and cybersecurity; and

• Provide attractive, tangible benefits.

This year’s Intelligent Building Operations workshop will gather practitioners and researchers to discuss how the building control community can bridge the abyss from algorithms to applications, unlocking the potential for improved building energy efficiency, rapid energy system decarbonization, and needed electric market participation by buildings.

About IBO-Boulder 2023

IBO-Boulder will gather practitioners and researchers to discuss how the building control community can bridge the abyss from algorithms to applications and will be hosted by RASEI (the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute between the University of Colorado and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) in Boulder, Colorado.

IBO-Boulder will be a two-day event covering successful business offerings available today, field demonstrations of intelligent building systems, barriers to adoption, and where researchers, educators, and funders can direct their efforts in the future. The purpose of this workshop is to enable a platform for lively exchange among building science and energy system practitioners and researchers and to allow for feedback early on in multi-year research endeavors.

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