Connected Buildings Innovator (Northwest U.S.)

Lead Performer: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Richland, WA
Partners:
-- Amazon – Seattle, WA
-- City of Seattle, WA
-- BNIM – Kansas City, MO
-- CleanTech Alliance – Seattle, WA
-- Emerson Climate Technologies – Sidney, OH
-- National Association of Realtors – Chicago, IL
-- Microsoft – Redmond, WA
-- Smart Buildings Center – Seattle, WA
DOE Total Funding: $2,300,000
Project Term: January 1, 2016 – September 30, 2019
Funding Opportunity: Lab Award

Project Objective

Despite projections of tremendous market growth of connected devices in the near future, current connected technologies—especially for residential and small commercial buildings—have not been valued in the mainstream market due to lack of clear consumer and grid benefits. To overcome this obstacle, this project will develop complex control methods and transactive applications for connected energy systems; evaluate methods, applications, and solutions through field validations; and form a network and leadership group to advance the connected building sector in the U.S.

Project Impact

This project will advance R&D in transactive buildings and complex control science by better integrating connected technologies to factors that motivate the market, validate the connected building technologies through proof of concept and field validations, and create a clear market channel for consumer and grid “friendly” technologies to facilitate market adoption of connected buildings and their associated products by consumers and utilities.

Contacts

DOE Technology Manager: Joe Hagerman
Principal Investigator: Nora Wang, PNNL

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