“ We can achieve on the order of 10 % to 20 % additional emission reductions, even for brand new buildings and those with the highest level of green certification,” Katie says.“ When those buildings were inaugurated and initiated, they may have been tuned so that they had the highest level of green performance, but over time those set points get changed or those set points migrate.”
From climate culprit to champion AI, the energy transition and geopolitical shifts are already happening and, by 2050, will touch every part of life, buildings included.
Katie thinks that buildings are set to transition beyond digital to become autonomous.
She says:“ When a building is responding instantaneously to command and instruction it can ensure healthy air for occupants, drive operating costs down and talk to the grid, potentially making the building owner money in selling energy capacity or physical energy back to that grid. The trajectory is exciting.”
“ As we do that, the building goes from being a major climate culprit to a real climate champion.”
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