Disparate Systems Pilot Program Provides Significant Cooling and Heating Energy Reductions
Bright Power is a nationwide provider of strategic energy solutions for building owners and operators. The organization’s mission is to increase the value and performance of buildings; improve the comfort, health, and productivity of occupants; and eliminate negative impacts on the climate.
This mission extends to the company’s own headquarters. Like many office buildings in New York, Bright Power’s leased space faced challenges with simultaneous heating and cooling due to uncontrolled perimeter radiation and packaged air conditioning on thermostats. The building’s system included individually controlled thermostatic radiator valves and a packaged air conditioning unit. Frequent simultaneous heating and cooling and a lack of control wasted energy and caused occupant discomfort. Bright Power engaged 75F in a pilot to control the space’s disparate systems with goals to reduce energy waste, increase comfort, and evaluate how IoT-based controls can help Bright Power’s commercial and multifamily clients achieve the same. The company also needed an open-source solution that could install in tandem with Tunstall radiator products.