by Shane Henson — June 10, 2011—Scientific Conservation, Inc. (SCI), a provider of energy efficiency solutions via predictive diagnostics and analytics, and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), developers of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating program, announced they will collaborate to develop and deliver third-party applications to be integrated into LEED Online. LEED Online is used by project teams to submit documentation toward the certification of LEED projects.
As part of the technology agreement, building owners will be able to use SCI’s SCIwatch technology through the LEED Online platform to enable automated fault detection for ongoing commissioning and predictive maintenance in commercial buildings. SCIwatch interfaces remotely with building management systems to analyze inputs, provide continuous visibility into building performance and maintenance needs, and identify operational anomalies causing energy waste, risk to equipment life, and impacts on occupant health.
SCIwatch enables LEED projects to benefit from sustained energy efficiency, reduced maintenance expenses, and increased value of building portfolios. Nearly 40,000 projects are currently participating in the commercial and institutional LEED rating systems, comprising more than 8 billion square feet of construction space in all 50 states and 120 countries.
