Automated Cloud-Based Continuously Optimizing Energy Management System

The Automated Cloud-Based Continuously Optimizing Building Energy Management System (ACCO-BEMS) cost-effectively overcomes limitations of existing Building Energy Management Systems through cloud-based and automated control of energy-related building devices, systems, and sensors. Developed by MelRok in collaboration with the DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ACCO-BEMS has been used at Pomona College to catalyze reductions of building energy use through its automated optimization of energy controls, fault detection, and automated work order dispatch. This includes a novel occupant counting technique based on a number of devices connected to the Wi-Fi network (such as cell phones, computers).