INTRODUCTIONOn November 30th 2015, 23 countries and the European Union launched Mission Innovation (MI), an effort to significantly hasten clean energy innovation. This workshop will focus on laying the ground work for the research and development plan of Priority Area #4 (Predictive Maintenance and Control Optimization), which is carried out within the context of Innovation Challenge #7 (Affordable Heating and Cooling), one of the challenges charted in MI.

Faulty equipment and suboptimal control strategies in buildings result in increased energy use in buildings, higher electric peaks and higher GHG emissions. Priority area #4 will address these issues by leveraging Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) capabilities and applying AI techniques to large datasets to anticipate problems in building systems and introduce a proactive approach to building operation. Links to related cross-cutting activities, such as the development of a Comfort and Climate Box (activity CC4 in IC#7) and the relationship of buildings with the electric grid (Smart Grid, IC#1) will be explored.

RESEARCH PLANNING WORKSHOP

SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2018

Location

Montréal, Canada

MISSION INNOVATION

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

mission-innovation.net

INNOVATION CHALLENGE #7

AFFORDABLE HEATING & COOLING

PRIORITY AREA #4

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE & CONTROL OPTIMIZATION + CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES

The objective of the workshop is to refine the draft Research Program Plan and identify partners who can contribute to common projects in the area of predictive maintenance and control optimization of buildings. Invited participants include representatives of government organizations, and technical experts from academia and industry from the MI participant countries.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

08:00 20:00 Informal get together (location TBD; cost to be covered by each participant)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

09:00 09:30 Opening welcome and introductions

09:30 10:45 Background and Status Update

10:45 11:00 Morning health break

11:00 12:30 Round table#1: Vision discussion

12:30 13:30 Lunch

13:30 15:00 Round table#2: Common research platform functionality discussion

15:00 15:30 Afternoon health break

15:30 17:00 Round table#3: Work planning discussion

17:00 18:00 Visit to Concordia Solar Simulator and Environmental Chamber

19:30 22:00 Supper (location TBD; cost to be covered by each participant)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

09:00 09:15 Summary of Day #1

09:15 10:45 Country Presentations: Links and participation offers

10:45 11:00 Morning health break

11:00 12:30 Governance discussion

12:30 13:30 Lunch

13:30 16:00 Next steps

16:30 18:30 Visit to Varennes Net Zero Energy Library

Please RSVP by September 5, 2018 Contact: José A. Candanedo, Natural Resources Canada

jose.candanedoibarra@canada.ca | Tel.: +1 450-652-3126