Mitch Kasyon
Username
Mitch Kasyon
Proposer First Name
Mitch
Proposer Email
mitch@passivelogic.com
Proposer Last Name
Kasyon

Boston 2021 Areas of Focus

Proposer Company/Organization
PassiveLogic
Proposer Job Title
Business Development
Proposed Session Description
Buildings account for 41% of U.S. total energy use. A DoE study concluded that controls and commissioning was the best opportunity for addressing building inefficiency, yet the problem persists as building controls in 2020 are still based on a foundation of 19th century technologies. The Autonomous Buildings platform reinvents building controls by creating deep digital twins of every component of a building, including its occupants and environment, allowing controls to operate on auto-pilot and optimize every component of the building's systems as an integrated whole. Autonomous Buildings have proven 30% energy savings compared to conventional control systems. Applying this solution across the entire U.S. building sector creates a net savings opportunity of 9.6 Quads per year — equivalent to taking 1/3 of all vehicles off the road. Physics based digital twin technology, when layered with novel AI techniques, creates a platform that enables anyone to design autonomous systems. Whereas incumbent automation products require deep expertise in programming and integration, an autonomous building platform allows users to create advanced systems without the need for a technical background. This type of technology inclusion is what is needed to drive wide-scale deployment of energy efficiency in buildings.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
The presentation will be co-led by Travis Hallstrom, a female co-founder of PassiveLogic, and Mitch Kasyon, an emerging professional in the building automation industry. One of the main topics of the presentation is that of technology inclusion. Autonomous buildings, in particular, address two themes: 1. Everyone should have access to comfortable, resilient, and healthy buildings. A fully autonomous platform can scale into any size building, as opposed to the current solutions which are only affordable to large commercial projects. 2. As we develop more and more advanced solutions, we need to consider how everyone will be able interact with the technology. A fully autonomous platform for buildings gives a much wider audience the tools they need to design and install systems that transition buildings into full autonomy.
Learning Objectives
1: Participants will discover how lessons learned in the autonomous vehicle industry is informing a revolution in autonomous systems designs for buildings
2: Participants will gain insight into the physics-based digital twin technology framework that enables full Autonomy for buildings
3: Participants will understand how Autonomous Buildings democratize technology and widen the marketplace for smart buildings
4: Participants will explore how Autonomous Buildings are the foundation for next-generation energy and facilities management capabilities
Has this session been presented before?
Yes
When and Where?
Troy Harvey, CEO of PassiveLogic presented a related session called "Autonomous Building Systems. Deep Integrated Systems… Disguised as a BMS" at the iSE Smart Buildings Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Feb. 10, 2020.
Additional Comments
Troy Harvey is scheduled to present on topics related to Autonomous Buildings at the 2021 ASHRAE Winter Conference
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 2 - Some prior knowledge helpful.
Session Format Details
One Sixty Minute presentation followed by Q&A
Recommended Length
60-minute session

Strongest Content Connection - Boston 2021

Comments about your speaker roster
Travis Anna Hallstrom - Director of Operations and Partnerships at PassiveLogic Ms. Hallstrom's professional background spans Product Development, Business Analysis, and Project Management. She has experience applying data science across a wide variety of technology and engineering sectors, including projects in: business growth and development, software development, embedded development, building science, education technology, energy management, finance, and public health. 
Prior to joining PassiveLogic, she led Heliocentric, an innovative firm in the emerging market of applied building science. Her unique vertical approach incorporating agile product development processes into the traditional buildings contracting industry engaged clients in needs assessment, consulting, engineering, reporting, designing, building, and implementing custom solutions throughout a building project's life-cycle. Mitch Kasyon - Business Development at PassiveLogic Mr. Kasyon is an MBA engineer whose expertise spans the fields of business development, technical project specification requirements, and translating complex ideas into understandable concepts. As an emerging professional in the industry, he has worked with customers to develop PassiveLogic’s partner network, helped educate customers on the platform’s fundamental paradigm shift in technology, and attended industry events to grow relationships and gain deeper insights into the needs of the HVAC industry.
Anything else you'd like to tell us about your session proposal?
The session is intended for anyone who is involved in the energy infrastructure — from building owners, engineers, and installers, to utilities professionals, power generation, and policy makers. Autonomous Buildings, as the foundation for smart cities, directly affect a large number of stakeholders. All people who use buildings (everyone) is encouraged to attend.
Reviewer 1
Roth, Kurt
Proposal #
198
Committee Decision
Rejected

Presenters

Full Description
When we present on the current state of the building automation industry, people are often astonished to learn that building control systems still don’t know even the most fundamental aspects of the facilities they operate. Right now, “smart” buildings really aren’t really smart at all — at best they are just connected. We have supercomputers that fit into our pockets and that we use in our personal lives every day, and yet our buildings — the world’s largest controlled infrastructure — are lagging far behind the technology curve of many other industries and aspects of our lives. Autonomous Buildings represent a paradigm shift that will define the next century of our built infrastructure. When buildings are equipped with control systems that truly understand the physics of the envelope, mechanical equipment, the environment, and the occupants, we unlock so many opportunities for our indoor spaces where we spend 90% of our time. We can create efficient buildings that lead the way into the energy transition, make occupants truly comfortable based on full physiological modeling (not just air temperature), and create the foundation for the smart cities of the future. Autonomous buildings interact with one another and trade distributed renewable energy resources, amplifying resilience and intelligent energy use through whole-grid interactivity.