Case Study: Carnegie Mellon University cuts energy consumption by 30% with Microsoft Power BI and OSIsoft PI System

University Improves Operational Efficiency Cuts Energy Consumption by 30 Percent with BI Solution

Carnegie Mellon University sought to improve building management and energy efficiency across its campus, a challenge complicated by a multitude of separate and complex building control systems. To overcome this, the university worked with vendor Microsoft Corporation and its partner OSIsoft, implementing a solution powered by the PI System, Power BI, and the Windows Azure platform to integrate and analyze its disparate data sources.

The solution implemented by Microsoft and its partners provided the university with centralized, real-time insight into building operations through powerful business intelligence tools. This allowed Carnegie Mellon to identify inefficiencies and faulty equipment, resulting in a 30 percent reduction in energy consumption in its own laboratory. Microsoft's technology also enabled the university to extend these benefits to other organizations, demonstrating the solution's significant impact and scalability.

Carnegie Mellon University

Bertrand Lasternas

Researcher, Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics