Research Grants & Awards

• 2012 California Energy Commission – Public Interest Energy Resource (PIER) Grant
  • $1.5 million grant for FDD. 250 California sites and involvement from all major California utilities
  • The Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program California’s premier energy R&D program, advancing science and technology in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy, advanced electricity technologies, energy-related environmental protection, and transmission and distribution, and transportation technologies.
  • To accomplish this, PIER enlists businesses, utilities, energy companies, public advocacy groups, and world-class scientists to bring to market energy technologies that provide environmental and economic benefits. 

• ASHRAE Innovative Research Grant – Phase III FDD Research
  • The ASHRAE Innovative Research Grant was established to provide seed funding for novel research deemed to have the potential to significantly advance the state-of-the-art in heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and refrigeration engineering. The idea is to encourage out-of-the-box research to complement the research proposed and guided by technical committees.

• 2010 Buildy Award – Technology Specific Category
  • Awarded for the Creation of the Demand Optimizer

• 2009 Buildy Award – Best Building Connectivity Implementation
  • Presented to the integrator, building owner or consultant with the most progressive building, supporting the vision of whole building integration and intelligent buildings.

• 2006 Technical Insights – Frost and Sullivan's European Excellence in Technology of the Year Award
  • Recognizes companies that have exhibited exemplary achievements in strategies and processes, and whose vision served as a catalyst in generating world-class performance within their industries.

• 2006 innovaLazio – Italian Regional Innovation Award
  • A project conceived by Filas and aimed at providing recognition to the most innovative enterprises in the region.

• Southern California Edison – Qualified in SCE incentive program - $0.09 per kwh up to 50% of project costs

• 13 in 2013 – 2013 Smart Grid Companies to Watch Nomination

• Western HVAC Performance Alliance – Member of FDD Subcommittee

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Providing Descriptive Data to Assist with Building Operations Decisions

• New Buildings Institute & Sempra Energy – FDD results report for Sempra Utilities in support of NBI work that got FDD accepted as part of CA title 24 code