The PERFORMER project is an EU-funded initiative under FP7 focused on bridging the gap between predicted and actual energy performance in buildings through advanced monitoring solutions. It developed tools for exhaustive, real-time assessment and optimization, tested across European pilot sites.[cordis.europa]
Project Goals
PERFORMER aimed to create scalable methods for holistic building energy monitoring over the full lifecycle, incorporating KPIs, simulations, and ICT infrastructure like sensor kits and data warehouses. The core focus was exhaustive monitoring to identify deviations caused by building quality, operations, maintenance, occupancy, and behaviors. This addresses the EU’s challenge where buildings account for 40% of energy use and 36% of CO2 emissions.cordis.europa+1
Key Technologies
- PERFORMER Data Warehouse (PDW): Secure cloud or local storage for sensor data, with anomaly detection, fault diagnosis, and web services for integration.[cordis.europa]
- Energy Instrumentation Kit (PERFORMER Box): Gateway for non-BMS sensors, enabling local data processing, edge analytics, and KPI computation.[cordis.europa]
- Analytics Tools: Prediction algorithms using deep learning for baselines and forecasts, expert rules for gaps/faults, and visualization with heat maps.[cordis.europa]
- Other Components: KPI library, sensor gap analysis spreadsheets, envelope performance assessment software, and building info templates.[cordis.europa]
Pilot Sites and Results
Demonstrations occurred in four sites: St Teilo’s High School (UK), WOOPA offices (France), Iberostar Las Letras hotel (Spain), and a Polish building. Savings included 22% total energy at the UK school, 38% heating at the French office, and 10% electricity at the Spanish hotel through identified optimizations. The solution proved replicable EU-wide, contributing to standards like CEN/TC89.cordis.europa+1
Relevance to Architecture
For sustainable design pros using BIM like Revit, PERFORMER’s KPIs and monitoring align with energy modeling, aiding post-occupancy validation and retrofits—key for your eco-systemic architecture interests.cordis.europa+1
