Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryWeused componentsthat are available today,but

we assembled, linkedand operatedthemin an en-

tirely new way.The resulting systems display a
degreeofflexibilitythatmightbestbecalledadap-

tiveintelligence.

Thecontrol systemis thehubaboutwhich this con-
ceptof adaptive intelligencerevolves. There is an emerging effort to develop "intelligent" building
systemstocontrolstart/stoptimesforoptimalHVAC
operation, monitorelectrical and HVAC powercon-
sumption, and provide a diagnostic history of the
zoneinterior environment.Little has beenaccom- plishedin developing controlalgorithms tooptimize
windowand lighting operation in real-timewith re-
specttoenergy and occupantcomfort.

An optimum control system must be able to bal- ance numerous energy and occupant parameters
in real-time. Local task-basedand room-basedcon-
trols can betiedtowholebuildingsystemstofacili-
tatepowerful demandlimitingcapabilitiesin future
buildings thatusereal-timepricing and distributed generation strategies.