BrainBox AI has unveiled ARIA (Artificial Responsive Intelligent Assistant), a generative AI-powered virtual building assistant that it says will seamlessly integrate into daily operations while optimizing energy usage, and reducing carbon emissions.
The virtual assistant provides a 360-degree view of a building's data, focusing on its systems and components to make accurate and holistically informed recommendations for strategic decision-making. ARIA's design incorporates a two-way interaction, allowing facility managers and building operators to prompt it to carry out specific tasks and advise future actions toward efficient and effective building management.
The assistant offers a range of skills, including reporting, fault detection and diagnostics, building control and execution, data visualization, decision-making, and predictive maintenance. It provides real-time insights and recommendations for smarter building decisions, making HVAC management a breeze, and offering sustainable insights in a click.
Jean-Simon Venne, BrainBox AI's Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer, emphasized ARIA's ability to delegate mundane tasks and repetitive analytics, allowing building teams to focus on more value-driven responsibilities. "ARIA's intelligence and intuition channels AI in truly unprecedented ways to help clients achieve their own unique decarbonization, energy consumption, and operational efficiency goals," Venne stated.
ARIA's intelligence is derived from BrainBox AI's autonomous AI technology, providing a comprehensive view of a building's data, systems, and components. This enables ARIA to make accurate and holistic recommendations for strategic decision-making. The two-way interaction allows facility managers to assign tasks to ARIA and receive proactive advice on future actions, transforming building management from reactive to proactive.
ARIA is built on Amazon Bedrock, taking advantage of a combination of AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, and Amazon Athena services. The company says this robust foundation enables ARIA to harness the power of AI and machine learning to drive innovation and build AI-powered solutions that can easily scale.
The virtual assistant's capabilities span across various areas, including reporting, fault detection and diagnostics, building control and execution, data visualization, decision-making, and predictive maintenance. ARIA can instantly access and share building data, pinpoint issues, prioritize repairs, adjust HVAC schedules, and provide real-time insights for smarter building decisions.
Howard Wright, Vice President and Global Head of Startups at AWS, expressed enthusiasm for ARIA's potential impact: "We couldn't be happier to see a groundbreaking solution like ARIA come to fruition—one that will completely change building operations and empower facility managers around the world to optimize energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions even beyond what they have been able to do with BrainBox AI's existing solution."
Overall ARIA makes a significant impact on building operations management, reducing HVAC energy costs by up to 25% and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40%. This significant step in innovation meaningfully advances BrainBox AI's mission to help save the planet with AI.
In an era where sustainability is paramount, AI tech like ARIA could be critical to make buildings smarter, greener, and more efficient.