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Key Contact: Beth Cushing, Director of Development, bcushing@cleanurbanenergy.com, direct: 970-708-0792, fax: 312-577-0950

Clean Urban Energy, Inc. (”CUE”) has developed an application for building automation systems that:
>  Substantially reduces HVAC energy expense and risk;
>  Improves the return on the energy efficiency investments; and
>  Reduces building carbon footprint and supports LEED certification.

In the Summer 2009, CUE is demonstrating the on-line, automated version of this application in 50 large
commercial office buildings in the Chicago metropolitan area in anticipation of going to market in 2010.

Thermal Mass Control
CUE technology uses the thermal mass of your building – floors, walls, desks, machinery – to store cool at night when electricity prices are at their lowest. The stored cool is then released throughout the day, significantly reducing air-conditioner usage while maintaining comfort levels.

Building Models
CUE technology begins by creating a physics model of your building. After spending half a day on-site, CUE’s research team will develop a model of your building to learn how its thermal mass behaves. From this model, we can strategically determine the best way to operate your HVAC system on any day and under any environmental condition.

Optimize HVAC Operations
Going to market in 2010, CUE technology will directly update your building automation system several times a day. Using numerous variables, such as hourly electric prices and weather, CUE’s online technology will automatically optimize HVAC operations. CUE will send data directly to your building automation system every hour as conditions change to ensure that your building is operating at its most efficient. The result will be a 20-40% decrease in HVAC power costs.

Environmental Impact
CUE technology not only makes your building run more efficiently, it helps the power grid and ultimately power plants to run more efficiently as well. CUE shifts electric demand from day to night, reducing daytime strain on the grid, and using the “surplus” of electricity generated at night. A wide portfolio of buildings will take a significant cut out of coal-plant carbon emissions.