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Alex Grace
Alex Grace is the Vice President of Business Development at KGS Buildings. He brings extensive experience developing channel partner relationships and go-to-market strategy for combined SaaS and engineering services. Alex’s responsibilities at KGS include developing and expanding the KGS Buildings partner network and supporting domestic and international sales. Alex is passionate about energy efficiency in the built environment and the opportunity that Fault Detection holds to drive energy and CO2 reduction goals. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Political Science and Sustainable Business. When he is not in the office marveling at the abilities of the KGS team, Alex can be found bouldering area rock faces.

How a MIT Research Laboratory Implemented Clockworks to Achieve $286,000 in Annual Savings

When you think of a research laboratory, you probably think about a lot of data, a lot of brainpower, and some of the most innovative discoveries made by humankind to date. Behind all of this incredible work is the energy that powers laboratories and all of their state-of-the-art equipment. In the case of a 450,000 square foot MIT research laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, energy costs were increasing, and, as a result, they were missing out on major utility program incentives. To get back on track and uncover the issues causing an escalation in energy inefficiency, MIT’s research laboratory implemented KGS Buildings’ flagship software, Clockworks, to automate their building diagnostics and uncover significant cost savings. In just one year, the MIT research laboratory realized $286,000 in validated annual savings and $50,000 in utility incentives. Sound like the kind of savings you hope to achieve across your buildings?
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