Intelligence Driven Controls
Intelligence Driven Controls
The iDRC System
An AI-driven IoT control system for building performance optimization
Achieve 50% reduction in energy cost and 10x operational efficiency with instantaneous payback for building owners, operators and tenants
Our Method
(1) Learn tenant preferences, (2) Optimize control logic, (3) Save energy & cost
Enabling maximum savings with minimum cost
Our Projects
The technology has been proven in a full-scale prototype in Shanghai, China
Our Team
Our dedicated team of architects, engineers, computer scientists, and industry experts
Ben Schwegler, PhD.
Chief Scientific Advisor
35 years of experience as the Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist of The Walt Disney Company. Consulting Professor of Engineering at Stanford University.
Yan-Ping Wang
Founder and CEO
7 years of experience in BIM and Design Optimization. Former Disney Lab Building Technology R&D Lead. Masters Degree in Architecture from MIT, PhD. Candidate at Stanford University.
Chris Sandberg
Principal Engineer
31 years implementing BMS systems in Disney Theme Parks around the world including Florida, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Engineering degrees from Purdue and University of Florida.
Eugene Lee
Business Advisor
Helped to create 5 successful startups in China. Harvard Business School graduate, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University.
Alexandre Amat
Project Manager
MSc graduate of Civil Engineering from Tongji University and Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Former Disney Research Associate. Fluent in five languages, including English and Mandarin.
Carmo Cardoso
Project Manager
Masters of Architecture from the Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. Extensive experience using parametric tools. Former RFR parametric designer and Disney Research Associate.
Tim Tan
Research Associate
Tim Tan is a 4th year undergraduate student at Tongji University in the Structural Engineering department. Specialized in design optimization and parallel computing. Former Disney Research Associate.
Xiaoyu Yang
Research Associate
Master of Computer Science at Georgia Tech. Specialized in machine learning and AI algorithm development. Former Disney Research Associate.
Zhi Zhao
Research Associate
Focusing on developing advanced energy model calibration methods using machine learning and uncertainty-based analysis.
