Patent ID: 8583531

Claim:
A method for assessing performance of a building and for providing an operation and financial decision support system, the method comprising: receiving intra-day time-based energy use, weather, cost, and operations data associated with the building for a set of days, weeks, months or years, wherein the data is received at least two times per day; analyzing via a computer the data for consistency and continuity across the intra-day and multi-day intervals; generating via the computer time-based polynomial equations for each day derived from observed intra-day weather data; creating via the computer a complete data set by matching the interval energy data and interpolated weather data derived from the time-based polynomial equations; performing via the computer multiple, dynamic matrixed data processes in a visual, multi-dimensional environment; identifying and prioritizing by cost and frequency, operational periods, weather conditions, and equipment and controls configurations that result in inefficient and costly operations; generating via the computer a dynamic, decision support system that through multi-variate and relational visualization and an interactive, user-controlled feedback interface supports decision making to reduce energy costs from patterns of suboptimal performance based on the data and the building model; and presenting via the computer to an operator at least one recommendation based on the data, the decision support system, and the building model for improving building performance through one or more actions.