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Revised December 2, 2008. BiQ History. Award of BiQ project ($90,000 US cost recovery) July 2005 Completion of BiQ Ver 1.0 and On Line May 2006 BETA test on 13 CBRE buildings (8 completed) Jan 2007 BiQ Advisory Board (Marketing and Validation programs) April 2007
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BiQ History • Award of BiQ project ($90,000 US cost recovery) July 2005 • Completion of BiQ Ver 1.0 and On Line May 2006 • BETA test on 13 CBRE buildings (8 completed) Jan 2007 • BiQ Advisory Board (Marketing and Validation programs) April 2007 • BiQC promotional efforts at Realcomm, BuilCon, All 2007
BiQ Recent Events • BIQ Advisory Board Call (Renew Definition and Goals) April 16th2008 • BiQ Advisory Board Call prior to IIBC July 24th 2008 • Honeywell purchases 1st Annual BiQ License June 2008 • Green Globes acquired by Jones Lange LaSalle July 2008 • BiQ presented at ACEEE, IFMA and other GREEN events All 2008 • BiQ Advisory Board Call (Convergence with BRIGHT) Dec 3th 2008
BIQ Goals • Increase Use of BIQ: • Promote benefits • Make access easier • Increase BIQ awareness: • Promote through sister associations • Promote through speeches & conferences • Promote through other rating systems • Increase Notoriety • Award program • Link to Cycle Costing Tool • Support RS Means new efforts for LCC to improve IB features
BIQ Achievements • Increase Use of BIQ: • CABA & BIQ has spoken at many conferences and organizations and provided FREE DEMOS to promote the BIQ. We have one sponsor and ~50 buildings in the database. • Increase BIQ awareness: • CABA & BIQ has spoken at many conferences and organizations to increase the awareness of the BIQ. ASHRAE, LEED, REALCOM, AEE, USGBC, WEEC, ACEEE, World Green Council, IFMA, others • Working with other rating systems (GBI, LEED, Energy Star, IB Europe) • Increase Notoriety • Award program (need quality buildings in database to support award worth) • Life Cycle Costing Tool • Support RS Means (BiQC has contributed to LCC effort since inception)
BIQ Objectives • Increase Use of BIQ: • CABA members get one FREE DEMO and provide intention to purchase a specific # or license for the BIQ. Provides the cost recovery and the User Group needed to give the Advisory Board feedback for improvements and to get many more buildings in the database. • Increase BIQ awareness: • CABA & BIQ to increase discussions with other organizations on the complimentary benefits for Net Zero Buildings, Demand Response, Carbon Footprint and other information and interoperable benefits. Increase Notoriety • Award program - Create Validation Program needed for Awards with Centennial College • Life Cycle Costing Tool • Support RS Means or develop a LCC model specifically related to BiQ rating improvements (BiQC has contributed to LCC effort since inception)