Award of GBIC R&D Grant for Occupant-Centric Controls

A new project Cost-Effective Wireless Occupant-Centric Controls for Energy-Efficient Whole Building Retrofit, led by Resync Technologies with co-PIs from NUS and A*STAR, has been awarded S$1.256 million in funding under the BCA Green Buildings Innovation Cluster (GBIC) R&D Programme.

The project will develop and demonstrate a cost-effective, wireless occupant-centric control system that dynamically adapts whole-building air-conditioning, ventilation, and lighting systems based on predicted occupancy patterns and counts. By combining multimodal sensing, domain adaptation techniques, and robust predictive controls, the team aims to create scalable solutions that enhance energy efficiency and occupant comfort in existing buildings. The full-scale demonstration will take place at the NUS Ventus building.

Alongside lead PI Jayantika Soni (Resync Technologies), the project team includes co-PIs Adrian Chong (IDEASLab, NUS), Bertrand Lasternas (University Campus Infrastructure, NUS), and Wu Keyu (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR), as well as collaborators Daniel Wong (NUS) and Chen Zhenghua (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR).

Working closely across research and industry, the team aims to deliver occupant-centric control strategies ready for real-world application.