Archive - Bricks To Bytes

On "The Bitter Lesson" and "Physical AI"

Recently I was thinking about a short essay by Richard Sutton, called “The Bitter Lesson”, that you can find here. This is probably one of my favorite…

Mar 17 •

August 2024

Decoding Building Energy Patterns

The Role of Similarity Metrics in Clustering

Aug 19, 2024 •

May 2024

From Niche to Norm: Accelerating the adoption of advanced controllers in buildings

Recently, I have been thinking about the role of advanced controllers in energy management.

May 13, 2024 •

March 2024

The impact of physics on designing autonomous systems

A personal journey towards designing autonomous buildings

Mar 18, 2024 •

February 2024

The impact of data on designing autonomous systems

A personal journey towards designing autonomous buildings

Feb 26, 2024 •

What is an ontology and how it can be used in buildings? Part 2

In the first part of the article, we described how ontologies offer a standardised vocabulary and set of rules that define how different aspects of a…

Feb 5, 2024 •

January 2024

What is an ontology and how it can be used in buildings? Part 1

In my latest article, I mentioned the necessity of bridging the gaps between design and operation in buildings.

Jan 11, 2024 •

December 2023

Bridging the Gap Between Design and Operation with Better Models

In the evolving landscape of building energy systems, the shift towards model-based engineering is not a trend but a necessity.

Dec 18, 2023 •

November 2023

5 challenges of scaling AI predictive applications in buildings

The story of an energy community

Nov 27, 2023 •

3 reasons why controlling buildings is so hard, and how AI can help - Part 2

The first part of this article discussed the main reasons why controlling buildings is so hard.

Nov 13, 2023 •

October 2023

3 reasons why controlling buildings is so hard, and how AI can help - Part 1

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, our ability to process vast amounts of data, predict outcomes, and optimize…

Oct 27, 2023 •

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