Transcript Technology Opportunities and the Role of Innovation Systems in

Technology Opportunities and
the Role of Innovation Systems
in Advancing Green Building
Technology
Karin Ezbiansky Pavese, PhD
Director, Innovation & Sustainability Initiatives
The New York Academy of Sciences
January 15th, 2009
Outline
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Green Building Technology Opportunities
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Innovation Framework & Barriers to
Advancement of Technology
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New York Academy of Sciences Role
Technology Opportunities
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Energy Efficiency:
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Building Envelope
Energy Consuming Equipment
Smart control and monitoring systems
Renewable energy sources/storage:
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Distributed
Solar PV, wind, water turbine, battery, fuel cell
Technology Opportunities
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Building Envelope
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Smart Roofing materials
Wall Systems - optimal value engineering
design of framing and insulated materials;
New insulating materials
Window – Electrochromic window
Thermal Storage- new phase change
materials (nanocomposites)
Technology Opportunities
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Energy Consuming Equipment
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HVAC – smarter control systems
Water heaters – solar, gas condensing, tankless
Lighting- hybrid solar, solid state, improved LED’s
Smart controls and metering
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Wireless sensor technologies, adaptive controls,
building management system
Innovation System
Inputs
Networks
Multidisciplinary
Collaborative
Global
Outputs
Culture
Democratized
Diversity
Assets
Human Capital
Financial Capital
R&D Institutions
Industrial Base
Cyber/Physical Infrastructure
Legal & Regulatory Environment
Quality of Life
Innovation
Productivity
Prosperity
Reference: Measuring Regional Innovation, Council on Competitiveness.
Barriers To Advancing Green
Building Technology Solutions
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Research areas are not currently defined by all relevant
stakeholders, resulting in lower impact of research programs than
their potential. Private public partnerships key.
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Financial entities with money to support technology solutions to the
market place are not investing at the early stages.
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Pasteur’s Quadrant
Early Stage Capital
Science-based solutions to address these issues require
interdisciplinary collaboration among scientists and engineers and
the broader stakeholder community. Collaborations are currently not
maximized.
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Network building
Challenge Based Research Model
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Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA, ARPA-E, HSARPA, IARPA)
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Fosters collaborative network
• Flat organization
• Small and Flexible
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World class talent
• Operates outside of the civil service hiring process & standard
government contracting
• 3-5 years assignments/rotate experience and change
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Fosters industry – academic relationships
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Identify challenge and then nurture the science breakthrough.
• Pasteur’s Quadrant
Reference: Power Play The DARPA Model & U.S. Energy Policy, William B. Bonvillian
Pasteur’s Quadrant
Quest for
fundamental
Knowledge?
Consideration of use?
Pure basic
research
(Bohr)
Inspired
Basic
research
(Pasteur)
ARPA
Pure applied
research
(Edison)
Source: Pasteur’s Quadrant, Donald E. Stokes.
Early Stage Capital Needed
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Myth: U.S. VC Firms fund all good ideas
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“Market forces know best”
Reality:
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Limited information on new firms
Focus on later stages of technology development
Stage of Development
% Total
Funding
Start up/Seed
3%
Early Stage
16%
Expansion
36%
Later Stage
45%
Source: PriceWaterhouseCoopers/Thompson Venture Economics/ NVCA 2006
Valley of Death
Early Stage Funding
Technology
Creation
Cash Flow
$$
Federal & State Funding
Technology
Development
Valley
of
Death
TIP
SBIR
Seed/Angel
Investors
Early
Commercialization
IPO and New Firm
Creation
Venture Capital
Green Science and Sustainability
Program at The New York Academy
of Sciences:
Goal: to address emerging interdisciplinary areas in green
science and sustainability to advance the scientific
discussion and understanding of environmental issues
facing our society.
Two focus areas:
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Urban sustainability
2)
Green Buildings
Innovation Framework
Inputs
Networks
Multidisciplinary
Collaborative
Global
Outputs
Culture
Democratized
Diversity
Assets
Human Capital
Financial Capital
R&D Institutions
Industrial Base
Cyber/Physical Infrastructure
Legal & Regulatory Environment
Quality of Life
Innovation
Productivity
Prosperity
Reference: Measuring Regional Innovation, Council on Competitiveness.
Network Building through
Green Buildings Group
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Unique Role of the Academy: viewed as a neutral third party with a broad
perspective enabling the Academy to bring leaders together across
disciplines, institutions, sectors, and nations.
Steering Committee: Key stakeholder involved comprised of private
industry representatives (construction, architects), government policy
makers, and academic researchers and leaders.
The Academy Model:
economics
law
policy chemistry materials
math
GB
engineering
sociology
design biology physics
business
Economic Development Benefits
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Can not compete on cost
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Innovation drives the economy
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Growth Economics (Solow, 1987)
85% of measured growth in US income per capita due
technological change1
Approximately 50% of US annual GDP growth is attributed to
increase in innovation2
“Multifactor productivity” - a category that includes technological
change and business process improvements- accounted for 45%
of productivity gains between 1987-2007. 3
Key Investment in Green Building Technology &
Optimized Innovation System Yields Economic Potential
References:
1 Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing & Employing America for a Brighter Economic
Future, The National Academies.
2 Measuring Regional Innovation, Council on Competitiveness.
3 Keeping America Competitive, Business Week, September 22, 2008.
Conclusion
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Identification and investment in technology
needed with stakeholder input
Robust innovation system needed to
facilitate technology implementation
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Private public partnerships
Early stage funding
Networks
Benefit the environment & economy