Urbio Featured in PME Magazine: Pioneering Energy Efficiency with AI
- Randy Lamotte
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 29
Urbio is proud to be featured in PME Magazine, one of Switzerland’s leading business publications, for its innovative approach to urban energy planning powered by artificial intelligence and growing commercial traction.
The article, titled “Urbio, energy efficiency through AI,” highlights how Urbio is transforming the way energy providers and consultants plan sustainable heating systems in cities, like district heating networks.
PME Magazine recognizes Urbio as a fast-growing player in the field of AI-driven energy optimization, noting how the company’s generative design platform automates and accelerates complex planning tasks.
Based on real commercial validation, here's what the article highlighted about Urbio's benefits:
"The time spent on design tasks can thus be reduced tenfold while improving the cost of solutions and carbon efficiency by 15%. Today, customers must first cross-reference data from various sources, then manually size energy systems for each building, and finally assess their technical and financial feasibility using ad hoc tools. Urbio streamlines the entire process on a single platform and automates the generation of fully customized scenarios for individual buildings or even entire municipalities."
– PME Magazine, Urbio l'efficience énergétique par l'IA, Edouard Bolleter, 12/04/2021
The publication also sheds light on Urbio’s strong early momentum: a CHF 100,000 loan from the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT), an investment from Urban Us, a major U.S. investor focused on climate and urban innovation, and eight commercial pilot projects already underway with established energy providers and engineering consultancies.