Buildings account for nearly 40% of EU energy consumption, making them essential for effective climate policy. The expanding big data market offers opportunities to improve energy efficiency throughout the building sector and manage energy use and generation at individual building levels. Growing use of advanced technologies produces more data within buildings, supporting a shift towards smart buildings. MATRYCS aims to develop a Reference Architecture for building data exchange, management, and real-time processing, transforming it into an open, cloud-based Data Analytics Toolbox.

Coordinated by the EGI Foundation, EGI-ACE is a 30-month project designed to enable researchers across various disciplines to collaborate in data - and compute - intensive research by offering free-at-point-of-use services. Since 2021, the MATRYCS project has been supported by EGI-ACE, and the collaboration is set to continue throughout the project and beyond. EGI-ACE provides an array of valuable resources, such as direct access to technical staff, exceptional support, and a European perspective for publicly funded projects.

MATRYCS has taken advantage of the resources provided by EGI-ACE, utilising EGI Cloud Compute and EGI Online Storage (cloud-based) to deploy key components of the MATRYCS infrastructure. Moreover, the project has gained from technical consultancy, which helps maximise the benefits of EGI resources and components. EGI Check-In is used to facilitate user login to the EGI platform.

EGI's cloud computing has been vital in advancing the data-driven reference architecture for managing and analysing big data in energy-efficient smart buildings.

Thanks to the collaboration with EGI-ACE and its technical support, the MATRYCS project is well-positioned to achieve its goals of improving energy efficiency in buildings. The EGI-ACE partnership has led to impressive results, including:

The collaboration between EGI-ACE and MATRYCS has resulted in a robust, scalable, reliable, and stable environment for hosting MATRYCS components. This partnership has enabled the development and testing of services focused on enhancing energy efficiency in buildings. These services are integrated within the project's architectural layers (MATRYCS-GOVERNANCE, MATRYCS-PROCESSING, and MATRYCS-ANALYTICS) through the implementation of specific technical enablers.

A strong European dimension, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers and public-funded projects by accessing a reliable and scalable environment for hosting the MATRYCS components has been achieved, ensuring optimal performance and growth potential. Technical expertise and consultancy is provided to fully leverage EGI solutions for the benefit of the project.

The support from the EGI-ACE project has been instrumental in advancing the MATRYCS project's objectives of revolutionising the building sector with smart energy-efficient solutions. With the ongoing collaboration between MATRYCS and EGI-ACE, the future of smart buildings looks brighter and more sustainable, demonstrating the power of data-driven innovation in the quest for energy efficiency.

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