Jennifer Nuckles is the CEO of R-Zero, a physical AI platform that connects building data to continuously discover energy savings and improve performance, delivering HVAC energy savings of 20-40% without the need for major retrofits. He previously served as EVP at SoFi and CMO at Zynga, and spent nearly a decade as Global Business Lead at Clorox. He is a board member and chairman of the American Lung Association and a trustee at UC Riverside. Based in San Francisco.
(02:04) From room intelligence to physical AI
(03:51) Buildings have known waste for decades
(05:00) What’s changed: hardware, software, and regulatory costs
(07:33) Energy is a constraint
(08:12) Local Law 97
(10:08) End of piloting: selecting and deploying
(11:20) R=Model zero
(14:23) Investment in building efficiency
(17:40) savings expectations: Qualcomm, Stanford Children
(21:03) Energy as a NOI lever: 20-40% HVAC savings
(23:53) Autonomous building continuum
(25:22) What building owners do wrong with energy operations
(28:32) Superpower collaboration: Walt Disney and Yannick Noah
🏙️ Learn more:
– Visit R-Zero
–Jennifer Nuckles on LinkedIn
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–Financial Forum: NYC | 11/3
–State Office Forum: NYC | 11/4
–Breakthrough Awards Breakfast: NYC | 12/2
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🏙️ Virtual Event:
-Highlight Case Study: On AI Transformation at Cushman & Wakefield: 10/8
– AI & Innovation Forum: 11/18
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