Trane Technologies has launched the BrainBox AI Lab – igniting a new era in energy optimisation for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions in the built environment and refrigerated transport.
The Trane Technologies BrainBox AI Lab is dedicated to advancing technologies designed to support more intelligent, efficient, and sustainable building operations across the industry.
With the infusion of AI through Trane Technologies’ products, solutions, and operations, the organisation is poised to lead the market transition towards fully digitised building operations in alignment with its sustainability principles.
Trane’s chief digital officer, Riaz Raihan, said that through the BrainBox AI Lab, Trane is bringing together world-class talent and industry-leading technology to shape the next generation of climate innovation.
“Demand continues to grow for solutions that reduce energy, emissions and operational costs. This premier lab is an important element in our strategy to remain at the forefront of digital and AI solutions that create positive impact for our customers and the world,” Raihan said.
The new BrainBox AI Lab serves as a hub for rigorous research, collaboration, and real-world testing to set new standards within the industry and beyond.
“This network of AI experts within Trane Technologies will continue to advance autonomous control systems, predictive models, and algorithms aimed at reducing emissions through smarter energy use,” Raihan said.
The BrainBox AI Lab will also focus on evolving fields of study, including agentic AI and the application of physics-informed neural networks, enabling total digital transformation for the built environment.
President at BrainBox AI and head of the AI Lab, Jean-Simon Venne, said AI is accelerating at a pace few could have imagined, unlocking extraordinary opportunities to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.
“Our responsibility is not just to innovate quickly, but to also ensure that it is being done wisely and sustainably. The BrainBox AI Lab will define what is next for AI within the industry,” he said.
Leveraging a multidisciplinary team of technical experts including software engineers, data scientists, AI researchers, machine learning developers and AI engineers, this AI Lab will be guided by the following principles:
- Product Creation: Turning breakthrough ideas and discoveries into ready-to-use products and applications – moving past the concept phase and into real-world impact.
- Research & Development: Teaming up with world-class researchers and universities to push scientific discovery and shape the future of AI in energy management.
- Ethics & Guardrails: Embedding ethical and responsible AI principles and safeguards into how we design, develop, and deploy our solutions.
- Sustainability: Creating AI technologies that support energy optimization and reduction of global carbon emissions in support of Trane Technologies’ ambitious 2030 Sustainability Commitments.
Trane Technologies acquired BrainBox AI in January 2025.