# Cortex Building Intelligence

> Cortex Building Intelligence (now branded Cortex Sustainability Intelligence) is a New York and Nashville based proptech company that uses machine learning to help commercial real estate owners cut energy waste and carbon emissions. Founded in 2014 by Bryan Bennett, its energy insights platform turns raw building data into specific operational moves, helping office portfolios like Empire State Realty Trust, Silverstein Properties, Savanna, and RXR lower costs and meet decarbonization mandates such as NYC's Local Law 97.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Bryan Bennett (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~20-24 employees
- **Products:** Energy Insights Platform, Decarbonization Platform, Cortex Push, ESG & Sustainability Reporting
- **Notable:** Avoided over 23,000 metric tons of CO2e across its customer base in 2023., Platform deployed across 45M-95M square feet of commercial real estate., 757 Third Avenue won Earth Building of the Year at the 2024 NYC BOMA Pinnacle Awards while using Cortex.

## Products & services

- **Energy Insights Platform** — A machine-learning platform that ingests real-time building data (via BMS/Modbus integration) and delivers specific, actionable operating measures rather than overwhelming dashboards, so teams reduce energy waste and spend.
- **Decarbonization Platform** — Purpose-built for office buildings to optimize operations, guide capital investment decisions, and manage regulatory risk like NYC Local Law 97 and carbon emissions mandates.
- **Cortex Push** — An AI automation feature (unveiled 2023) that moves beyond flagging energy waste to automatically driving optimization actions across building systems.
- **ESG & Sustainability Reporting** — Tools to benchmark performance, quantify CO2e reductions, and report decarbonization progress to stakeholders and regulators.

## Achievements

- Avoided over 23,000 metric tons of CO2e across its customer base in 2023.
- Platform deployed across 45M-95M square feet of commercial real estate.
- 757 Third Avenue won Earth Building of the Year at the 2024 NYC BOMA Pinnacle Awards while using Cortex.
- Helped the Empire State Building achieve roughly $800K in annual energy savings.
- Savanna achieved 14% annual energy savings and 984+ metric tons of CO2 avoided in 2023.
- Raised $11M+ total, including a $6M Series A in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — 757 Third Avenue, a Cortex-supported building, won Earth Building of the Year at the 2024 NYC BOMA Pinnacle Awards.
- **2024-02** — Bruce Mosler, Chairman of Global Brokerage at Cushman & Wakefield, joined Cortex's advisory board.
- **2023-12** — Released its Annual Sustainability Report with 2024 CRE predictions and 2023 milestones, including 23,000 metric tons CO2e avoided.
- **2023-09** — Unveiled Cortex Push, an AI automation feature for its building decarbonization platform.

## Links

- Website: https://cortexintel.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/cortexintel
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cortexbi
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/cortexintel

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Last updated: 2026-06-15