iDRC Sustainable Technologies Limited is a company focusing on improving the sustainability of buildings using state-of-the-art IoT-based solutions. iDRC was founded in 2018 as a wholly foreign-owned entity (WFOE) in the People’s Republic of China, and has raised investment of $700K USD from Silicon Valley angel investors. iDRC's main product line is Gaiamesh, a wireless building automation system leveraging IoT and AI technology to optimize energy use and comfort in buildings, resulting in a 50% reduction in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) energy cost and a 10x increase in facility management efficiency with an ROI of over 500% for building landlords. The Gaiamesh technology is built upon 4 years of R&D at the Walt Disney Company, is patented in China and the US, and has been proven in 100+ successful projects in China, Thailand, Korea and New Zealand. Yan-Ping Wang is the founder and CEO of iDRC, with a PhD from Stanford University in Civil and Environmental Engineering, a Masters of Architecture from MIT and is also a Bachelor's of Arts in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. The leadership team of iDRC also includes: - Jonathan Woeztel, Ph.D. is the Senior Sustainability Advisor of iDRC, Senior Partner at McKinsey and Director of the McKinsey Global Institute. - Ben Schwegler, Ph.D. is the Chief Scientific Advisor of iDRC, a Consulting Professor at Stanford University, and formerly the Chief Scientist of the Walt Disney Company. - Eugene Lee is the Senior Business Advisor of iDRC, with experience running successful startups in China and holds an MBA from the Harvard School of Business. - Chris Sandberg is the Chief Engineering Advisor of iDRC, with 31 years of experience implementing energy management systems in Disney Theme Parks. The iDRC team is comprised of 3 senior advisors, 15 full-time staff, and 6 part-time associates, and has deep expertise in sustainability and IoT related technology.