
LeanFM Technologies
LeanFM Technologies makes OnPoint, software that reads existing building-automation data to surface ranked, dollar-valued HVAC faults.

LeanFM Technologies makes OnPoint, software that reads existing building-automation data to surface ranked, dollar-valued HVAC faults.
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LeanFM analyzes existing BAS trend data to diagnose hidden HVAC faults, rank them by dollar impact, and verify what the fixes return. No new sensors or control writes.
Burcu Akinci, head of Carnegie Mellon’s Civil and Environmental Engineering department, is named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Her work also led to the launch of LeanFM, a CMU-based startup that uses AI to improve building energy efficiency.
May 2025 · Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental EngineeringNews article
Carnegie Mellon Civil and Environmental Engineering names new endowed chairs, including Burcu Akinci as the Hamerschlag University Professor. Akinci co-founded LeanFM Technologies, a startup focused on facility management innovation.
Sep 2024 · Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental EngineeringNews article
Carnegie Mellon researchers Burcu Akinci and Xuesong Pine Liu spun out LeanFM Technologies in 2016 to commercialize AI software for commercial HVAC systems. The software helps facilities managers detect, diagnose, and eliminate energy waste.
Feb 2020 · Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental EngineeringNews article
Burcu Akinci, chief innovation officer of LeanFM Technologies, is among three Carnegie Mellon faculty members who won the Pittsburgh Business Times 2017 Innovation Awards. The award recognizes her for a lifecycle software solution for proactive and intelligent facility management.
Oct 2017 · Carnegie Mellon Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy InnovationNews article