Building control system with zone grouping based on predictive models

A method for operating building equipment of a building, the method comprising:

• comparing one or more model parameters of a plurality of predictive models describing zones of the building to determine one or more zone groups for the building;
• generating one or more zone group models corresponding to the one or more zone groups;
• and
• operating the building equipment using the one or more zone group models to affect a variable state or condition of the building.

A controller for building equipment, the controller comprising a processing circuit configured to perform operations comprising:

• identifying a zone group comprising a plurality of zones of a building;
• extracting model parameters from a plurality of zone-specific predictive models associated with individual zones of the zone group;
• generating a zone group model for the zone group by aggregating the model parameters of the plurality of zone-specific predictive models;
• and
• operating the building equipment using the zone group model to affect a variable state or condition of the building.