Easy steps to Energy efficiency

Our goal is to improve efficiency in older electrical and HVAC systems. That will help to lower electricity consumption and carbon emissions. And that means less environmental impact for the planet.

The first version of the Raspberry Pi Model A+ mini-computer.

Computers, phones, and cameras have made the Internet incredibly powerful. However, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a burgeoning sector of tech and can do things like help you manage your home or streamline your commute. For instance, connected doorbells that can notify you of visitors can lessen the amount of alarm calls you have to make. These solutions can help you out in various ways, and you can control them with your voice as well. They will, in all likelihood, cut back on your energy usage and carbon emissions.

But what about the way you shop? Do you really need to buy a new pair of shoes if they’re on sale, or can you just reuse the ones you have? At CES 2017, we saw examples of a “wearables-first” approach. One stand featured smart glasses, which makes it easy to see whether you’re looking at the real or virtual version of an item of clothing and gives you a score that’s more like a shop’s discount for an item you have already bought.

Meanwhile, companies are developing smarter smart-home solutions that help you adjust your thermostat or smart locks by talking to your phone or tapping into your home’s energy-management system.

In the near future, these technologies will enable you to monitor and control things like the air conditioning system in your home, and everything in your car will be able to start up and stop with a simple voice command. Ultimately, devices that you control remotely will help save energy and resources for all of us.

HVAC and Building Energy Management Solutions

With so many new smart appliances coming out, it’s easy to forget that an old piece of equipment still makes up the backbone of modern homes and offices.

Our buildings need to be efficient and well-engineered to make them energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The smart home is coming, but it’s still a relatively new technology.