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SMART AND CONNECTED TECHNOLOGY

ecobee4 Pro smart

thermostat

ecobee has always been on the smart side with its thermostats. Now
people get to talk about it. The company’s latest incarnation, the ecobee4
Pro, is the first thermostat with built-in Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS).
Users can verbally ask Alexa to warm or cool the home, order
groceries, read the news and more. If Alexa isn’t the vocal servant of
choice, homeowners can use Siri through Apple HomeKit or Google
Assistant instead.
Like its predecessor, the ecobee4 Pro comes with a Room Sensor to
help with hot or cold spots throughout the home. The sensor measures
temperature to deliver comfort to the rooms that matter most. It also
keeps energy use low when no one is home, cutting heating and cooling
costs by up to 23 percent each year. Homeowners can feel good
about maximizing their comfort at home while minimizing their
ecological footprint.
The ecobee4 is compatible with most HVAC systems, including radiant
heat units, multi-stage and dual fuel heat pumps. It also comes with a
Power Extender Kit, meaning it’s not dependent on another device
for recharging.

Emerson Sensi Multiple Thermostat Manager

Managing multiple thermostats across multiple locations can be a systems, the Sensi Multiple Thermostat Manager does not require
demanding and time-consuming job for apartment managers who need to additional costly hardware. It only requires Sensi Wi-Fi thermostats, which
balance the comfort of their occupants with energy conservation and are easy to install. Sensi thermostats are designed to work with most
available manpower. With Emerson’s Sensi Multiple Thermostat heating and cooling systems.
Manager, heating and cooling needs can be quickly met across
multiple locations.
The product is a software application that helps control multiple
heating and cooling systems through one convenient online portal.
The software works with Sensi Wi-Fi thermostats to provide an
affordable HVAC management solution for locations with multiple
HVAC systems.
Since the thermostats don’t have to be adjusted manually, the
business can save time, energy and money. By making simple
adjustments in a seamless interface that impacts multiple
thermostats at once, facilities no longer have to rely on janitorial or
evening staff to adjust every thermostat to keep the system from
running overtime on evenings or weekends. Users can also enable
optional notifications that let them know when and where extreme
temperature or humidity changes are detected in their buildings.
Thermostats can be locked and unlocked to prevent tampering,
and to control heating and cooling costs. Thermostats can be
changed in batches and can be monitored in real time.
Unlike traditional costly large-scale building management

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