3 Benefits of Daylight Harvesting with Smart Lighting Systems

SMART spaces that utilize IoT-enabled solutions for daylight harvesting use natural lighting to offset your carbon footprint & energy costs. The added benefit of daylight harvesting is creating a serene environment for customers and employees across your retail bank branch portfolio. Smart systems automatically adjust lighting levels. Since your LED lights are connected to IoT-enabled [...]

Do I Really Need a New Control System? 

If your business is like most, budgets are tight and money for capital projects is not easy to come by. Even when the money is there, who wants to spend it on something they don’t necessarily need?  Nobody. We don’t want that for you either.   Thankfully, there’s another option: System Reconditioning. System Reconditioning is applying [...]

How to Reduce HVAC Costs & Maintain Customer Comfort 

When you install a comprehensive IoT solution into your retail bank branches, you can monitor who walks into your branch and who walks out. Sensors in your LED lighting communicate information to your HVAC system; including occupancy, humidity, daylight, and more. With that information, the HVAC system adjusts its temperature to the number of people [...]

Safety First:  Protecting Your Car Dealership With IoT

As a car dealer, you are part of a busy lot.  (Yes, that pun was intended.  You’re welcome.)  Dealers like you devote much of your time to the “micro” level details within your organization, and sometimes, everyone might forget about your “big picture” role as a guardian of employee safety and security.   Car Dealers:  NOT […]

Transforming Bank Branches into SMART Branches

Your portfolio of bank branches might not be ready for robots, but a few technological tweaks may be in your (near) future. With more and more consumers prioritizing online time rather than retail bank branch visits, it is important to rethink the layout of these brick-and-mortars.  What is a Smart Branch?  Smart branches provide comprehensive […]

Why LED Lighting Can Increase Car Sales 

When it comes to car dealerships, the old cliché is surprisingly accurate:  there is only one chance to make a good first impression.  Today, most car-shoppers enter the dealership equipped with information from the internet about the vehicle they covet, which is why half of all dealership purchases occur on the customers’ very first visit.     […]

New HVAC Efficiency Standards for Retail Bank Branches 

When you’re considering a new HVAC system for the retail bank branches in your portfolio, there are certain standards to consider. New HVAC systems are a big expense, so you need to make sure your new units make up for that in yearly operating and maintenance costs.  A High Integrated Energy Efficiency Ratio (IEER)  The […]

SMART Goals for Retail Banking

Energy cutting goals vary from role to role and from branch to branch, but ultimately should focus on optimizing IoT technologies in a way that makes sense for retail bank branch portfolios. Some banks may even have an energy savings plan that can assist in developing SMART goals.  IoT Solutions to Implement IoT solutions ultimately […]

Energy Reduction

What should my energy-cutting goals be? Energy-cutting goals range based on the number of facilities in your portfolio and the current equipment you use. In order to determine an energy-cutting goal that’s right for your branch portfolio, conduct an energy audit (analysis of current energy use) and set up a plan to reduce your carbon […]

How To – Energy Efficiency Upgrade Checklist

Thinking about upgrading your building’s lighting with energy efficient LEDs? Before you jump into the fray, we wanted to provide you with a quick roadmap outline of some of the most critical things to keep in mind when approaching an energy efficiency upgrade. What are the dos and don’ts of an energy efficiency project? Are […]