A Study in Savings: School District Saves with Lightweight HVAC Building Management

Josh Hoener, Superintendent of the New Haven School District of Missouri, can sit in his office and remotely monitor the temperature of all of the classrooms-- both in the building he is in, as well as his buildings across town. Using Sensi Multiple Thermostat Manager, he decides how much control to grant at each individual thermostat, from full access to none at all.

“Since installing the Sensi thermostats, every month our energy usage has been down from the previous year.” And New Haven isn’t alone. Many school districts are finding that robust Building Management Systems that have long been out of reach financially, are now also unnecessary due to lightweight cloud-based options like Sensi MTM. At just $10 per thermostat per year, users of Sensi Multiple Thermostat Manager can experience up to 23% in energy savings.

The dollar savings are clear, but what facility managers really love is the time savings and convenience of controlling building temperature and comfort, from wherever they might be. “If we call off school for snow, I can pull out my phone from home and change all the thermostats at once.” No more driving up to school and walking room to room to adjust thermostats.

“I would highly recommend Sensi thermostats to schools that are small and don’t need high-tech, robust systems. This works perfect. It’s so easy to use and makes economic sense for somebody our size.”