"EcoManage" app controls thermostat settings and saves occupants and building owners money
MILWAUKEE, WI / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2016 / Telkonet, Inc. (OTCQB: TKOI), creator of the EcoSmart platform of automation solutions integrated to optimize energy efficiency, comfort and analytics in support of the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) today announced the launch of its EcoManage home automation app for Apple(R) and Android(R) devices, entering the growing connected home market. The EcoManage mobile app uses mobile geolocation technology and cloud services to help consumers increase comfort, conveniently manage their home environment, and maximize money saved from lower energy costs while at the same time allowing building owners to apply for energy efficiency rebates.
Jason Tienor, CEO of Telkonet commented, "We are pleased to leverage our best in class room automation technology, which currently serves millions worldwide in commercial settings such as the hospitality, government and education markets, and now has expanded to the residential market to meet consumer demand for a connected home. This app also addresses the needs of the building owner by allowing them to set heating and cooling limits and opening the door to rebates and incentives from local utility companies."
One of the great benefits of this commercial system over traditional consumer systems is that it gives better control to the building owner. Owners can set safety minimums that alert for the possibility of frozen pipes or can use the system to set minimum and maximum allowed temperatures. These features along with occupancy-based energy management help building owners qualify for significant rebates per each unit installed. In the end, the owner has a building that is easier to manage and that helps attract tenants.
Consumers will benefit from the ease of controlling their thermostat using the EcoManage mobile app to:
- Control the temperature of the thermostat.
- Control the mode (heat, cool, off, auto) of the thermostat.
- Manually control the status (home, away) of the thermostat.
- Automatically control the status (home, away) through Geolocation services on the app.
- Control multiple thermostats within a home.
- Manage authenticated users for the home and add new users through simple QR Code pairing.
Mr. Tienor added, "We're empowering consumers to manage their home environment manually and even automatically with our geolocation functionality. By activating EcoManage's geolocation setting, the consumer's home can automatically reduce its heating or cooling as the consumer moves a certain distance away from home. Once that away distance is breached, the thermostat reduces energy usage automatically. Conversely, when the consumer returns into range of the home, the thermostat can automatically increase its heating or cooling so that the consumer walks back in to a comfortable environment. Whether it's manual, automated, or a hybrid approach, the EcoManage app ensures convenience, comfort and maximum savings for consumers."
Available now for download in both The App Store and Google Play Store:
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.telkonet.EcoControl
Apple iTunes Store
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ecomanage/id1069168040?mt=8
ABOUT TELKONET
Telkonet is a leading provider of intelligent automation solutions throughout commercial markets worldwide. The Internet of Things (IoT), offer considerable energy cost reductions, staff productivity enhancements and carbon footprint reductions through intelligent networked communications, improved asset utilization and data analytics. IoT platforms like Telkonet's EcoSmart enable users to achieve savings, value and service through networked connectivity providing monitoring, control, analytics, convenience and the ability to participate with the emerging Smart Grid through automated demand response initiatives. Telkonet serves vertical markets that have established the company as a leading networking, efficiency and energy management technology provider. Those markets consist of Hospitality, Education, Military, Government, Healthcare and Public Housing. Telkonet's business divisions include EcoSmart, a networked automation platform featuring Recovery Time technology offering cost savings, energy reductions, optimized asset utilization and improved comfort, and EthoStream(R), one of the largest hospitality High-Speed Internet Access networks in the world providing public Internet access to more than 8 million monthly users.
Statements included in this release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties such as competitive factors, technological development, market demand and the Company's ability to obtain new contracts and accurately estimate net revenue due to variability in size, scope and duration of projects, and internal issues in the sponsoring client. Further information on potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results, can be found in the Company's Registration Statement and in its Reports on Forms 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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SOURCE: Telkonet, Inc.
