Streamlining services and cost savings are buzz words for any property manager. Doing it via an automated device is next level. Take a look at six of the ways electrical automation can improve your property management.
1. Automation and Energy Management Software
Imagine if you had a tool that could tell you what system is underperforming or where a building’s energy system could be maximized for efficiency. Enter the building automation platforms that can monitor your systems and provide real time data to make real time adjustments. Here’s a look at a few that have been tapped as top-notch.
2. Smart Appliances
Proper maintenance is the key to cost savings when it comes to appliances. Installing smart appliances that can inform of a malfunction or a maintenance requirement enables property owners to tackle a small fix rather than wrangle a huge issue. It’s also more reliable than a disengaged tenant.
3. Smart Irrigation Systems
Irrigation systems can be economically and environmentally efficient to maintain costly landscaping, however faulty systems or breaks in the line can literally be throwing money down the drain. Automated irrigation systems can do more than turn on and off a sprinkler. They can monitor soil moisture and tap into weather forecasts to adjust water usage so your sprinklers aren’t running during a downpour.
4. Safety Systems
Smart locks and smart cameras are helping property managers secure their buildings while at the same time cutting down personnel traditionally needed to meet contractors or maintenance service workers visiting the property. Smart safety cameras allow property managers to see who’s arrived on site and provide that person with verbal directions. Smart locks enable the manager to open the building without being on site and lock it when work is complete. Personnel costs locked up!
5. Water Flow/Moisture Sensors
There is no more damaging element than water. Smart sensors can detect leaks and floods helping property owners both find ways to cut costs and avoid a major catastrophe. Alerts are sent via smart devices.
6. Motion/Occupancy Sensors
These sensors cross off both the safety and cost savings boxes. Control the amount of electricity your lighting is using to be environmentally friendly and economically savvy. Sensors adjust the amount of light fixtures emit based on the time of day and automated sensors can determine if a room is occupied or unoccupied and adjust accordingly. That’s a bright idea.