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ZOMEKit for Buildings

 
 

ZOMEKit for Buildings can be used in apartment buildings, warehouses, college/school dorms, office buildings, mixed use office-residential complexes, shopping malls, government buildings, and other buildings with thermostats and/or hot water heating.  ZOMEKit for Apartments is our flagship product, and provides a turnkey energy management and optimization solution for apartment towers and complexes.

ZOMEKit allows building owners to enjoy energy savings and even revenue production from their buildings by coordinating their energy usage with the rest of the Energy Grid, helping the Grid in times of need and getting paid for it.

Consumers living in the apartment units can share in the energy savings and revenue generation, enjoy cutting edge home appliances and devices, and take pride in being “green” all the while maintaining control by being able to opt out at any time.

The electric utility benefits by having a flexible load resource (the ZOME outfitted building) to count on for their advanced (fast response time) ancillary energy services.

Black and white photo of an apartment exterior with icons for thermostats, solar panels, ev charging, and hot water heaters, controlled by wireless technology and an app.
 

How It Works

The ZOME gateway is placed in a central location in your building and controls devices wirelessly. Unlike other MDU solution sets requiring a gateway device in every apartment unit, only one is required with the ZOME solution set. A second ZOME gateway can be used for communication redundancy and near- guaranteed 100% uptime.

The ZOME gateway communicates with ZOMECLOUD and from there to live data feeds such as energy market pricing and weather data, and connects the building directly to various energy markets for energy monetization programs.

ZOMEKit Hardware

Convert your apartment tower/complex into an energy grid aware, smart building providing notable energy savings AND revenue-generation.

 

Mike Martin, multiple apartment owner, talks about the benefits of Zome for Apartments for his tenants, building owners and the environment.

ZOMEKIt is a win-win-win. A win for tenants saving money, a win for building owners being able to make money, a win for utilities who benefit from reduced use during times of peak demand, and a benefit for the environment and the world in an age of climate change.”

Mike Martin
Building Owner, Portland Oregon

Benefits to Apartment Building Owners

  • Energy savings for tenants and common areas
  • Revenue generation through grid- balancing energy programs
  • Direct access to wholesale energy markets
  • A practical path to convert conventional buildings into smart micro-grids

ZOMEKIT Control Adapters

  • Smart Thermostat
  • Window AC Power Switch
  • Water Heater Power Switch
  • Appliance Power Switch
  • External Temperature Sensor
  • IR Control for Appliances

The ZOME gateway supports expansion of Distributed Energy Resources including smart appliances, EV chargers, rooftop solar, and electric batteries.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Internals
  • Intel® Celeron® processor J4005
  • 4GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 MHz
  • 32 GB on-board eMMC
  • Gigabit LAN
Power
  • 19V, 65W AC-DC power brick adapter
Safety
  • IEC 60950-1
  • UL 60950-1
  • EN 60950-1
  • CAN/CSA-C22.2No.60950-1
LTE - NA
  • LTECAT1:700(B12,B13)/850(B5)/ AWS(B4)/1900(B2)
  • HSPA+:850/1900MHz
  • Transferrate(max):10Mbpsdown,5 Mbps up