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August Updates: New Office, New Hires, And Making Waves In IoT

July was another big month for ecovent, and now that it’s August, it’s time for some updates. Here’s what’s kept us busy over the past few weeks.

Our New Office, 12 Channel St.

Last month, we announced we moved into new offices in Boston’s Innovation District. This month, we’re happy to share some images of our new digs. We take pride in where we work, so we put a lot of effort into making sure that 12 Channel Street is an awesome place to spend every morning, noon, and (sometimes) night.

Before:

After:

A view from the workshop:

And check out a closeup of the amazing sign that Ellen Suttle designed for us. We love it.

Welcome To Our Latest Hire, Scott Sawyer

We are also extremely excited to welcome Scott Sawyer to the team. Scott is a distributed computing and data science expert. He’s worked at Lockheed Martin and MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory. He’ll be helping us build amazing data analytics for your home.

Check out Scott’s C.V. and his Three Important Lessons for New Coders on his blog, 10 Flow.

Beta Systems Shipping Out This Month

We’ve had overwhelming interest in our beta program and are pleased to report that the program is now full.

We will be shipping out hardware to our test sites across the country by the end of the month. Here are Yoel and our intern Caleb, ready to send out a system.

Thank you to all our beta customers. We couldn’t do it without you, and we’re really excited to make your homes more comfortable!

We’re An IoT Leader - Help Us Spread the Word!

Last month, the Boston Business Journal named us one of the leading Internet of Things companies in Massachusetts. We’re proud to be an IoT leader. Help us spread the word by retweeting this tweet or sharing our Facebook post. Thank you all for your support.

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Our Homes Have More Devices Than Ever—But They Use Less Energy

How many electronic devices do you have in your home? If you’re like most Americans, you’ve got a growing collection of smartphones, flat screen TVs, laptops, e-readers and other electronic goodies crowding your outlets for charging space. And with the rise of the “Internet of Things,” the number of devices in your home is only going to grow.

The good news is, a growing number of devices doesn’t necessarily translate into an increase in home energy use. In fact, the opposite is possible. And now we have the numbers to prove it.

According to a recent study from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, the number of consumer electronics devices in use in the U.S. rose from 2.9 billion in 2010 to 3.8 billion in 2013. However, consumer electronics’ share of overall residential electricity consumption fell nine percent over the same period, from 13.2 percent in 2010 to just 12 percent in 2013.

In other words, American homes are more fun, convenient, and comfortable thanks to electronic devices, but all those consumer electronics aren’t turning our homes into energy hogs.

Or, as Ann Bailey, director of the ENERGY STAR Products Program, put it, “This is further evidence that American consumers don’t have to sacrifice to save energy and help protect the climate.”

As a consumer electronics company that cares about comfort, energy, and the climate, that’s music to our ears.

Image credit: Islxndis/Flickr. CC license.

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