As multifamily communities are sprouting up in cities—big and small—all over the country, residents are demanding a more personalized, connected living environment.
We’re here to help you best serve them, while uncovering asset value.
Enhance the Guest Experience the Smart Way
The right devices can go a long way in improving the guest experience at hotels, whether you’re there for business or pleasure, while also increasing brand loyalty.
BMS: The Future of Building Technology
Building Monitoring Systems are not to be mistaken for some trendy, new technological luxury. They’re necessary to the wellbeing of your building and its occupants.
Prevent Water Damage With Early Leak Detection
Early detection of leaks prevents pools of water from wreaking damage throughout your asset and disrupting business. Be proactive, not reactive, and identify the source before it’s too late.
Exploring the High-end Smart Home Market
To no surprise, we’ve talked about smart home devices at length—it’s kind of our thing. Let’s elevate the conversation and explore the impressive high-end smart market.
Smart Lighting: Bulbs vs Switches
If you’re looking to implement smart lighting throughout your property, there are two ways you can go: bulbs or switches. Both have their pros and cons, so choose wisely.
Building Monitoring Systems Help Reduce Wasted Utilities
Building Monitoring Systems may not be as shiny and showy as consumer-facing smart devices, but they do help assets in the hospitality industry increase efficiencies & NOI.
Wireless Protocols & The Quest for Connectivity
When your team is considering how to approach a smart tech transformation of your asset, the first step is ensuring complete connectivity. Here’s how to approach that big initial decision.
Successfully Navigating the Concession Conversation
Prospects and renters are always looking for a “deal”, and often expect concessions upon signing or resigning their lease. Here we discuss ways to navigate these conversations.
Top 5 Smart Home Starter Devices for Multifamily
If you’re an owner or operator that’s considering a smart device package to get your feet wet in the smart home arena, there are certain features we suggest you start with.
The Smart Script for Saving on Utilities
Who wouldn’t want to save on utilities? How do smart homes increase utility savings? What’s the playbook for saving the most you possibly can? We address all of that and more in our latest article.
The ABC’s of Apartment Automation
What does automation do for your apartment? How might these in-home automations elevate your everyday? Let’s take a closer look at what automation means for multifamily communities and why it’s so intriguing.
Access Control in the COVID-19 Era
Property-wide access control is more than just a perk. In the COVID era, it adds another layer of safety for staff and residents through keyless access and remote management.
Voice Assistant Implementation for Multifamily
Voice assistants are rightfully all the rage and have been for years now. As they make their way into multifamily buildings, we must effectively implement them to realize their full potential.
Top 5 Smart Apartment Questions for Owners & Operators
There’s an increasing desire among residents to live in a smart apartment, and for good reason. Understandably, owners and operators want to know a few things before investing.
Perfect WFH With Smart Home Solutions
WFH will probably be embraced by some companies post-pandemic, so let’s examine how smart home solutions could make the weekday in-home work routine better for your residents.
Innovation Means More Than New Devices
Like many antiquated things or processes, the world of Smart Systems or IoT in the MDU arena is changing—breaking the traditional business model and introducing solutions for devices and services.
What Makes a BAS Building a "Smart Building"?
The Building Automation System (BAS) is an integral part of harmonious multifamily communities with high functioning systems making properties more profitable, better performing, and more livable.
Locked in on the Top Smart Locks
Smart locks may not seem like the sexiest smart device to upgrade your multifamily community, but these products will forever change your perception from a hardware and software perspective.
The 5 Smartest Thermostats on The Market
Arguably the most valuable, game-changing smart devices out there, smart thermostats not only allow you to seriously save on energy costs, but they provide residents with personalized comfort.
They Certainly Aren’t Making Any More Land...
Resident amenity preferences are shifting from the static to the dynamic, from the physical to the connected, from public to personalized, and MDU properties need to get smart, soon.
Increase Efficiency with Smart Integrations
Aside from improving the resident experience within the apartment, smart integrations foster a holistic, elevated environment throughout the whole building for everyone involved.
Elevating the Needs of the Modern Resident
Smart devices are everywhere these days, but why aren’t they in multifamily communities? Give today’s residents what they want: connectivity, personalization, and a sense of home.
What’s in the box?!
We all know that full occupancy is every owner’s, developer’s and management firm’s ultimate goal, and to achieve that requires adapting to an ever-evolving resident base with new preferences.
Why Smart Lighting is Your Next Bright Idea
Lighting has undergone some transformative changes in recent years outside of LED, pendant lighting and Edison bulbs. Let’s talk about the impact of smart lighting in your building.
The New Standard for HVAC
Out of all the systems in the MDU arena, HVACs have arguably evolved the most with the advent of automation and a smart managerial dashboard, so staff can be proactive, not reactive.
Smart Access Transforms Communities for the Better
Physical keys are going the way of the Dodo bird not just to lighten your pocket or purse, but to offer residents and staff immediate control of locks and reclaim time and effort.
Reimagining the Concept of the “Smart Apartment”
What really makes a home smart? There’s some confusion around digital versus smart. In our debut PropertySense blog article, we explain how connectivity makes all the difference.