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Ecobee 3- The Smarter Wi-Fi Thermostat

June 28, 2016

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Ecobee 3 – Using Technology to save you money and make life a little more enjoyable

Stuart Lombard, the inventor of the Ecobee Wi-Fi thermostat, didn’t actually start out by finding ways to create the Worlds best thermostat. Instead, he was actually looking for a way to reduce his environmental footprint and save money at the same time. Installing solar panels on his house or buying a hybrid car came to mind first, but he thought there must be a less expensive way to go. Stuart came home one winter day to find his house was sitting at around 10 degrees. Then, the aha moment, he realized that heating and cooling costs averaged 40-70% of his home energy use and he began his quest to create a smart thermostat that was actually easy to use. The Ecobee Wi-Fi Thermostat was born.

Ecobee makes Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats for both residential and commercial environments. These thermostats use thousands of data points to automatically make intelligent, and personalized heating and cooling decisions to save you money on energy costs.The Ecobee EMS Si features a 3.5” full color LCD touchscreen, reading the temperature in multiple locations for your restaurant, retail or small business. Administrators have complete control over thermostat settings and can establish different permissions, such as limiting employee access or locking out thermostats to reduce energy waste. The Web Portal or app can manage an unlimited number of thermostats, individually or as groups, across various locations with multiple users. The ROI has an average payback of less than one year with no recurring fees.

The Ecobee 3 uses sensors to deliver comfort to the rooms that matter most, it knows to adjust for the weather, and you can control it from your PC, smart phone or tablet. And now, the Ecobee 3 is Apple HomeKit-enabled, allowing your smart home products to work together and can even be controlled by Siri.