EcoSync “On a mission to reduce the carbon footprint of large organisations and institutions.” www.ecosync.energy
EcoSync optimises buildings’ performance, and reduces their energy consumption by software-hardware integration while addressing the 3 issues of pollution, cost and wasted energy. EcoSync is a (patent pending) cloud-based platform synchronising the existing building technology. It harvests occupancy data from the room booking system and sensors, and controls heating with retrofitting hardware (IoT technology). This way the system finds empty rooms and heats only the occupied areas, saving 40% on the energy bills.
The Problem: Large organisations spend millions of pounds on their energy bills and create tonnes of CO2. Meanwhile, 70% of their heated rooms are empty, and 40% of the energy is wasted. Currently, 39% of our energy consumption (and CO2 emission) is from heating buildings, and this is expected to reach 50% by 2030. Large commercial buildings have 70% of their rooms empty but heated, increasing their energy bills significantly. Current practices within large buildings only allow consumers/tenants to have either full or no control of the room temperature, leading to discomfort and further energy wasting practices such as opening windows in overheated areas. Excess energy use also has an impact on a building’s energy rating, which can often lead to financial penalties for the owning/managing organisation.
The EcoSync Team Dr Zsuzsa Mayer - Co-founder & CEO Zsuzsa is a chartered engineer and scientist with an MSc in chemical engineering (2008) and a PhD in renewable energy (Birmingham, UK, 2012). She also holds several patents on biofuel production. She has 10+ years of R+D experience. Prior to founding EcoSync (2018), she was also the youngest (and first woman) laboratory manager of Oxford University. Yoav Gross - Co-founder & COO Yoav studied Environmental Change and Management (MSc) at the University of Oxford as a Frost Scholar and Rivka Carmi Scholar. Prior to his studies in Oxford, Yoav led technology development at the Elite Technology Unit of the Israeli Intelligence Force. Greg Cziva - CTO Greg Cziva has two Masters degrees in computer science (app and web development), and 8 years of industrial (IoT) development experience.
The Solution EcoSync helps building facilities managers control heating from one central location/device, using a combination of hardware and software. EcoSync is cloud based, and their technology is easy to install. Their platform allows existing building technologies to synchronise and communicate, identifying empty rooms to create responsive heated zones, and promoting more efficient use of heating. Comfort levels in the occupied areas are increased, while the energy consumption of the buildings is significantly reduced – in some cases by up to 40%. EcoSync also harvests information from room booking systems, dynamically updating and crosschecking with data from occupancy detection technologies. They then use the information to adjust the temperature of the rooms by controlling the individual radiators through smart valves and IoT technology, and provide additional data on the consumer behaviours and utility of the building. 11