CASE STUDY

Venstar’s Surveyor Helps Learning Care Group Reduce Energy Costs by 25 Percent

“With Venstar’s Surveyor energy management system, our energy costs were reduced by 25 percent.”

John McNiff
Senior Director of Procurement and Category Management
Learning Care Group Inc.

CHALLENGE:

Reduce Energy Consumption While Maintaining Indoor Comfort

  • Remotely monitor and control HVAC and lighting
  • Reduce energy costs by improving energy efficiency and sustainability
  • Maintain the health of the HVAC equipment
  • Enact effective monitoring and reporting processes

SOLUTION:

Venstar’s Surveyor® Energy Management System

  • Multi-site energy management
  • Remote monitoring and control of HVAC equipment and lighting
  • Lighting control panels that independently control interior and exterior lighting zones
  • Secure Internet gateway that transmits data from each school’s equipment controls and sensors to the corporate data center for remote management
  • Compatible with leading manufacturers’ HVAC equipment

RESULTS:

25 Percent Cost Reduction in Energy Used

  • 25 percent reduction in energy costs plus 3 percent reduction in maintenance
  • Visual reporting with live weather feed for consistent energy management
  • Remote monitoring and control using the Surveyor website
  • Global changes to simultaneously modify all locations
  • Customized daily exception reports
  • Emergency alerts that enable remote troubleshooting and fewer truck dispatches
  • Capability to participate in utility demand-response programs for best rates
  • When LCG had to temporarily close schools due to COVID-19, the LCG team was easily able to remotely change select schools’ thermostats and lighting control panels to unoccupied settings to contain energy costs and avoid wasting energy.

The Surveyor Energy Management System allows small-box retailers, restaurant chains and other multi-location businesses to remotely monitor, manage and control their energy usage while reducing maintenance expenses.

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Founded in 1992, and based in Southern California, Venstar Inc. is a leading Thermostat and Energy Management System provider.With more than 10 million thermostats installed across North America, Venstar is one of the largest thermostat suppliers. Venstar designs and builds innovative comfort controls under the Venstar brand as well as providing OEM products for the most recognizable brands in HVAC. Our leading edge cloud services powered by Skyport provide homeowners, businesses, and school districts with highly secure web and mobile platforms to remotely control our family of award winning connected thermostats and sensors.

Venstar's Surveyor is a category leading Energy Management System, typically saving small-box retailers 25 to 35 percent of their energy costs. This translates to tens of millions of dollars in savings each year and dramatic reductions in CO2 emissions which is good for the planet. Surveyor currently monitors and controls the energy usage of more than 100,000 HVAC systems and Venstar lighting controllers in more than 30,000 retail locations. From your favorite coffee shop to your local auto parts store across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Venstar is there keeping the location efficient and comfortable.

Throughout its history, Venstar has been known for providing value to its customers. Ease of use, simple installation, proven cost savings, improved energy efficiency, robust quality and reliability are all hallmarks of Venstar's products.