Offices · buildings
AC and lights run only when people are there — energy by floor, zone and hour.
Empty meeting rooms stay cold, a whole floor runs for a few people working late, and the bill is a single number. BenKon connects occupancy sensors, ACs, lighting circuits and meters into one operating loop: see it, switch it off, verify it, report it.
Context
- •Several floors; meeting rooms, open-plan areas, technical rooms.
- •Fixed working hours with occasional overtime.
- •One electricity bill for the whole building.
For: Building managers · Office administration
The problem
- ✗Empty meeting rooms with AC and lights on.
- ✗A few people working late, and the whole floor's AC running.
- ✗One number on the bill, and no idea which floor costs most.
Cost & risk
- !Electricity for empty rooms and unoccupied zones.
- !Whole floors running after hours for a few people.
- !No way to allocate electricity cost by floor or department.
Why current approaches fall short
- –Standalone motion sensors aren't connected to the ACs or to reporting.
- –Fixed timers can't handle overtime.
- –A total bill doesn't split by floor or zone.
What BenKon does
Every issue goes the full loop — it doesn't stop at an alert.
- 1
Detect
Spots unoccupied zones with AC or lights on, and units running outside working hours.
- 2
Assign
Alerts go to building management by floor and zone.
- 3
Execute
ACs and lights switch off automatically when a zone empties; after-hours running is blocked.
- 4
Verify
Sensor and meter data confirm the zone is off.
- 5
Resolve
Energy reports by floor, zone and hour to allocate cost and adjust operating policy.
Equipment managed
In practice
Sample site
Office — real data, anonymised
How to start
- 1Scope with BenKon: the floors, zones and operating priorities.
- 2Visibility & control: occupancy-based switching, after-hours blocking.
- 3Resolution: every issue becomes a task with an owner, verified when it's done.
- 4Assurance: when units need replacing, Cooling as a Service funds new equipment with no upfront capital.
Beyond air conditioning
Next step
BenKon discusses the customer's current equipment, operating goals and the right deployment scope.
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