Smart Building Control for Dumb Buildings
Catalina FlexGrid provides practical control and monitoring for properties without a BMS. It delivers fast deployment, an array of available sensors, and simple control that scales across a portfolio. It creates the foundation for comfort, efficiency, and future integrations.
Managing properties without visibility? Struggling with outdated controls?
Catalina FlexGrid is the answer.
When key equipment is not connected to a Building Automation System, visibility is limited and problems linger. Unmonitored sites see leaks, comfort complaints, and energy waste, and leaders lack the data to achieve demand flexibility and monitor portfolio KPIs. Catalina FlexGrid extends modern smart building capabilities to smaller or legacy properties using a vendor agnostic LoRaWAN platform designed for affordability, scalability, efficiency, comfort, and grid integration.
Gain visibility into temperature, air quality, and equipment conditions where no BMS exists
Detect leaks and abnormal events early, reducing damage and downtime
Apply simple scheduling and setpoint adjustments remotely across sites
Extend monitoring and control consistently to legacy and smaller buildings
Build a scalable foundation for future efficiency, comfort, and grid programs
Modernize properties without the cost and disruption of installing a full BMS
Inside the Catalina FlexGrid Architecture
- Smart Thermostats
LoRaWAN-enabled thermostats with advanced sensors and algorithms will learn occupant preferences and automatically adjust settings for optimal comfort and energy efficiency.
- Power Monitoring Sensors
LoRaWAN-enabled sensors will monitor real-time power consumption at the unit and building level.
- LoRaWAN Base Stations
LoRaWAN Base Stations will be strategically placed to ensure reliable communication coverage.
- ACE SkyHook
An ACE SkyHook gateway is connected at the edge and pushes data to the Aerodrome cloud.
A practical path to smart controls in buildings without a BMS
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Unified Monitoring
Fragmented or nonexistent systems make it hard to know what is happening in buildings. Catalina FlexGrid establishes a common monitoring layer using vendor agnostic LoRaWAN sensors and gateways. Data flows to Aerodrome where thresholds and rules surface conditions that require action.
With one monitoring approach across many building types, teams see the same signals everywhere. IAQ, temperature, humidity, occupancy, and water presence are measured consistently, and alerts highlight meaningful outliers instead of flooding inboxes. Operators move from guesswork to evidence.
The result is fewer surprises and faster resolution of comfort issues, all supported by a system that captures a record of what occurred and when.
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Portfolio Rollouts and Reporting Readiness
Owners need simple, reliable control in buildings that will never justify the cost/complexity of a full BMS. Catalina FlexGrid delivers scheduling and remote setpoint adjustments that work the same way across every site, creating a predictable layer of control.
By standardizing how comfort and reliability are managed, Catalina FlexGrid makes it possible to see which sites are performing and which need attention. Operators can apply changes consistently, compare outcomes, and avoid the complexity of one-off fixes.
This foundation gives owners a clear path to expand oversight across portfolios. Buildings that once operated in isolation become manageable as a group, ready for integration with future reporting and grid programs.
Purpose-Built for Smart Building Professionals
Property Managers unify oversight across smaller or disconnected sites.
Facility Operations Teams monitor comfort, detect leaks, and improve efficiency without a traditional BMS.
Public Sector/Institutional Owners modernize legacy properties with scalable, wireless controls.
Sustainability and Capital Planning Teams leverage data to prove measurable performance improvements.
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