If current smartphone usage trends are any indication, this type of consumer experience could soon move from the exception to the norm. With some forward-thinking contractors, it’s already the reality.
Each service vehicle is a technician's roaming office. It can be a source of added expense and risk, or it can be managed with resourse like GPS and data-based solutions for the safest and most profitable use. Here's a bird's-eye view of what one fleet management software company sees in its customers.
The AirAdvice for Homes portable system quantifies IAQ and comfort problems in the home and provides action-oriented reports in 30 minutes, allowing the contractor to share findings and solutions with the homeowner while still in the home.
Living in total reliance on caregivers for even the most mundane and sometimes very personal tasks is a reality for many of the most severely wounded — whether it’s turning on the a/c, making dinner, or getting in and out of the bathtub. That’s a need that GSF aims to support via the R.I.S.E. program, which provides custom homes for veterans, complete with smart home technology that helps them lead normal, everyday lives despite their injuries.
HVAC contractors come into contact with countless doorbells, light switches, and home appliances. They’re trusted advisors to the customers in their care. So when the time comes for their customers to replace those doorbells with their smart home counterparts, shouldn’t HVAC contractors be the “smartest” choice for the job?
By 2022, the company estimates as many as 1.3 billion smart devices will have made their way into households. That factors out to one smart home device for every sixth person (babies and children included).
Once linked to the homeowner’s account, the app allows users to turn their systems on/off and change set points or modes for an individual zone or entire group.
The solution eliminates the need to build an in-house integration to seamlessly centralize and automate common yet complex field service transactions and share the data across the entire business.