It speaks in plain english.
These days, most homes have sophisticated digital thermostats and sprinkler controllers. In fact, they’re so sophisticated that it’s often difficult to get them to do exactly what you want. EcoConcierge lets you throw away all those user manuals written in Geek. You just go to an easy-to-understand web page, answer a series of simple questions, and EcoConcierge programs your thermostat or sprinkler system for you. As we like to say, it replaces “squint and curse” with “point and click."

It gives you ongoing advice.
Over time, EcoConcierge will observe how your home operates. For example, it will track how hard your air conditioner or furnace has to work to maintain your desired temperature. By combining these observations with other information, such as outside temperature, it will email you tips on how to save more money or make your home more comfortable.

It won’t shine your shoes, but it will reduce your footprint.
It’s amazing how a small change in your energy usage can result in a big victory for the environment. Turning down your thermostat by one degree during the winter would prevent hundreds of pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere. So by acting on the advice you get from EcoConcierge, you’ll not only save money, you’ll be doing the earth a favor. Which makes you feel good even if you do have to shine your own shoes.

It keeps everything green, including your bank account.
The bad news is that water shortages are becoming a more widespread problem, and city water departments are beginning to hit customers with big financial penalties for over-usage. The good news is that most people unknowingly over-water their yards. EcoConcierge will carefully control your sprinkler system, continuously adjusting for weather and seasonality, giving your lawn and gardens just what they need to stay healthy. Research by the Irvine Ranch Water District found that weather-based irrigation controllers, like EcoConcierge, reduced water use by 20 to 40 percent. And, again, our web-based interface makes it so easy, it’s almost like having a fulltime gardener…except you still have to mow.

It will remind you to jiggle the handle.
Not only can EcoConcierge help you control your irrigation, it can help with whole-house water management, too. EcoConcierge is constantly monitoring and reporting your water usage, so it will let you know if it detects abnormal water flow, say, from a ruptured pipe or a malfunctioning toilet.