HOW IT WORKS

Deploy Entelligently around the building you already have.

Entelligently can start with very little infrastructure and become progressively more capable as additional data and systems are connected.

At its simplest, people provide comfort feedback. Add environmental sensing, existing building systems and spatial context, and Entelligently gains a much richer understanding of what is happening across the building.

DEPLOYMENT

What do you need to get started?

PEOPLE

Minimum requirement

People can use a phone, tablet or browser interface to report whether they are comfortable and, where appropriate, provide further context.

LOCATION

Useful from the start

Feedback can be associated with a room, zone or area. This may initially be as simple as choosing a room or area from a list.

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

Optional but highly valuable

Temperature, humidity, CO₂ and other available sensor data provide context around the conditions experienced by the person.

BUILDING INFORMATION

Optional and increasingly valuable

Existing BMS, HVAC, metering, occupancy or other operational data helps relate building systems and environmental conditions to people's experience.

You do not need all four before you can begin.

Start simple. Add capability when it adds value.

These are progressive capabilities, not pricing tiers or mandatory implementation phases.

01

Comfort feedback

What is required
User-facing Entelligently interface; basic building or zone structure.
What you gain
Visibility of where and when people are comfortable or uncomfortable, with trends in occupant experience.
Person using Entelligently on a smartphone to provide workplace comfort feedback.

02

Comfort feedback + environmental sensors

What is required
Temperature, humidity, CO₂, presence or other useful sensors associated with relevant areas.
What you gain
The ability to compare people's experience with measured conditions and understand likely contributing factors.
Indoor environmental sensor used to provide building-condition data.

03

Connected building systems

What is required
Access to useful BMS, HVAC, meters, gateways or connected equipment through an appropriate integration route.
What you gain
Operational context and the potential to recommend or request a response where supported.
Building management system controller installed within an existing building-services environment.

04

Spatial digital twin

What is required
Floor plan or building layout, zones or regions, and entities associated with physical locations.
What you gain
Spatial understanding of where people, sensors, systems and issues relate across a building or estate.
Entelligently spatial digital twin showing mapped building zones and live environmental information.

SENSORS

Use the environmental data that is useful to you.

Entelligently does not require a proprietary sensor estate. Existing sensors can be used where their data is accessible, and additional devices can be added where more context is needed.

A typical comfort-focused deployment would normally prioritise temperature, humidity and CO₂, with other measurements added according to the building and use case.

  • Temperature
  • Humidity
  • CO₂
  • Occupancy / presence
  • Light
  • Noise
  • Other relevant measurements

INTEGRATION

Connect what the building already knows.

Entelligently can use an integration layer to connect many different systems and devices without requiring every piece of equipment to speak the same protocol.

Home Assistant can be used as one integration layer, giving access to a broad ecosystem of manufacturer integrations, devices and building protocols.

The exact route depends on the equipment already installed, network architecture and level of access available.

Systems and connection methods

These examples describe typical connection routes available through the Home Assistant ecosystem. Availability depends on the specific equipment and deployment.

Systems and connection methods
SystemTypical equipmentTypical connection route
Vendor integrationsDaikin, Honeywell, Airzone, Plugwise and other HVAC/appliance platformsUse the appropriate Home Assistant integration with the required account or local network connection.
MatterThermostats, sensors, plugs and controllers over Wi-Fi, Ethernet or ThreadAdd the Matter device. Thread equipment may also require a border router.
ZigbeeTRVs, environmental sensors, occupancy sensors and door sensorsUse a Zigbee coordinator through ZHA, or Zigbee2MQTT via MQTT.
Z-WaveThermostats, meters, switches, locks and sensorsUse a supported Z-Wave adapter with Z-Wave JS.
BluetoothAirthings, SwitchBot, Govee, Xiaomi and other BLE devicesUse local Bluetooth or an ESPHome Bluetooth proxy.
MQTTCustom IoT devices, gateways and industrial telemetryConnect to the MQTT broker and use discovery or configured topics.
KNX/IPCommercial HVAC, room controllers, lighting and blindsConnect through a KNX/IP interface and map relevant group addresses.
ModbusHeat pumps, boilers, meters and industrial controllersConfigure required registers through Modbus TCP or RTU.
ESPHomeCustom ESP32 / ESP8266 sensors, relays and controllersAdopt through the native ESPHome integration.
HomeKit devicesAccessories over IP, Bluetooth or ThreadPair through the HomeKit Device integration.

These examples describe typical connection routes available through the Home Assistant ecosystem. Availability depends on the specific equipment and deployment.

DATA FLOW

What data moves through Entelligently?

PEOPLE

  • Comfort feedback
  • Location / zone

ENVIRONMENT

  • Temperature
  • Humidity
  • CO₂
  • Presence
  • Other sensor readings

BUILDING SYSTEMS

  • HVAC status
  • Metering
  • Controls
  • Equipment state
  • Other operational data
ENTELLIGENTLY

INSIGHT

  • Where is the issue?
  • Who is affected?
  • What conditions are present?
  • What else may be contributing?

RESPONSE

  • Smart Nudge
  • Recommendation
  • Request to another system
  • Building-manager action

ACCESS

Connecting a system does not automatically mean controlling it.

Different integrations and deployments can provide different levels of access. Autonomous building control should be treated as a separate implementation decision, not an automatic consequence of connecting building data.

  1. READEntelligently can access information exposed by a connected system.
  2. ANALYSEThat information can be considered alongside occupant and environmental data.
  3. RECOMMENDEntelligently may identify an appropriate response.
  4. REQUESTWhere supported, Entelligently may request an action through another system or workflow.
  5. CONTROLDirect control requires explicit integration, permissions and deployment design.

SPATIAL CONTEXT

Map systems and data to the places they belong.

Deployment can include a building or floor name, floor plan, rooms or zones, optional regions of interest, entities associated with locations and comfort feedback associated with location.

Instead of viewing sensors and events only as lists of data, managers can understand them in the context of the real building.

A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE

A typical comfort issue might look like this.

  1. A person reports that a meeting room feels uncomfortable.
  2. Entelligently knows which room the feedback relates to.
  3. Temperature, humidity and CO₂ data for that room are available.
  4. Connected building information may show HVAC status or recent operating behaviour.
  5. Entelligently considers the human feedback and available building context together.
  6. A simple Smart Nudge may be appropriate.
  7. If the issue persists, the available data gives the building manager more context for investigation.

This is illustrative. Not every deployment follows exactly this workflow.

IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY

What do I actually need?

Essential to start

  • Entelligently instance
  • People able to provide feedback
  • Basic location / zone structure

Strongly useful

  • Environmental sensors
  • Temperature, humidity and CO₂ data

Additional capability

  • BMS, HVAC or other building-system access
  • Home Assistant or another integration route
  • Floor plans and spatial mapping

Depends on deployment

  • Write / control permissions
  • Automated actions
  • Advanced industrial integrations

START A CONVERSATION

What could Entelligently connect to in your building?

We can start with the systems and data you already have, identify what would add useful context, and build the deployment from there.

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