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Smart building energy management: how EnerGroup enabled wireless room-level heating control with ThingsBoard

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EnerGroup is a Swiss energy and automation integrator specializing in smart building technologies, energy renovation projects, and IoT-driven supervision platforms. The company supports residential and commercial building owners in reducing energy consumption, improving occupant comfort, and gaining full visibility into their technical installations.

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EnerGroup delivers end-to-end solutions covering renewable energy production, heating and domestic hot water systems, building automation (MCR), IoT connectivity, and digital supervision through its proprietary platform EnerMon, built on ThingsBoard.

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With a strong focus on real-world renovation constraints, EnerGroup emphasizes scalable, open, and non-intrusive solutions that can be deployed in both new and existing buildings.

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Milesight LoRaWAN devices used for heating regulation

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Heat pumps supervised and controlled via Modbus RTU (RS485)

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“The new centralized energy system combined with the ThingsBoard-based supervision platform provides both improved comfort for residents and full operational visibility for the building management.”

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    Before the renovation, the Pyxis residential building faced several challenges.

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    No centralized monitoring or control of heating and energy usage.

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    Centralized renewable heat and DHW production using heat pumps.

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    Improved comfort for tenants with individual temperature control.

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Wireless room temperature monitoring

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Energroup deployed battery-powered Milesight WT401 thermostats in every room of each apartment. These devices continuously measure room temperatures and transmit data via LoRaWAN to the backend systems. ThingsBoard collects, stores, and visualizes this data, enabling real-time monitoring and historical analysis.

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Heating loop control via LoRaWAN actuators

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At the heating manifold level, Milesight WS558 actuators were installed to control individual heating loops. ThingsBoard manages the bidirectional communication between room demand and hydraulic actuation, ensuring precise and responsive temperature regulation across the building.

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Centralized supervision with EnerMon

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Energroup uses EnerMon, its branded platform based on ThingsBoard, to provide a unified view of the entire installation. The platform aggregates data from heating systems, domestic hot water production, and energy sources, offering both tenant-level interfaces and operator dashboards.

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Secure and scalable IoT infrastructure

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How ThingsBoard helps smart buildings improve operations with IoT

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Custom dashboards

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ThingsBoard dashboards provide intuitive visualizations for both tenants and operators, including room temperatures, setpoints, heating status, and system overview screens.

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Asset and device hierarchies

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The platform models the building structure using assets (building → floors → apartments→ rooms), allowing Energroup to organize data logically and scale the solution easily to larger portfolios.

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Rule engine and automation

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ThingsBoard’s rule engine enables automated data processing, condition-based actions, and integration with external systems, forming the basis for advanced regulation and optimization strategies.

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Role-based access control

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Different user roles ensure that tenants can only access their own apartment data, while operators have full visibility and control over the entire installation.

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IoT in industrial automation

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IoT in industrial automation: how CRAI enables remote control and data acquisition with ThingsBoard

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Industrial IoT in manufacturing: how Lumen Energy Solutions digitalized large-scale factories with ThingsBoard

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Lumen Energy Solutions is an Industrial IoT and energy digitalization company specializing in smart monitoring, energy management, and industrial automation solutions across Central America.

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Operating in the intersection of IoT, energy analytics, and industrial digital transformation, Lumen designs and deploys end-to-end solutions that integrate sensors, gateways, connectivity, and software platforms into scalable and secure ecosystems.

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With in-house development capabilities and deep expertise in energy management systems, Lumen delivers customized industrial monitoring solutions for manufacturing, commercial, and infrastructure sectors.

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A large industrial manufacturing group operating multiple facilities required a unified digital platform to manage operations across its factories.

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    1,000+ IoT sensors and industrial energy meters integrated into a unified monitoring platform across multiple manufacturing facilities.

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Large-scale device integration

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Over 1,000 IoT sensors and industrial energy meters were integrated into a centralized ThingsBoard platform. Data from production lines, substations, environmental systems, and utility infrastructure is collected in real time through secure gateways and standardized protocols.

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Personalized dashboards for multiple industrial applications

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Long-term stability in a 24/7 industrial environment

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The platform has been operating continuously for more than four years, supporting high-frequency telemetry across thousands of data points without performance degradation.

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Rule engine & automated workflows

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ThingsBoard’s rule engine enables automated alerts and anomaly detection for abnormal energy usage, equipment behavior, and environmental deviations. This strengthens preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.

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The platform’s asset hierarchy structure allows Lumen to model factories, production lines, machines, and utility systems in a structured and scalable way. This is essential for managing multi-site industrial operations efficiently.

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Advanced dashboarding & data visualization

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Highly customized dashboards transform complex telemetry into intuitive visualizations. Executives gain high-level KPI visibility, while technical teams access detailed operational metrics.

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