Cool the rooms you're using. Heat only what needs heating. Stop conditioning empty space.
Sydney summers are getting longer, winters still bite, and the energy bills are following both. The fastest way to cut them is to stop running air-con, heat pumps, hydronic systems, or underfloor heating where nobody is. Smart climate control isn't about an app on your phone. It's about a home that already knows when to turn off, turn down, and target the right room.
What's actually broken with most home climate
- The whole-house ducted system runs to keep the kitchen at 22°C while the bedrooms sit empty.
- The split unit in the kid's room gets left on overnight because it's easier than waking up cold.
- The thermostat is in the wrong room (the one with the western sun) so the rest of the house freezes.
- The hydronic loop pumps heat to a guest room nobody's used in three weeks.
- Nobody adjusts the schedule when the season changes.
How it works
We turn your existing air-con, heat pumps, and heating systems into smart-controllable zones, usually without replacing the head units. Each room runs on its own schedule. Sensors decide whether anyone's home. The hub coordinates air-con, blinds, and lights so they stop fighting each other: blinds drop in the afternoon, air-con eases off, hydronic loops idle. A "Goodnight" scene parks each room at its overnight setpoint and turns the empty ones off.
What you can do with it
- Per-room scheduling. Kid's room cools for 30 minutes before bedtime, then idles.
- Occupancy-aware cooling. The spare room only runs when guests are staying.
- Geofenced pre-cool. The house starts dropping to comfortable as you turn into your street.
- Energy dashboard so you can see which room is costing you the most.
- Cuts the bill quietly. Most of what a typical household wastes on power is conditioning empty space. Stop wasting it, and the bill follows.
Where it works best
- Multi-zone ducted homes where individual zone control beats one whole-house thermostat.
- Multi-split homes with one head unit per room. Perfect for granular control.
- Hydronic-heated homes where each loop should follow the room it serves, not run the whole circuit at once.
- Underfloor heating in bathrooms, kitchens, or whole-of-slab. Pre-heat scheduling pays back fast.
- Ducted heat pump retrofits where the new system deserves smarter zoning than a basic wall thermostat.
- Sydney's western suburbs and any home that catches the afternoon sun on a wide façade.
Why clients pick us for this
Jimmy upgraded the automation system of my son's bedroom split AC, which allows me to monitor and control his room's temp remotely and automatically when needed (especially in winter when he easily catches a cold overnight and operating the AC for all nights is not energy efficient). Amirali Mortazavi, Google review
We design the schedules with the people who live in the house, not just hand you a config and walk away.
Recommended starting setup
| Component | What it does |
|---|---|
| Smart adapter for existing AC and heat pump | One per indoor unit; keeps your existing system |
| Hydronic and underfloor zone controller | One per loop or zone for hydronic and underfloor systems |
| Occupancy and temperature sensors | One per room you want zone-controlled |
| Wall panel or app | Controls air-con, heating, blinds, and lights from one surface |
| Optional: replace ducted controller | For homes ready for a full upgrade |
Sits inside the Balanced and above Recommended Setups.
What we install
We carry tested options for smart adapters that work with most existing air-con and heat pumps, retrofit bridges for older units, hub-driven zone control with wall panels, and smart thermostats with zone valves for hydronic and underfloor systems. Final picks come out of the consultation and are matched to your home.