notch provides a plug-and-play energy management system that enables corporate tenants to control their office energy use without requiring building permissions or complex installations. The platform utilizes smart sensors and edge computing to optimize energy consumption based on real-time occupancy data, helping businesses reduce energy costs and carbon emissions while maintaining data privacy.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many corporate tenants lack direct control over their office energy consumption due to reliance on building-wide systems and the complexities of leased spaces. This prevents them from optimizing energy use, reducing costs, and meeting sustainability targets effectively. Existing energy management solutions often require building permissions, complex installations, or system integrations, making them impractical for many businesses.
Solution
notch provides a plug-and-play energy management system that empowers corporate tenants to directly control and optimize energy consumption in their office spaces. The platform utilizes smart sensors (notch.Sense) to monitor occupancy and environmental conditions in real-time, interfaces (notch.Interface) to control individual equipment, and an edge computing hub (notch.Genius) to learn usage patterns and automatically eliminate energy waste. All data processing occurs locally, ensuring data privacy and enabling instant decision-making. The system provides a centralized dashboard (notch.Hub) for real-time monitoring, control, and performance insights, allowing businesses to track savings, carbon impact, and progress towards sustainability goals.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes corporate real estate occupiers with net-zero goals, particularly those leasing office spaces and seeking independent control over their energy consumption without requiring building permissions or complex installations.
Features
- Plug-and-play interfaces for direct control of independently managed equipment and cooling systems
- Smart sensors that monitor space usage and comfort conditions in real-time
- Edge computing for automated energy optimization based on learned usage patterns
- Centralized dashboard for real-time monitoring, control, and performance insights
- Portfolio-wide management capabilities for controlling multiple locations from a single interface
- Secure design with local data processing, cellular connectivity, and bank-grade encryption
- Seamless integration with carbon emission tracking and reporting platforms via API
- Automated carbon reporting that supports TCFD, CDP, and GRI frameworks