Simble Solutions signs teaming agreement with smart building enabler Cognian Technologies

Simble Solutions Ltd (ASX:SIS) has entered into a teaming agreement with smart building enabler Cognian Technologies Ltd in a move that will allow it to penetrate Australia’s smart lighting sector. Cognian provides the Syncromesh wireless data connectivity platform that can turn every building into a smart building with the management of costs, carbon emissions, safety and well-being, as well as tenant health and hygiene. Through deploying Syncromesh, Simble will be able to access new projects in the commercial, retail and health sectors where clients are looking for turnkey solutions for connected lighting coupled with energy-saving opportunities. “Delighted” to expand presence Simble founder and executive director Fadi Geha said: “We are delighted to partner with Cognian to expand our presence in the smart and connected lighting sector. “We have already demonstrated the benefits of our combined capability and we look forward to working together further expand our leading offering into the Australian market.” To target new projects As a result of the partnership, Simble and Cognian will partner on new projects targeting retrofit buildings as well as new developments. The joint Cognian/Simble solution will first be deployed in a multi-storey commercial building in Ultimo, Sydney. This agreement will allow also Simble to promote the ‘SimbleSense’ platform as its default energy measurement and verification platform for all smart buildings in which the Syncromesh wireless smart building canopy is deployed. The unified data connectivity platform provides building owners, managers and tenants with the ability to remotely and seamlessly control a range of features including access, comfort, occupant capacity and other smart building capabilities. Cognian will also offer the SimbleSense platform as the default ‘measure and verify’ platform for energy savings from connected lighting projects rolling out with Syncromesh. Implementing energy-saving program Cognian CEO Mark Blum said: “Through the alignment of Simble’s real-time measurement and verification platform and the Syncromesh Smart Canopy as a Service solution, clients are able to identify, implement and quantify energy-saving program. “Leveraging Syncromesh as their smart building’s central nervous system, owners, managers and tenants can expand these capabilities into areas such as air comfort and quality, emissions, capacity monitoring, cleanliness and hygiene. “This creates a competitive advantage for owners in a changing market.”