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Stay comfortable in style!

The new Smart Thermostat HD isn’t just pretty and packed full of energy-saving functionality, it also solves a common problem faced by homeowners and HVAC technicians.

Most older homes lack a C-wire that’s needed to power a smart thermostat display. That means new wire must be run through your walls which is messy, time-consuming, and expensive. Designed with this scenario in mind, the Smart Thermostat HD can use wireless communication to save you and your technician from a major headache.

Smart Thermostat HD features include:

• 1. Stylish Display
     • The high resolution, full-color touchscreen display wakes up on approach, greets you with different messages based on the time of day, and provides a rich user experience.
  2. Smart Energy Savings
     • Beyond its energy-saving schedules, the Smart Thermostat HD can automatically adjust your home’s temperature based on real-time activity, occupancy, and your geo-location.
  3. Convenient Comfort
     • You can adjust the temperature from anywhere using the Mobile App, even the sofa. And because the Smart Thermostat HD works with the Alarm.com platform, it can be included in a bedtime Scene that adjusts the temperature, lights, and locks with a single tap in the Mobile App.
  4. Peace of Mind
     • Smart Thermostat HD alerts you to emerging heating and cooling system issues. This helps prolong the lifespan of your home’s most expensive system and avoid breakdowns during a heatwave or cold winter night.

For the past couple of years, some lucky children have woken up on Christmas morning to a holiday surprise. A real snapshot of Santa’s visit, captured by their smart home security camera. This year, make sure that your kids get in on the fun.

Imagine the scene. It’s the big day and you clutch your first coffee, blearily. Your family gathers around the tree and you watch your kids grasp their first gifts eagerly.

“Wait just a minute, kids,” you say, with a twinkle in your eye and a nod to one of Alarm.com cameras that guard your home. “A special guest dropped in while you all were sleeping.”

Excited? So are we.

How to Set Up Alarm.com’s Santa Security:

1. 1. Open your Alarm.com app and select a live video feed
      • Choose a compatible Alarm.com security camera.
   2. Tap the Santa icon in the video feed
      • This will get a still image from your security camera.
   3. Choose a Santa from the menu to add to your snapshot
      • You’ll see full-color images of the real Santa for a daytime snapshot, and black and white options for the night. You can resize and move Santa if you need to.
   4. Delight your family
      • When your children wake you up on Christmas morning, show them your snapshot.

Don’t have Santa Security? Set up a Santa Alert instead.

A genuine Santa Alert from your smart home security system is another way to show your kids that Santa visited. All you need is your Alarm.com app, your web dashboard, and a single contact sensor.

It’s every homeowner’s biggest fear. It’s one of the first cold or hot days of the year. You go to set your thermostat and realize your HVAC system is down. You immediately call your trusted service provider, but they are now swamped with calls. Reaching out to friends and searching the web for other service providers is useless. All shops are booked up for days. What if there was a way to test your system before the change of seasons?

That’s where the Preseason HVAC Test comes in

Our patented technology will test your system and detect any abnormalities before the change in seasons. The test can also catch inefficiencies in your HVAC system to ensure a broken system isn’t working overtime and wasting your money. This will allow you to schedule service before the busy season, and before you really need your heat or AC!  

Sounds great, but how does it work?

• During spring and fall when outdoor weather is mild, you will be prompted to test your system via the Building36 app.
• The test will automatically adjust your Smart Thermostat by a few degrees, check for issues, and return the thermostat to its original settings.
• If any issues are detected, you and your service provider will be contacted simultaneously, saving you the time and effort of scheduling services.

Amazing, how do I sign up?

No need to sign up, and it’s free! Simply look for the heating or cooling test in your Building36 Mobile App during spring and fall.

Heating and cooling a home costs the average family $900 a year, with the cold winter months accounting for a hefty chunk of that. It’s no wonder energy-saving smart thermostats are becoming so popular.

A smart thermostat can react to your activity at home, determining automatically when to save energy and when to heat things up. The more it knows, the more effective it can be, which is why the best approach of all is a smart thermostat connected to an integrated system that understands what’s happening at home.

Our Smart Thermostat HD is fully integrated into your smart home system so it knows what’s going on—giving it some convenient ways to help you save energy this winter.

Here are 4 smart tips to cool your energy bill:

1. 1. Say goodbye to “heating the neighborhood”
      • Contact sensors were designed to alert your smart home to an intruder, or anyone else, opening a door or window. However, a smart home system can also use this information to minimize an irritating source of day to day energy waste.If you leave the back door or a bathroom window open with the heat running, our thermostat can react by setting back to save energy. Meanwhile, you can get a smartphone alert to close the door. Once the door is closed, the thermostat returns to normal.
   2. Start saving instantly
      • How many times have you left the house or gone to bed before realizing that you forgot to adjust the thermostat? With the Smart Thermostat HD, you don’t have to rely on your memory to save energy.Simply closing your front door or turning lights off can trigger the thermostat to go into energy-saving mode!
   3. Whenever you drive away…
      • When you’re running late, with work or a road trip on your mind, your heating bill is the last thing you think of. Places can take care of this for you.This location-based automation feature can use your smartphone’s location to automate your home’s thermostat based on where you are. When you cross a geo-fence on your way to work, Building36 can set back the thermostat. Cross the geo-fence on your way home, and Building36 can make things more comfortable upon your arrival.
   4. Stay in the know
      • A smart thermostat can reduce the stress of not knowing how high your energy bill will be when that single-digit cold front kicks your furnace into high gear.Building36’s desktop app can help you access your home’s energy use data, so you can work towards energy-saving goals.