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More than 10 years ago, iconoclastic engineer Tom Hartman recognized the energy wasting nature of buildings’ HVAC systems and set out to develop a smarter solution. He succeeded.
The Hartman technologies reduced buildings’ HVAC electricity usage by 30-60%. The only problem: the solution was delivered using an engineering service model, which meant only four to five buildings could be done per year.
Nathan Rothman, a Seattle entrepreneur, met Tom while doing due diligence on energy efficiency opportunities in the HVAC industry. This was the catalyst for founding Optimum Energy.
Nathan Saw An Opportunity…
Then, the question was “How could this engineering solution be delivered in higher volume to hundreds and eventually thousands of commercial buildings worldwide?” It was clear the skills of the Seattle commercial software community had to be tapped. Enter Jim Hanna. Jim knew from previous ventures that to be scalable the solution had to be delivered via a standard software appliance that was easy to add to existing HVAC systems.
Eureka, the idea of Ultra High Performance HVAC was born…
- Use enterprise software development methods to create reliable, high-volume optimization software for commercial building owners.
- Deliver the software in a standard platform to create an optimization appliance that easily connects to existing Building Automation Systems.
- Utilize standard interface and protocols for ease of interoperability with standard HVAC controls.
- Create a web-based measurement, verification and management tool that ensures energy efficiency results persist over time.
Welcome to Optimum Energy
Where the innovative marriage of patented math and Seattle-based platform software sophistication moves us and our customers forward toward a sustainable system that embodies ease, profitability and environmental consciousness.