K-12 · North Carolina
Hoke County Schools
BERT Smart Plugs across 12 schools and the Board of Education switch off vending machines, charging carts, projectors, printers and water coolers overnight, on weekends and on holidays.
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About BERT
The Smartest Kilowatt-Hour Is the One You Never Use
BERT (Best Energy Reduction Technologies) helps organizations find and stop the energy their buildings waste when no one is using it. We’re based in Wayne, PA, just outside Philadelphia.
The Blind Spot We Set Out to Fix
Building automation systems do a good job with HVAC and lighting, the loads everyone can see. What they usually miss is everything still plugged in after the building empties out: copiers, displays, water coolers, vending machines, classroom technology, exhaust fans and window units.
These plug and process loads are about a third of a typical commercial building’s electricity (NREL, 2013), and in most buildings no one controls them. BERT was built to close that gap without asking anyone to learn a new system or change how they work.
Smarter Energy Use Shouldn’t Make Life Harder
Not another system to learn, not another behavior to change. BERT uses your existing network to manage plug loads quietly in the background, so your team can stay focused on everything else.
What We Do
Measure, Control, Prove It
Measure
Commercial-grade controllers meter each device, so you can see what’s running and when.
Control
Central schedules turn equipment off when spaces are empty. Each controller stores its own schedule, so control continues if Wi-Fi or the internet drops, and local override is always available.
Prove It
After installation, BERT measures a baseline, uses it to recommend schedules, then reports actual savings against it in BERTBrain.
BERT works on its own or alongside your building automation system through BERT Connect (BACnet/IP) or BERT Rest.
How We Work
Partners, Measurement and Support
With Partners
ESCOs, reps and resellers, engineers and specifiers, contractors and utility programs bring BERT to their customers.
Measured, Not Assumed
Savings are estimated up front, then measured after installation. How we calculate savings →
U.S. Software, Hosting and Support
Our software team is U.S.-based, BERTBrain is hosted in the U.S., and phone and email technical support are included. Support →
Who We Serve
Buildings Where Equipment Runs After Everyone Leaves
K-12 and higher education, commercial offices, state and local government, libraries and community centers, outpatient and medical offices, and venues.
Results
See BERT at Work
K-12 · Connecticut
Waterbury Public Schools
In a 14-measure performance contract, BERT plug load control was one of the first measures completed.
Venues & Commercial · Chicago
Soldier Field
Facilities staff now switch every luxury suite’s TVs and refrigerators from one office, instead of visiting 133 suites before and after every event.
Find the Unmanaged Energy in Your Buildings
Start with a screening estimate, or tell us about your facilities and we’ll size the opportunity with you.