Smart IoT Solutions for Building Systems Engineering
Smart Building Larson 4.0
A strategic opportunity for Larson Engineering to lead the Smart Building transformation — delivering vendor-independent IoT solutions across HVAC, plumbing, lighting, and building systems.
Smart Building Transformation — Larson Engineering × Corvalent
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Strategic Context
Corvalent recognizes Larson Engineering's deep expertise in building systems as a strategic foundation to deliver Smart Building transformation with concrete, measurable results for their clients.
Larson Engineering
A leader in HVAC, plumbing, lighting design, and building systems engineering — with deep expertise positioned perfectly to offer Smart Building solutions as a value-added service to clients.
Market Demand for Smart Buildings
Building owners and operators increasingly demand real-time visibility, energy efficiency, and predictive maintenance across HVAC, lighting, plumbing, and controls — creating a clear opportunity for Larson Engineering.
Vendor-Independent Approach
Corvalent's open-platform strategy eliminates vendor lock-in, giving Larson Engineering and their clients full control — integrating with any equipment, BMS, or protocol without proprietary constraints.
Strategic Partnership
This material serves as the basis for an executive conversation on how Corvalent and Larson Engineering can build a long-term partnership — expanding Smart Building capabilities across Larson's entire client portfolio.
Building Systems Engineering Challenges Today
Vendor Lock-In Risk
Proprietary BMS systems trap clients in expensive, inflexible ecosystems that limit future upgrades and drive unnecessary costs.
Energy Waste
Without real-time monitoring, HVAC, lighting, and plumbing systems run inefficiently — wasting energy and inflating operational costs for building owners.
Reactive Maintenance
Equipment failures caught too late lead to costly emergency repairs, tenant complaints, and unplanned downtime across critical building systems.
Data Silos
HVAC, lighting, access control, and plumbing operate in isolated silos — preventing holistic building intelligence and actionable insights for operators.
The CorGrid Platform
CorGrid is Corvalent's Industrial IoT platform — engineered for real-time monitoring, analytics, and control of building systems. Deployed across commercial, healthcare, and industrial facilities in the US and LatAm.
CorGrid
Smart Building IoT Platform
Cloud and edge platform for real-time building system monitoring, analytics, and control. Connects sensors, equipment, and management systems in a single, intuitive interface — fully open-standard and manufacturer-agnostic.
Real-time dashboards with building KPIs and system health
HVAC, lighting, plumbing, and access system monitoring
Intelligent alerts and alarm management workflows
Historical data trends and predictive analytics
Tenant comfort scoring and occupancy analytics
ERP, BAS/BMS, and legacy system integration
Mobile app for facilities management teams
Automated reports and compliance documentation
Building Hardware
Sensors + Edge Gateways
Enterprise-grade hardware certified for commercial and institutional building environments. Specialized sensors for HVAC, lighting, plumbing, and occupancy — with edge computing gateways for local processing.
Temperature, humidity, CO₂, and air quality sensors
Occupancy and motion sensors for smart lighting/HVAC
Water flow, leak detection, and pressure sensors
Electrical sub-meters for energy monitoring by zone
IP54+ rated hardware for mechanical room environments
Wireless: Wi-Fi, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, Ethernet
Non-invasive installation on existing building equipment
Solutions for Building Systems
Specific Smart Building applications aligned with Larson Engineering's HVAC, plumbing, lighting, and building systems expertise.
HVAC Predictive Maintenance
Continuous Equipment Health Monitoring
Sensors installed on chillers, AHUs, cooling towers, and VAV boxes monitor vibration, temperature, and electrical current 24/7 — detecting anomalies before they become costly failures.
Vibration sensors on chiller compressors, fans, and pumps
Temperature monitoring on AHUs, condensers, and heat exchangers
Current monitoring for motor overload and efficiency degradation
Automated alerts 15–30 days before critical failures
Integration with CMMS and work order systems
Equipment health score dashboard by asset
Energy Management & Optimization
Granular Monitoring by Zone and System
Sub-meter electrical monitoring by zone, floor, and system — with energy-use intensity (EUI) calculation, demand management, tariff optimization, and ESG reporting for building owners.
Three-phase sub-metering per HVAC unit, lighting zone, and elevator
Energy-use intensity (EUI) tracking by floor and tenant
Demand charge management and peak-shaving alerts
Anomaly detection for energy waste identification
ENERGY STAR, LEED, and green building compliance reports
Carbon footprint tracking and ESG documentation
Indoor Air Quality & Comfort
Occupant Wellness and Comfort Assurance
Real-time monitoring of CO₂, VOCs, particulates, temperature, and humidity — ensuring ASHRAE 62.1 compliance, improving occupant productivity, and meeting wellness certification requirements.
CO₂ and VOC sensors for ventilation optimization
PM2.5 and PM10 particulate monitoring per zone
Humidity and temperature comfort mapping by floor
ASHRAE 62.1 and WELL Building Standard compliance
Occupancy-based HVAC demand control ventilation
Tenant-facing air quality dashboards and reports
Smart Lighting & Water Systems
Occupancy-Driven Lighting and Leak Detection
Occupancy-based lighting control reduces waste by 30–50%. Water flow monitoring detects leaks, prevents water damage, and ensures plumbing system health across all floors and zones.
Occupancy sensors for automated lighting scheduling
Daylight harvesting with lux-level control per zone
Water flow and pressure monitoring by riser and floor
Leak detection with immediate alert and location mapping
Water consumption tracking per tenant and floor
Integration with BACnet-compatible lighting controls
Benefits for Larson Engineering
Tangible, measurable results that the CorGrid platform delivers across every building system Larson Engineering designs and manages.
Operational Efficiency
Full-visibility building operations with real-time KPIs and automatic bottleneck identification across all systems.
Predictive Maintenance
Anticipate HVAC, lighting, and plumbing failures — reducing unplanned downtime by 30–50% and extending asset life.
Occupant Comfort
Continuous monitoring of air quality, temperature, and lighting — ensuring WELL and LEED standards are met.
Energy Efficiency
5–15% reduction in energy consumption through granular monitoring, demand management, and tariff optimization.
ESG & Sustainability
Carbon tracking, ENERGY STAR compliance, LEED reporting, and green building certifications — all automated.
Technology Stack
Cutting-edge technologies combined for a robust, scalable, and secure solution tailored to Larson Engineering's building systems expertise.
Energy Sub-Metering
Three-phase sub-meters, power quality analyzers, and per-circuit monitoring for granular energy visibility by zone.
Building Sensors
Vibration, temperature, humidity, CO₂, and occupancy sensors designed for HVAC, plumbing, and lighting systems.
IAQ & Environment
CO₂, VOC, PM2.5, temperature, and humidity sensors for WELL Building and ASHRAE 62.1 compliance.
AI & Analytics
Machine Learning for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and building system optimization in real time.
Edge Computing
Local gateway processing for sub-100ms latency, offline operation, and data sovereignty for sensitive building data.
Building Dashboards
Executive-level KPI views covering energy, maintenance, comfort, and sustainability for every stakeholder level.
Security & Governance
Enterprise-grade data protection meeting the highest security standards — ensuring confidentiality, availability, and regulatory compliance for building owners and operators.
RBAC
Role-Based Access Control
Granular permission management by user role, building zone, and system. Owner, Facility Manager, Tenant, and Technician profiles with specific access rights.
Audit Logs
Full Traceability
Complete audit trail with timestamped records of all access events, configuration changes, alert responses, and data exports across the platform.
Encryption
End-to-End Protection
TLS 1.3 in transit and AES-256 at rest. Digital certificates and secure key management with automatic rotation for all building system data.
Compliance
International Standards
GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, NIST. Automated report generation for internal and regulatory audits including ENERGY STAR and LEED documentation.
Results Benchmarks
Proven results from real deployments in commercial, healthcare, and institutional buildings similar to Larson Engineering's client portfolio.
30-0%
Downtime Reduction
Reduction in unplanned equipment failures in building systems through predictive maintenance and continuous monitoring.
Impact: System Availability
20-0%
Asset Life Extension
Increase in useful life of chillers, AHUs, pumps, and other building equipment through proactive asset degradation management.
Impact: Asset Management
18-0%
Maintenance Cost Reduction
Shift from reactive to predictive maintenance reduces operational maintenance costs across all building systems.
Impact: O&M OPEX
How these numbers translate for Larson Engineering's clients
System Uptime: Reducing unplanned HVAC and plumbing failures keeps tenants comfortable and avoids costly emergency service calls and building liability.
Energy Cost per SF: Real-time sub-metering and demand management reduce energy costs per square foot — a direct value proposition for building owners and property managers.
Tenant Retention: Buildings with demonstrable IAQ, comfort, and sustainability data command premium rents and achieve higher tenant satisfaction scores.
Proven ROI: Benchmarks based on Corvalent deployments in commercial office, healthcare, and mixed-use buildings comparable to Larson Engineering's portfolio.
¹ Benchmarks based on Corvalent deployments in commercial and institutional building portfolios. Results may vary based on baseline operating conditions and building type.
CorGrid in Action
See how the CorGrid platform monitors building systems in real time — applicable to HVAC, lighting, plumbing, and every system Larson Engineering serves.
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Building Asset Overview
Comprehensive view of all monitored building assets with real-time health scores, service status, and KPI summaries — HVAC, lighting, plumbing, and access control systems at a glance.
Materials produced exclusively for Larson Engineering
Technical documentation, presentations, and case studies for deeper exploration of the Smart Building Larson 4.0 opportunity.
Exclusive for Larson
Larson 4.0 Proposal
Executive proposal presenting the Smart Building opportunity for Larson Engineering — context, solution, benefits, and next steps.
Smart Building Transformation — Larson Engineering
Exclusive podcast: how the CorGrid platform transforms building operations for engineering firms like Larson — IoT, predictive maintenance, and energy efficiency.
Podcast
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Smart Building Overview
Additional video resource showcasing Smart Building technology and IoT-driven building management solutions.
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Next Steps
A structured 4-step journey to implement Smart Building capabilities for Larson Engineering incrementally — delivering results at every phase.
01
Discovery & Assessment
A working session with Larson Engineering to map existing systems, client use cases, HVAC/plumbing/lighting workflows, and identify the highest-impact Smart Building opportunities.
02
Prioritization & Proposal
Define the highest-value use cases for Larson's client portfolio — which systems and buildings to instrument first, with ROI analysis and an implementation timeline.
03
POC (Proof-of-Concept)
Pilot deployment of sensors and CorGrid platform on a single building or system. Technical validation, Larson team training, and configuration optimization before full rollout.
04
Scale-Up & Expansion
Expand to Larson Engineering's full client portfolio based on pilot results. BMS/ERP integration, executive dashboards, and continuous support for ongoing optimization and reporting.
Ready to take the first step?
Schedule a conversation with Brandon Jones, Smart Building Lead at Corvalent, to explore how Corvalent can support Larson Engineering's clients with the CorGrid platform.
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