Ingersoll Rand Businesses Trane And Schlage Partner With Green Builder® Media To Showcase “Right Now” Smart Home Technology

Builders can truly create the home of the future right now, thanks to the latest innovations from two leading home industry brands – Trane, a leading manufacturer of heating and air conditioning systems, and Schlage, America’s most trusted name in security ¹ and most used residential door lock brand by builders ². Trane and Schlage , both businesses of Ingersoll Rand, are committed to providing energy-efficient and sustainable products to help home builders satisfy and exceed homeowner’s growing demands to reduce their impact on the planet while increasing their home’s safety, comfort and efficiency. Enter Nexia ™ Home Intelligence, a smart home automation system that leverages the advanced technologies of Trane and Schlage, featured at the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in the Orlando Convention Center lounge #W1129, Feb 8-11.

Nexia Home Intelligence: capturing builders’ and homeowners’ attention

Nexia enables consumers to remotely manage features and functions of their home, including door locks, heating and cooling, video surveillance, lights, shades and energy usage via any Web-enabled computer and most smart phones.

Leading homebuilders such as Lennar Homes have already noted the edge Nexia gives them in the competitive marketplace, adding the system to its Everything Included program. “Buying a new home has never been more advantageous to the buyer. Not only are new home prices affordable, but the addition of energy and technology features such as Nexia Home Intelligence makes buying new versus old a smart choice,” said Lennar’s David J. Kaiserman, president Lennar Ventures.

Nexia Home Intelligence also captured the attention of Green Builder Media, which selected Nexia to be included as one of the green and intelligent products for its VISION House ^® in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot ^® opening in early spring 2012. The VISION House ^® exhibit showcases a variety of solutions on how to keep homes secure, comfortable and green through technology and innovation. Visitors touring VISION House ^® will experience the ability to adjust their high-efficiency heating and cooling system through the Trane ^® ComfortLink™ II Control, which can help manage their energy costs as well as the ability to use their mobile devices to check on the security of their home.

“Through this dynamic home industry collaboration, we offer builders real-world products that enable them to create homes consumers once thought were impossible or far off in the distant future. Guests from around the world can now experience how these products can make people’s lives easier and more comfortable while protecting the home and the environment,” said John Evans, president of Residential Security at Ingersoll Rand.