Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. announced on January 25 that the Singapore real estate development companies have selected its D-HEMS (Daiwa House's Home Energy Management System) for use in their "Echelon" high-rise condominium development. D-HEMS employs the ECHONET Lite communications protocol.

This is the first made-in-Japan ECHONET Lite-compatible HEMS to be adopted for use overseas.

From here onward, in collaboration with a local facility management company CBM, the two companies plan to develop HEMS targeted at markets outside Japan. They also plan to make use of the D-HEMS installed at demonstration models of the condominium at the Echelon development to promote the sale of this system, principally in the Republic of Singapore and other Asian countries where CBM conducts business operations.

Detail: http://www.daiwahouse.co.jp/English/ir_news/pdf/dh_irnewsE130125.pdf

-- Features of D-HEMS for overseas markets

(1) Real-time monitoring of energy consumption by Graphic User Interface (GUI)

Using handheld devices such as iPad, the home owner can easily monitor the amount of electrical consumption in each room of the home via a visual display in any place of the home.

The system also shows power consumed in each room in an easy-to-grasp way, with five different colors employed to represent levels from "low power consumption" (blue) to "high power consumption" (red).

(2) Centralized control of air-conditioning

The system offers centralized control of all air-conditioning units throughout the home via the owner's iPad. The iPad can display an air-conditioning remote control screen that lets the owner switch units on or off as well as change temperature and airflow speed settings, and enables monitoring of the temperature of each room and the status of each air-conditioning unit.

(3) Electrical consumption records

The system includes a function for storing and displaying records of home electrical consumption, enabling the owner to view records of amount of power consumed by room or by individual appliance, as well as electricity charges.

About Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

Address: 3-3-5 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

President and COO: Naotake Ono