Purposeful Technology Integration for Urban Living
People-focused, patient, and caring are the core tenets of Techmenity’s business model. Now we’re one of NYC’s most highly regarded home automation, integration and business IT companies. We partner with clients to design customized solutions for their homes and offices to help them live & work in harmony with their technology.
Our direct experience in New York’s construction industry has shown us that there is a lack of ownership, oversight, and understanding of technology integration in both commercial and residential development projects. With no technology roadmap and no integration stakeholder, projects routinely run over schedule and over budget. We identified an urgent need for a new role that would bridge the gap between traditional design-build teams and specialized technology trades: Technology General Contractor.
People-Focused Building Movement
From building your network foundation to energy-efficient systems, mood-enhancing hidden technologies, and smart-apartment packages, we’re able to offer our caring service and expertise to entire building communities.
Technology is the enabler, not the end game.
I believe that technology has the power to positively reshape our world. We are only just beginning to see PropTech’s potential to affect in-home wellness, recreation, security and community. Technology affects buildings, buildings affect people and people affect the world.
This cycle is already in motion. As more and more smart-homes, apartments, and offices come on the market, the buildings that house these connected living and working spaces are becoming smarter too. Techmenity creates new opportunities for technology integrators to partner with architects, developers, designers and property managers to build harmonized communities, where technologies integrate with and manage beautifully designed, WELL environments that support people working and living better.
Future-Ready: Designing Your Building for The Next Generation
One of our goals is to educate developers, architects, engineers and key stakeholders about the types of technology available today, and help them conceptualize what may be available to them in the future.
I think about the children (including my two daughters) who will be growing up in these connected buildings.They have a baseline expectation for technology in their lives that even we, as Generation X-ers or Millennials, might still be skeptical about.
If your kids expect Alexa to play music or turn on the lights, imagine where we're going to be 20 years from now.
As innovators, we have to anticipate technological changes by designing network infrastructures that can accommodate the many advancements that will occur throughout the lifecycle of a smart building.
In order to build truly sustainable connected buildings, we’ll need to design these structures to be versatile, advanced, and efficient enough to support technological changes for at least the next 100 years. Doing it up front will save (lots of) money down the road.
A Trusted Network
The process of creating a connected building is ultimately about relationships.
When we start a project, we know we’re going to be working intimately with a team of people, sometimes over the course of several years, to realize their vision. The building is a physical manifestation of the relationships we’ve nurtured. Once construction is complete, we’ll continue to honor our relationships in the quality of care and service we provide to your residents.
The WELLness Factor
The way we interact with technology is also a relationship — and this relationship can greatly impact our well-being. When integrated with mindfulness as the goal, technology becomes a tool that can help us enhance our life — not control it.
A connected-space can enrich and expand the precious time we have at home. We employ invisible technology (such as lighting, background sounds, air filtration) that can reduce our levels of stress, stimulate creativity, and influence productivity. Techmenity operates under the belief that when thoughtfully integrated into our homes and workplaces, technology can help us live happier, healthier, more creative lives.
We also believe in being responsible inhabitants of this planet. By increasing the energy efficiency of our buildings, technology helps us build more sustainable cities and cultivate more connected communities.
Published by Jamie Propp
Jamie Propp is Founder/CEO of Techmenity which provides to some of the most well-respected developers and property owners in the U.S. Jamie is a leader in the Smart Home and Smart Buildings space, and sought-after conference speaker.