California's 1st 'Smart' Community Association Launches In Irvine, CA
"SMART" TECHNOLOGY IS NOW INTEGRATED INTO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS (HOA) CREATING THE 1ST SMART COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Westpark Maintenance District in Irvine is the Pilot community for an innovative "Smart" product called COMMON SENSE™, designed specifically for HOA use, making their San Marino Park the first "Smart" community park in California. Smart technology has paved the way for progressive cities to evolve into Smart Cities and savvy homeowners to convert their homes into Smart Homes; now the HOA community is also able to participate in the movement and realize the many benefits. The "Smart" HOA is now here.
There are more than 52,000 HOAs in California and growing, many of which utilize systems and equipment behind-the-scenes to support the common areas and parks that people enjoy: pools, lighting, irrigation, surveillance, gates, car charging stations and more. These systems can now be equipped with sensors and connected securely to the internet to be monitored, automated, and controlled remotely, helping to solve real world problems, like energy conservation and not having enough water.
Kimberly Weiss, President/CEO of COMMON SENSE™ shares, "The opportunity for our communities to take advantage of 'Smart' technologies is tremendous. We can hugely expand efficiencies while also improving the resident experience. For example, the lighting vendor can now verify lighting operation remotely and the pool vendor doesn't have to visit the site daily to test the pool water chemistry. As our populations grow, conservation is crucial to overall sustainability, and this system is a big step in that direction."
Specifically in San Marino Park, the COMMON SENSE™ modular system has outfitted the pool equipment, lighting, and irrigation systems with sensors that are connected to a secure internet network, providing continual and automatic monitoring and information, sent securely through the cloud. Operational and analytical data is viewable and manageable by the community manager and service providers from one secure, role-based dashboard. Plus, a resident portal provides access for residents to see real-time information about the pools, electronically report a maintenance concern and more. The platform provides up-to-the-minute information, sends email/SMS alerts to the community manager and vendors when a problem is detected, and provides analytics and the ability to control equipment remotely. A key feature for pools is that the system tests pool water quality every fifteen minutes, documents, and makes adjustments as needed, meeting critical California Title 22 regulations.
Westpark Maintenance District, professionally managed by Powerstone Property Management is enthusiastic. Karina Reta, the Community Manager explains, "This type of innovation and technology was a good fit for Westpark, giving us an opportunity to serve our clients even better. Now our residents can check their smartphone to see if a pool is occupied by swim team practice, check the water temperature, or report an issue. I can see all of the Smart systems in one online dashboard, so I don't have to log in to multiple separate systems. And I have real-time information, which serves our community and our residents, better. Now our park, built in the 1980s, is among the most technologically advanced in California!"
About COMMON SENSE™: COMMON SENSE™ is a business unit of Three Phase Electric Inc., a lighting and electrical firm in Southern California serving HOAs for more than 28 years. As applicable IoT innovations develop and mature, Three Phase Electric captures the proven ones that will most benefit HOAs.
Dionne Petitpas
COMMON SENSE
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800-429-4141
www.CommonSenseHOA.com
SOURCE COMMON SENSE
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