SmartRent Inc., a provider of smart communities solutions and smart operation solutions for the rental housing industry, announced the continued evolution of its platform with the introduction an AI-powered intelligence layer and enhanced energy management tools designed to empower operators to make informed decisions to reduce utility waste, cut costs and support ESG goals.
These innovations mark a new chapter for SmartRent, one that moves beyond automation to intelligence, making it easier to access and interpret data and allowing operators to act on it in real time.
SmartRent’s end-to-end property operations platform, designed specifically for rental housing, delivers connected hardware, digital workflows and built-in intelligence. It automates tasks for owners, operators and site teams to facilitate the reduction of operating costs and elevates the resident experience in a single, integrated system.
Smrt IQ is the newest advancement in the continually evolving platform. Powered by live device data, Smrt IQ helps teams unlock portfolio-wide insights from connected hardware to make smarter, faster decisions across operations.
While the data has always been available, Smrt IQ removes the friction of manual reporting and replaces it with immediate intelligence that anyone can access without analytics training. It introduces a conversational AI layer that can transform property-level device data and operational metrics into instant property insights. Using natural language input, Smrt IQ users ask a question and receive a real-time answer powered by live data from connected smart devices.
“Smrt IQ marks a significant milestone in SmartRent’s evolution. It delivers constant, real-time IoT-device level data and visibility into all aspects of property performance, enabling the decision-making process with insights that just weren’t possible before,” said Isaiah DeRose-Wilson, chief technology officer at SmartRent. “By combining that data with conversational AI, we’re helping teams make smarter decisions faster and act with confidence at scale. It’s further connecting teams to their communities, saving them time and improving business agility across the board.”
In addition to launching Smrt IQ, SmartRent is expanding its platform with enhanced energy management tools designed to help operators reduce energy waste, cut utility costs and extend HVAC system life.
Unlike traditional energy tools which utilize static reports or estimates, SmartRent energy management is powered by real-time thermostat and device data, which can help identify energy waste during extreme weather events, enabling operators to reduce energy consumption to lower utility bills. It is also retrofit-friendly for legacy HVAC systems, offering greater visibility into HVAC asset health and performance to enable portfolio-wide benchmarking to support ESG reporting and sustainability goals. Teams are now armed with the data to make smarter energy decisions without adopting new systems or undergoing extra training.
Key features include energy dashboards that spotlight inefficient performance, smart setpoint automation and temperature guardrails, live alerts for runtime anomalies and temperature extremes and granular drilldowns at the unit, building, or portfolio level.
“What sets SmartRent apart is our direct connection to real-world device data,” said DeRose-Wilson. “Our system collects live data from thermostats, leak sensors, locks and more — giving operators a clear view of what is happening in their buildings and the ability to act, not just recording in workflows or delayed reports. That visibility is critical when managing HVAC performance, energy efficiency and ESG goals across an entire portfolio.”
