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Gradient Expands Window Heat Pump Control
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Executive Summary
Gradient launches Nexus to coordinate window heat pumps in old multifamily buildings, cutting energy use and easing retrofits without major electrical upgrades
- Gradient launched Nexus, a hardware native control platform for its All Weather 120V window heat pumps
- The platform links many units into a coordinated building wide system with fleet wide visibility and zone level control
- A beta customer cut energy consumption by 25 percent after remotely optimizing setpoints across a building
- Nexus adds comfort guardrails so managers can limit heating and cooling while preserving tenant comfort
- The system is deployed across more than 200 residence units in Boston, Detroit, and Washington DC
- Gradient says the units can be installed in hours and usually avoid major electrical upgrades
- Nexus is intended to support demand response and future predictive maintenance for electrified buildings
Quick Facts
- What: Nexus coordinates window heat pumps across building fleets
- Where: Old multifamily buildings in several US cities
- Why: To cut energy use and simplify electrified retrofits
- Who: Gradient and multifamily building owners and operators
- When: Announced now with beta testing already under way

