Prepared for Ed Trevis · CEO, Corvalent Corporation

Smart Building
Corvalent Corporation

Turning Corvalent's own facility into a connected, intelligent, and demonstration-ready environment — powered by the CorGrid platform.

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Strategic Context

Understanding Corvalent Corporation

Corvalent Corporation develops industrial computing and intelligent technology solutions for demanding commercial, industrial, and mission-critical applications, combining industrial hardware, IoT infrastructure, Edge Computing, connectivity, software, automation, and real-time data intelligence.

Provider and Reference Customer

As developer of the CorGrid platform, Corvalent is uniquely positioned to demonstrate the value of its own technology inside its own operation — becoming both the solution provider and a reference customer.

Continuous Operating Environment

The facility can become a continuously operating environment for monitoring performance, testing sensors and integrations, validating new CorGrid features, and training technical and commercial teams.

Demonstrating Measurable Use Cases

Beyond internal optimization, the initiative demonstrates measurable use cases to prospective customers and produces real operational data for product development and analytics.

Live Smart Building Demonstration

Corvalent's facility can become a live Smart Building demonstration center where customers and partners experience CorGrid operating in a real environment rather than through simulations alone.

Source — Deloitte: Smart buildings are environments that generate continuous operational data and can sense demand, rebalance energy consumption, anticipate maintenance requirements, and optimize occupancy and performance — an approach closely aligned with the opportunity available to Corvalent through CorGrid.
About Corvalent

Three Decades of Industrial Technology

Corvalent is an American technology company with more than three decades of experience and an international presence, specializing in the development and integration of advanced IoT, AIoT, Edge Computing, and industrial technology solutions.

Its key differentiator is the ability to combine industrial hardware and software within integrated intelligent ecosystems. These solutions address complex challenges involving automation, connectivity, real-time monitoring, operational visibility, and data management.

Corvalent's portfolio allows the company to connect physical infrastructure with digital intelligence through industrial computers, edge devices, sensors, gateways, communication technologies, cloud services, analytics, and customizable applications — enabling Corvalent to address complete operational environments rather than isolated devices or standalone software requirements.

The Platform

About the CorGrid Platform

CorGrid is Corvalent's central IoT platform, designed as a modular, scalable, and data-driven foundation for Smart Solutions — the intelligence layer connecting sensors, equipment, buildings, infrastructure, users, and operational systems.

Real-Time Monitoring

Distributed Asset Intelligence

CorGrid supports real-time monitoring of distributed assets and enables automation through advanced rules, alerts, workflows, and Artificial Intelligence models.

  • Customizable dashboards aligned with technical and business KPIs
  • Information presented for executives, facility managers, and engineers
  • Advanced rules, alerts, and automated workflows
  • Artificial Intelligence models for anomaly detection
  • Historical data and trend analysis

Deployment Flexibility

SaaS · TaaS · On-Premises · Hybrid

CorGrid's flexible, technology-agnostic architecture integrates with legacy infrastructure, third-party systems, industrial protocols, building systems, and equipment from multiple manufacturers.

  • SaaS, TaaS, On-Premises, and hybrid deployment models
  • Integration with legacy infrastructure and third-party systems
  • Support for industrial protocols and building systems
  • Compatibility with equipment from multiple manufacturers
  • Technology-agnostic, modular architecture

CorGrid's Vertical Structure

Six verticals covering the full scope of Corvalent's IoT intelligence — Smart Building is the primary focus of this proposal.

Smart Building

Primary focus of this proposal

Smart Energy

Energy monitoring & optimization

Smart Machines

Equipment health & reliability

Smart Process

Operational process intelligence

Smart Cities

Urban & public infrastructure

Special Projects

Custom vertical deployments

Source — McKinsey & Company: Successful IoT initiatives require more than connected devices. Organizations must align strategy, architecture, platforms, infrastructure, operations, analytics, and implementation around clearly defined use cases — CorGrid gives Corvalent an internal environment where that full stack can be demonstrated and continuously improved.
How the Solution Can Create Value

Eight Priority Use Cases

How CorGrid can be applied inside Corvalent's own facility to generate measurable operational, commercial, and product value.

Real-Time Energy Monitoring and Optimization

Smart meters, current transformers, and connected power-monitoring devices consolidate consumption and demand data into dashboards showing real-time demand, peak events, after-hours consumption, and cost estimates.

HVAC and Indoor Environmental Quality Monitoring

Connected sensors monitor temperature, humidity, CO₂, particulate matter, VOCs, and HVAC status, correlating measurements with occupancy, schedules, and energy consumption.

Condition-Based and Predictive Maintenance

Sensors collect vibration, temperature, current, runtime, and pressure data to identify abnormal behavior and notify maintenance teams before performance deteriorates.

Intelligent Occupancy and Workspace Management

Privacy-conscious occupancy sensors provide utilization data by room or zone, enabling automated lighting, HVAC, and ventilation responses without requiring personal identification.

Integrated Security and Facility Event Monitoring

CorGrid integrates data from access control, cameras, motion sensors, and environmental alarms, identifying combinations of events that require faster incident response.

Water-Leak Detection and Infrastructure Protection

Water-presence sensors near critical infrastructure issue immediate alerts, identify affected zones, and support automatic shutoff where controllable valves are available.

CorGrid Living Lab and Customer Demonstration Center

Corvalent's facility becomes a permanent CorGrid Living Lab featuring live demonstrations of sensors, gateways, dashboards, rules, and automation working together.

Product Development and Integration Test Environment

The deployment provides an internal environment for testing sensor onboarding, gateway connectivity, alerting, Rules Engine workflows, and third-party integrations.

Source — McKinsey & Company / Deloitte: IoT-enabled predictive maintenance can provide real-time operational insight and extend useful asset life; however, it should not be applied indiscriminately — condition-based maintenance or advanced troubleshooting may generate better value depending on the asset, selected during discovery. Smart and sustainable buildings are interactive environments that connect occupants, services, infrastructure, and information.
Enabling Technology

Key Technologies for Efficiency and Sustainability

Technologies combined for a robust, scalable, and secure Smart Building deployment.

Smart Energy Meters & Submetering

Measure consumption, demand, power quality, and operating patterns by circuit, area, or equipment for cost allocation.

Environmental Sensors

Temperature, humidity, CO₂, particulate matter, and air-quality sensors for continuous workplace visibility.

Occupancy & Presence Sensors

Enable demand-based operation of lighting, HVAC, ventilation, cleaning, and shared-space management.

Asset Condition Sensors

Vibration, temperature, current, runtime, and flow data help identify equipment deterioration before failure.

Edge Gateways

Connect sensors and legacy equipment, translate protocols, and maintain continuity during connectivity loss.

AI & Advanced Rules

Analytics and automated rules detect anomalies, prioritize events, and initiate operational responses.

Digital Twins & Unified Asset Models

A digital representation connecting location, equipment, sensor, condition, maintenance, and energy data.

KPI-Oriented Dashboards

Translate raw sensor data into indicators such as energy intensity, asset health, and operational savings.

Legacy & Third-Party Integration

CorGrid's agnostic architecture connects existing equipment, APIs, databases, protocols, and devices.

Source — Deloitte: Digital twins, IoT, and Artificial Intelligence are important technologies for improving energy efficiency, supporting regulatory compliance, and advancing building decarbonization.
Why It Matters

Expected Benefits

A differentiated combination of operational efficiency, product innovation, and commercial demonstration.

Operational Efficiency

A unified view of energy, environment, occupancy, assets, alarms, and facility activity enables faster and more informed decisions.

Predictive & Condition-Based Maintenance

Equipment condition data helps Corvalent intervene before failures occur while avoiding unnecessary calendar-based maintenance.

More Efficient Facilities Management

Facilities teams can manage conditions, equipment, energy, occupancy, and incidents through one connected environment.

Resource Optimization

Automation and analytics can reduce unnecessary consumption of energy, maintenance labor, space, and operating time.

Sustainability & ESG Visibility

Establishes measurable baselines and tracks progress related to energy, emissions, resource efficiency, and environmental performance.

Safety and Compliance

Continuous monitoring, automated alerts, and historical records improve traceability and support internal procedures.

Product Innovation

The facility becomes a continuously available test environment for CorGrid, hardware, gateways, sensors, integrations, and analytics.

Sales Enablement

Live use cases allow prospective customers to experience the complete Corvalent technology stack operating under real conditions.

Customer Confidence

Using CorGrid internally demonstrates that Corvalent trusts its own platform and applies the same principles it recommends to customers.

Together, these benefits position Corvalent's own facility at the intersection of operational efficiency, product innovation, and commercial demonstration — a differentiated combination that few IoT providers can offer their customers.

See It In Action

CorGrid in Operation

Visualize how the CorGrid platform monitors industrial and building assets in real time — applicable across Corvalent's own facility.

CorGrid Asset Monitoring — 3D georeferenced facility mapping showing building outlines and real-time asset status pins

3D Georeferenced Facility Mapping

Aerial 3D view of the facility with delimitation of each building and real-time operational status. Quickly identify the health of each area.

Reference Materials

Materials of Reference

Technical documentation, presentations, and briefings to deepen understanding of the Smart Building proposal.

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Smart Building Teaser

Executive presentation of the Smart Building proposal for Corvalent Corporation. Context, solution, benefits, and next steps.

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Smart Building at Corvalent's Own Facility

Exclusive audio briefing: how the CorGrid platform can transform Corvalent's own operation — IoT, monitoring, and demonstration value.

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CorGrid in Action

Watch a demonstration of the CorGrid platform and see how the solution works in practice within industrial and building environments.

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Getting Started

Strategic Potential and Recommended Next Steps

Deploying CorGrid within Corvalent's own facility creates a strategic intersection between operational efficiency, product development, customer experience, sustainability, and commercial growth. The recommended first step is a Discovery & Technical Alignment workshop.

Workshop Participants

  • Executive leadership
  • Facilities
  • Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Product development
  • Sales and marketing
  • Security
  • Finance or operations

The Workshop Should Document

  • Existing building systems and infrastructure
  • Current energy-monitoring capabilities
  • Critical equipment and areas
  • Available network and connectivity infrastructure
  • Existing sensors, controllers, and protocols
  • Operational problems and recurring incidents
  • Desired executive and technical KPIs
  • Demonstration use cases for customers
  • Integration and cybersecurity requirements
  • Candidate scope for a proof of concept
Implementation Plan

Phased Implementation Roadmap

Following the workshop, Corvalent can develop a phased roadmap moving from baseline visibility to continuous innovation.

01

Baseline and Visibility

Connect a limited set of energy, environmental, occupancy, and equipment sensors to establish baseline data and demonstrate real-time dashboards.

02

Alerts and Automation

Implement thresholds, anomaly alerts, maintenance workflows, and selected automated building responses.

03

Analytics and Optimization

Introduce asset-health indicators, energy-performance analytics, occupancy optimization, and executive KPIs.

04

Living Lab & Commercial Demonstration

Develop customer demonstration journeys, presentation dashboards, guided facility tours, and reusable proof-of-concept templates.

05

Continuous Innovation

Use the environment to validate new CorGrid capabilities, hardware, integrations, AI models, and partner technologies.

Source — McKinsey & Company: IoT initiatives create the strongest value when companies move beyond isolated pilots and connect technology deployment to operating processes, infrastructure, user adoption, and measurable business outcomes.
Proposed Positioning

Corvalent Powered by CorGrid

Our technology. Our facility. Real operational intelligence.

By transforming its own facility into a connected Smart Building and customer-facing Living Lab, Corvalent can demonstrate how industrial hardware, IoT connectivity, Edge Computing, automation, Artificial Intelligence, and real-time analytics work together to create measurable business value.

Let's Talk

Next Steps

We believe Corvalent has a unique opportunity to become both the provider and the reference customer of its own Smart Building technology — validating CorGrid internally while building a permanent, live demonstration environment for customers and partners.

What would be the best date and time to schedule the Discovery & Technical Alignment workshop?

The next step is to schedule a Discovery & Technical Alignment workshop with Ed Trevis and key stakeholders across Facilities, Engineering, IT, Product, Sales, Security, and Finance to define the scope of an initial proof of concept.

Schedule Discovery Call

Giovanna Lopes — Lead, Smart Building Vertical · Corvalent Corporation
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Research Sources

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