June 2016 – Press Release: Submetering Company H2O Degree Expands Industry Presence

H2O Degree Utility Management Systems

Company's submetering systems with unique tracking and reporting technologies affect change in both landlord and tenant behaviors to dramatically reduce utility costs.

Bensalem, PA — June 9, 2016 — H2O Degree, manufacturer of two-way wireless mesh submetering systems for tenant billing, leak detection, utility conservation and building automation system integration in multi-family facilities, announces a significant expansion of its sales and marketing operations. Bolstered by the company’s unique technologies that are resulting in dramatic reductions in tenant water usage, H2O Degree’s President, Don Millstein, a board member on the UMCA (Utility Management & Conservation Association), has assembled top-tier, nationwide plumbing manufacturer representatives providing expanded access to the multi-family housing industry.

H2O Degree’s Dennis Carapezza, Senior VP of Sales, who holds positions on the NAA (National Apartment Association) leadership committees, oversees the company’s national sales representatives. These include Dellon Sales, Albertson, NY, L & R Associates, Hatfield, PA, Barnard Associates, Westminster, MD, REPCO Sales, Woodstock, GA, Specified Sales Associates, Tampa, FL, Ion Energy Solutions, Louisville, KY, Osborne Company, Livermore, CA and Keyline Sales, Downey, CA.

“Utilities represent the single largest controllable cost in a multi-family community,” Millstein says. “The unmatched level of tracking and reporting offered by our submetering systems results in the Holy Grail of multi-family unit building utility management, which is to change both landlord and tenant behavior – the landlords by fixing water leaks, and the tenants by conserving water and energy. We’re pleased that we have been successful in attracting top-tier representation in so many regions to educate the industry about how H2O Degree’s comprehensive smart metering systems can meet the challenges of building owners, managers, engineers and tenants.”

H2O Degree has also aggressively expanded its relationship with the industry’s leading RBC (Read, Bill and Collect) companies. Over 20 RBCs across the country now utilize H2O Degree products to provide meter reading and billing services to their property owners and managers. Click here to view a list of H2O Degree’s RBC partners.

About H2O Degree

H2O Degree manufacturers a broad line of wireless mesh, radio-based submetering and leak detection systems that measure individual apartment or condo use of water, domestic hot water energy, boiler and chiller energy, electricity, gas and BTUs. The company also offers Green Thermostats which track energy use and apartment temperature while allowing tenants and property owners to set temperature set-points and schedules, adjust set-back temperatures when tenants are away or asleep and report HVAC maintenance issues. For more information contact H2O Degree at info@h2odegree.com or call (215) 788-8485.