Where buildings think ahead.
Unlike a conventional BMS that relies on local servers, Wi-Fi and wiring and complex integrations, BenchMarker Cloud doesn’t need those - instead, it connects equipment directly to the Cloud, at the equipment.
The system has only two layers
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Edge Devices
Intelligent, wireless devices that are directly connected to equipment and utilities (e.g. air conditioners, auto-doors, water flowmeters, gas meters) so the equipment is direct to the Cloud BMS. No other hardware or computing or wiring is needed in the building.
These small edge-computing devices connect (in minutes) to equipment and assets in each building to analyse performance and provide remote control. This design removes the need for site networking, integration, and IT support. It reduces installation complexity and allows whole new sites to be added within hours.
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BenchMarker Cloud
The edge devices communicate into the internet via secure, low-power, wide-area networks (LPWAN).
BenchMarker Cloud identifies inefficiencies, predicts maintenance needs based on usage (not calendars), and recommends or applies corrective actions automatically.
The result is better quality of control, improved spaces for guests and staff and significant energy savings.
How it works
From equipment, assets and spaces - straight to the Cloud - reliably.
It couldn’t be easier! There is no longer any need to be BMS integration experts or agonise over proprietary protocols, translators and interfaces, system backbones or connectivity and communication standards.
Choose the modern BenchMarker Cloud to give you the insight and control you want - quickly and simply.
Common questions about BenchMarker Cloud
BenchMarker Cloud brings the power of live measurement, analysis and reporting to everyone — without the wiring, cost, or complexity of traditional building management systems.
Here are some of the most common questions we’re asked about how it works and what it can do.
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BenchMarker Cloud is completely wireless and retrofit-ready. Small edge-computing devices - i.e sensors attached to equipment - are compact, battery-powered, and take just minutes to install. You get full BMS functionality quick and easy installation, without the cost, without wired infrastructure or local servers, and none of the complexity of traditional systems.
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BenchMarker doesn’t use your building’s local network. Each device communicates via secure low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN), removing the need for site networking and complexity. The result is you and your team can monitor and control your assets from anywhere, anytime, across your whole portfolio as if it were one.
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BenchMarker works with all and any of….
any brand of heating, ventilation, air conditioner and air curtain.
in any type of cold storage space - fruit cool stores, food and meat processors, labs.
auto-doors, rapid rise doors.
any type of water flow meters or gas meters (with pulse or digital output - we can advise).
45kg LPG bottled gas and other bottled gases.
power switchboards.
Specialty storage spaces - anywhere the temperature or humidity or gas (CO2, C2H4) or volatile organic compounds or air particles levels are of interest.
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Yes. BenchMarker devices are designed for reliable performance in demanding environments, including reinforced concrete, steel structures, deep in large buildings and cold storage spaces.
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Vention Lab Limited’s BenchMarker System meets the rigorous OWASP Application Security Verification Standard 4.0 (ASVS 4.0) for secure software design and operation. Verified through independent penetration testing, BenchMarker is built and maintained according to global best practices defined by the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) — a leading international authority on application security.
This certification assures our customers — including banks, energy suppliers, government agencies, and hotel groups — that BenchMarker protects operational and customer data to the highest standard.A summary of our external auditor’s OWASP ASVS compliance report is available upon request for due-diligence purposes.
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BenchMarker sensors are engineered for long battery life and minimal maintenance, providing continuous monitoring for years before replacement is needed.
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BenchMarker Cloud has Admin, Edit and View privileges associated with each user, which may be set by the site Admin for the organisation at the time a user is invited into the system.
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Yes! Let us know what you want automatically analysed and displayed. We love new analyses!
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BenchMarker’s architecture uses only two layers:
Edge devices – low-power units mounted on or near each item of plant.
Continuously measure environmental and operational parameters
Operate for years on small batteries.
Cloud analysis platform – secure, continuously updated environment hosted in a high-availability cloud instance.
Performs high-frequency analytics without local servers.
Provides unlimited data storage, rule updates, and feature expansion.
Devices communicate via LoRaWAN and CAT-M1, globally proven LPWAN technologies that offer long range, low energy use, and strong end-to-end encryption.
No building network, Wi-Fi, or IT integration is required. -
BenchMarker Cloud was designed with scale in mind. Any organisation can have, in the one dashboard, any number of sites and measurement/monitoring/control points, and any number of users.
BenchMarker Cloud: for one view across all buildings…