Educational institutions, from K-12 schools to sprawling university campuses, face the challenge of delivering safe, comfortable, and sustainable environments for learning while managing limited budgets and staff. Campuses often include dozens or even hundreds of buildings, each with its own systems, schedules, and maintenance needs.
KODE OS brings all of this into one unified platform. By integrating building systems, energy data, occupancy insights, and mobile access, it allows facility teams to streamline operations, protect comfort, and make smarter long-term decisions. The result is not only reduced operational complexity, but also improved learning and teaching environments that support both students and staff.
Educational institutions operate in some of the most complex and dynamic environments. From classrooms and libraries to dormitories, labs, and sports facilities, each space has different demands that shift throughout the day, the semester, and the year. Managing these facilities requires balancing comfort, safety, and sustainability while working within limited budgets and staff resources.
KODE OS brings simplicity and intelligence to campus operations by unifying everything into a single platform. Instead of siloed systems scattered across dozens or even hundreds of buildings, facility teams gain one clear view of the entire campus. The platform helps staff work more efficiently, reduces wasted energy, and ensures spaces are always ready to support learning and research.
For administrators, KODE OS provides the data and visibility needed to make confident decisions about resources, sustainability goals, and long-term planning. For students and staff, it creates a more reliable, comfortable environment that allows them to focus on what matters most: education.
A limited number of facility managers covering too many buildings
High energy costs from fixed schedules and underutilized spaces
Siloed systems with little visibility across the full campus
Equipment failures disrupting learning or research
Lack of real-time insight into space usage (libraries, labs, study halls)
Growing pressure to report on sustainability and meet energy reduction goals
Slow and manual maintenance request processes from students and staff
Scenario:
Universities rely on complex HVAC and lab systems that must run reliably to support classrooms, libraries, dorms, and research facilities. When equipment breaks down, classes can be canceled, labs disrupted, and students left uncomfortable. Traditional maintenance often relies on waiting until something fails, leading to downtime and complaints.
How KODE OS Helps:
With Functional Testing Tools (FTT) and Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD), KODE OS continuously monitors and tests equipment performance. Faults are detected early, and teams are alerted with clear diagnostics before breakdowns occur. Preventive actions can be taken quickly, often without disrupting operations.
Impact:
Classes and labs stay on schedule, downtime is minimized, and students and staff experience reliable comfort. Facilities teams shift from reactive firefighting to proactive maintenance, extending equipment life and reducing emergencies.
Scenario:
Large campuses often include dozens, or even thousands, of buildings. Facility managers spend their days moving between sites, fielding calls, and responding to emergencies. Without mobile access, they are forced to run back to control rooms or offices to check data or make adjustments, wasting valuable time and leaving issues unresolved for too long.
How KODE OS Helps:
The KODE OS mobile app gives facility managers full visibility and control from anywhere on campus. They can see their day’s work at a glance, monitor building conditions, respond to alarms, and adjust setpoints on the go. Whether crossing a quad or traveling between satellite campuses, managers carry the control room in their pocket.
Impact:
Facility staff work smarter, not harder. Time wasted on back-and-forth travel is eliminated, issues are addressed faster, and campus operations run more smoothly with fewer managers needed to cover more ground.
Scenario:
Libraries and study spaces are often overbooked, while other areas remain underutilized. Students crowd into popular spots, leading to discomfort and poor air quality, while facilities teams are left guessing about where to direct resources. Without accurate data, it’s difficult to match campus resources to student needs.
How KODE OS Helps:
KODE OS integrates occupancy sensors to provide real-time insights into room usage. Facility teams can see which libraries are full, which classrooms sit empty, and even adjust air quality and cooling dynamically when spaces get crowded. This also helps planners optimize long-term use of study halls, labs, and common spaces.
Impact:
Students experience better comfort and access to space, while facility teams align HVAC and cleaning schedules with actual usage. Campus leaders make smarter planning decisions, ensuring every space serves its purpose effectively.
Scenario:
Campuses run on dynamic schedules, classrooms sit empty during holidays, libraries run extended hours during exam weeks, and lecture halls may only be used for a few hours each day. Traditional fixed schedules waste energy by running systems at full load regardless of actual use.
How KODE OS Helps:
With centralized scheduling, KODE OS aligns HVAC, lighting, and other systems with real class timetables, exam periods, and holiday closures. Adjustments can be applied across all campus buildings instantly, instead of relying on manual, building-by-building changes.
Impact:
Energy is conserved without sacrificing comfort, and the campus runs in sync with academic life. Facility teams save time, avoid errors, and ensure consistency across hundreds of spaces.
Scenario:
Universities are under growing pressure to meet sustainability goals, track carbon reduction, and demonstrate leadership to students, boards, and governments. Yet data lives in silos across utilities and buildings, making reporting slow and error-prone.
How KODE OS Helps:
Through Building BI dashboards, KODE OS aggregates utility and energy data across the entire campus, normalizes it, and generates reports aligned with ESG standards. Facility leaders gain a single source of truth for progress toward sustainability targets.
Impact:
Reporting becomes simple and reliable, freeing teams to focus on strategy instead of spreadsheets. Universities strengthen their reputation for sustainability, meet government mandates, and inspire confidence from boards and students alike.
Scenario:
On campus, facility issues are often discovered by students or professors, a broken chair in a lecture hall, a light out in a dorm, or a noisy vent in a classroom. Without an easy way to report problems, these issues linger until they disrupt classes or comfort. Facility teams lose time chasing calls and emails, with no clear system of record.
How KODE OS Helps:
KODE OS centralizes work order management into one platform. Requests can be submitted through the app by staff, faculty, or even students, and are automatically routed to the right technician. Issues triggered by FDD faults can also generate work orders instantly, with all context attached.
Impact:
Problems are resolved faster, with less effort from students and staff. Facility teams gain transparency into what’s happening across the campus, while administrators ensure the learning environment remains comfortable and well-maintained.
Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD)
Functional Testing Tools (FTT)
Mobile App Access
Occupancy Sensors & Analytics
Smart Scheduling
Building BI (BBI) for Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Work Order Integration