Client Name: First Service Industry: Property Management Client Representative: John Skipper,...
Scaling What Works — Why FirstService Residential Has Runwise in 150+ Buildings
- Client Name: First Service
- Industry: Property Management
- Client Representative: John Skipper, Director of Energy Management
The Challenge: Energy and water are two of the only budget lines with room to move; everything else is essentially fixed. FirstService’s mandate: find proven tech that reliably lowers usage—and therefore costs—across an enormous portfolio.
The Solution:
Runwise checks every box:
- Track Record: 10+ years in market, 10,000 + buildings nationwide.
- Scale: Already deployed in ~150 FirstService properties, dwarfing any other smart‑controls vendor.
- Savings: A consistent 15–20 % reduction in heating spend, verified building after building.
- Service: A single platform and support crew instead of a patchwork of point solutions.
The Results:
- Portfolio‑level impact—millions in recurring savings as more buildings come online.
- Low‑risk expansion—a tested technology FirstService can roll out as it grows energy‑advisory services beyond New York.
- Vendor consolidation—boards and supers learn one interface, not three.
“Runwise is in 10,000 buildings and 150 of them are ours for a reason.” — John Skipper
