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Create Smarter, More Efficient Learning Environments

6,500+ buildings connected

Multi-region portfolio management

Enterprise security and governance

Schools, universities and education providers face increasing pressure to improve facility performance while managing limited budgets.

Switch helps education organizations understand building performance, reduce operational costs and improve learning environments.

Common Challenges

Budget constraints

Aging facilities

Energy management

Occupant comfort

Portfolio visibility

How Switch Helps

Energy analytics

Building performance monitoring

Fault detection

Portfolio reporting

Automated workflows

Trusted by leading financial institutions managing thousands of buildings worldwide.

How Switch Optimizes Education Facilities

Education organizations manage diverse building portfolios ranging from classrooms and laboratories to libraries, sports facilities and student accommodation. Switch centralizes building data to help schools and universities improve operational efficiency, reduce energy costs and create healthier, more comfortable learning environments.

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Simplify Campus and Facility Operations

Centralized Building Visibility

Connect HVAC, lighting, meters, BMS, IoT sensors and other building systems into a single platform, giving facility teams real-time visibility across campuses and educational buildings.

Portfolio Intelligence

Monitor and benchmark building performance across multiple schools, campuses or districts, helping identify operational issues, prioritize maintenance and allocate resources more effectively.

Improve Building Performance with Real-Time Intelligence

Proactive Fault Detection

Automatically identify equipment faults, inefficient operation and system anomalies before they impact occupant comfort, learning environments or maintenance budgets.

Automated Operations

Receive real-time alerts, automate maintenance workflows and empower facility teams to resolve issues faster while reducing manual monitoring and reactive maintenance.

Reduce Energy Costs and Improve Sustainability

Intelligent Energy Analytics

Monitor energy consumption across classrooms, laboratories, administration buildings and shared facilities to identify inefficiencies, reduce utility costs and improve operational performance.

Performance Benchmarking

Compare energy and building performance across campuses or districts to identify best-performing facilities, replicate successful strategies and support long-term capital planning.

Seamless Integration

Master Systems Integrator

The Switch Platform integrates with over 2,500 building systems, devices, and sensors, and manages complex needs and priorities of financial institutions.

System Agnostic Platform

Connect with both legacy and new building systems with Switch’s system agnostic technology and enable a fully connected infrastructure while maintaining strict security protocols at the same time.

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Ready to Create Smarter Learning Environments?

See how Switch helps education organizations improve building performance, reduce operating costs, enhance occupant comfort and manage campuses more efficiently with real-time operational intelligence.

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How Building Leaders Turn Data Into Measurable Results

Explore Success Stories

Discover how organizations use Switch Automation to reduce energy costs, improve operational performance, and achieve sustainability goals across their building portfolios.

Optimizing Operations and Driving Energy Savings with Switch Automation

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K-12 Career Exploration Campus - Indoor Air Quality Improvement Through Smart Building Solutions

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Fifth Third approaches 25% average monthly energy savings using Portfolio Benchmarking

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Switch Dx³ combines with Microsoft Azure to provide key capabilities as part of Oxford’s Smart Building strategy

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Streamlining NABERS reporting to improve accountability, resourcing and gain a competitive advantage

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Austec decreases energy costs by 12.6% at the Hyperdome Shopping Centre

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Leveraging real-time command and control for RTU commissioning

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  Switch Automation improved the data competency of our entire property management team. With the Switch Platform, we can spot trends in historical HVAC data to understand and optimize underperforming sites leading to 17-25% monthly energy savings.

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Vice President, Property Technical Manager

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn how smart building software, digital twins, analytics, and automation help improve operational efficiency and sustainability.

How Can Schools and Universities Improve Facility Management?

Managing educational facilities requires balancing building performance, occupant comfort and limited budgets. Switch connects building systems across schools, campuses and districts, providing facilities teams with real-time visibility to improve operations, reduce maintenance costs and create better learning environments.

How Can Educational Institutions Reduce Energy Costs?

Schools and universities consume significant energy across classrooms, laboratories, libraries and administrative buildings. Switch helps monitor energy usage, identify inefficiencies and optimize building performance, enabling education providers to reduce utility costs while maintaining comfortable learning environments.

How Does Switch Improve Campus Building Performance?

Switch continuously monitors HVAC, lighting and other critical building systems to detect equipment faults, identify operational inefficiencies and provide actionable insights. This helps facilities teams resolve issues proactively and maintain reliable campus operations.

Can Switch Monitor Multiple Schools or Campuses from One Platform?

Yes. Switch enables education organizations to monitor multiple schools, campuses or districts through a centralized platform. Portfolio dashboards provide standardized reporting, building performance comparisons and operational insights across the entire education portfolio.

How Does Fault Detection Help Educational Facilities?

Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) automatically identifies equipment faults and abnormal operating conditions before they impact learning environments or increase maintenance costs. Switch helps facilities teams reduce downtime, improve equipment reliability and extend asset life.

What Building Systems Can Switch Connect in Educational Facilities?

Switch integrates with Building Management Systems (BMS), HVAC equipment, lighting controls, energy meters, IoT sensors and other campus building technologies. This creates a centralized operational view that simplifies facility management across educational institutions.

How Does Building Performance Benchmarking Benefit Schools and Universities?

Performance benchmarking allows education organizations to compare energy usage, operational efficiency and asset performance across campuses or districts. Switch helps identify underperforming buildings, prioritize maintenance and support long-term capital planning using consistent portfolio analytics.

How Does Switch Support Sustainability in Education?

Switch helps schools and universities monitor energy consumption, emissions and building performance to support sustainability initiatives and institutional ESG goals. Continuous reporting enables facilities teams to measure progress and identify opportunities to improve environmental performance.

How Does Portfolio Reporting Help Education Facilities Teams?

Portfolio reporting provides leadership and facilities teams with standardized insights into energy performance, maintenance trends and operational efficiency across multiple campuses. Switch helps organizations make informed decisions using trusted, portfolio-wide building data.

Why Do Schools and Universities Choose Switch Automation?

Education organizations choose Switch because it combines building performance monitoring, energy analytics, fault detection and portfolio intelligence into one platform. This helps improve campus operations, reduce operating costs and create safer, more efficient learning environments.

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