"Beginning a new tech solution can be a daunting task. We had no experience developing our back end and kissed a few frogs along the way here in the US. Fortunately, we found our prince with Coding Bear.

They were referred to us by another development partner, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results. We’ve received high-quality work and great value, and even more importantly, we’re enjoying the team we’re working with.

I’ve already recommended them to colleagues here in the US and will continue to do so."

Faster development and more reliable support

Sensible originally hired a US development company to build the new version of their platform. However, the vendor failed to meet client’s requirements for speed and quality of work. Sensible therefore began looking for another company. Thanks to our partnership with Energy Twin, they turned to us. At Coding Bear, we drew on our experience with legacy systems—particularly in deciphering old code—which enabled us to offer a fast and functional modernization of the platform.

The Smartcoil by Sensible platform monitors the status of HVAC systems in real time and uses machine learning for predictive maintenance. The goal of the new version was to add features for end customers, improve data visualization, and modernize the user interface. All of that based on the foundation Sensible had received from the original vendor. Due to the tight schedule, it wasn’t possible to develop everything from scratch.

We utilized our experience with legacy systems rewrites. In those projects, we also have to quickly familiarize ourselves with unfamiliar code. However, before we began development, we prepared an initial analysis and confirmed the priorities and plan for further development with the client.

We used our proven methodology for system modernization—step-by-step rewriting. In short iterations, we began delivering new features and modernizing key parts of the application.

• We modified the initial overview of all units,
• redesigned the data visualization and user interactions to ensure everything was clear to the technical teams,
• and integrated predictive models provided by Energy Twin, which handle the optimization of settings and the prediction of HVAC equipment maintenance.

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Results: Reduced development costs and more accurate diagnostics

The SmartCoil platform provides both end customers and technicians at Sensible with a real-time overview of the status of HVAC units. Thanks to advanced algorithms, it also enables the implementation of predictive maintenance, thereby saving on costs associated with unplanned downtime.

• Users have access to detailed data for each unit, including current readings, trends, and estimates of future maintenance needs.
• Thanks to UX improvements, reporting and data visualization are now clearer. This enables technical teams to make decisions faster and more accurately.

We successfully completed the project on schedule and under more favorable terms than with the previous vendor. Since launch, we have continued to support Sensible and are developing the platform to meet new requirements.

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