Facilio, a proptech company that has focused on smart building software, announced its Connected Refrigeration Solution product, which is designed to monitor, control, and optimize refrigeration in food retail operations such as grocery, convenience stores, and supermarkets.

Vendors typically design and sell systems for general building energy monitoring and control. However, that presumes a certain constancy in how operators run buildings, the types of uses within some range, and the potential optimizations. Refrigeration isn't like oversized air conditioning. Temperature levels are an issue of product safety. Different storage configurations can affect how easily adequate temperatures can be maintained. Companies may have multiple locations as well as distribution centers.

"In the retail industry, the front-end technology has seen incredible advances, while the back-end store operations have not evolved or changed much. There is still heavy reliance on store-level siloed systems. It's an area ripe for transformation," a press release quoted Raj Subramanian, co-founder and chief product officer, as saying. "Our Connected Refrigeration solution helps retailers take control of their refrigeration systems, providing real-time visibility into the performance of their assets across all sites, enabling them to make informed decisions and reduce costs."