ecobee Smart Thermostat Selected for 'Smart Home: Green +Wired 2009'

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:35am EDT

TORONTO, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ecobee, a company dedicated to helping
consumers conserve energy, save money and reduce their environmental impact,
announced that the ecobee Smart Thermostat was selected for use in the "Smart
Home: Green +Wired 2009" exhibit in Chicago, presented by Chicago's Museum of
Science and Industry (MSI) in partnership with Wired Magazine.  

The exhibit, which is being built as a "living exhibition," is a
fully-functioning, three-story modular "green" home that will showcase the
ways people can make ecofriendly living a part of their lives. The
2,500-square-foot home and grounds, located in a park on the east side of the
Museum, will be open to the public through guided tours from March 19, 2009 to
January 4, 2010.

The ecobee Smart Thermostat is an attractive, modern-looking consumer
electronic device with an easy-to-read full-color LCD screen. Homeowners can
program the new thermostat very easily using its touch screen, or over the
internet, from anywhere, in seconds. It connects to homeowners' standard WiFi
(wireless network), which provides them remote access to their thermostat
settings from any computer. Its "Wizard" function acts as a step-by-step guide
through the programming process using a series of simple statements.

"We are delighted that the benefits of our first product have been featured in
the 'Smart Home: Green + Wired 2009' exhibit," said Stuart Lombard, ecobee's
CEO.  "The philosophy behind this exhibit dovetails with our company
philosophy of 'green made easy,' that we can make a positive environmental
impact if we make conservation a simple and easy choice. Distribution of the
new ecobee Smart Thermostat began earlier this year, and we are extremely
gratified with the reception that it is already receiving."

About ecobee
ecobee was founded in 2007 to deliver intelligent conservation solutions for
real people.  The company is building its product platform around The
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating
System(TM).  ecobee's products are being sold for use in single family homes
(both new and retrofitted), multi-family dwellings and light commercial
properties. For more information, please visit www.ecobee.com.  


SOURCE  ecobee

Lucy Siegel, +1-212-583-1043 (New York), lsiegel@bridgeny.com, or Jessica
Dolmer, +1-416-987-1024 (Toronto), jessica@ecobee.com, both for ecobee
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