Your heat pump is about to get a whole lot smarter
Remember when “smart home” just meant controlling devices with your phone? At Quilt, we’re part of ushering in the next generation of truly intelligent home climate systems that don’t just respond to commands — they adapt to your lifestyle to create optimal comfort with minimal energy use.
Let’s face it: traditional HVAC systems aren’t very precise. They heat or cool your entire home to one temperature, regardless of which rooms you’re actually using. That’s like turning on every light in your home when you only need one. Quilt’s room-by-room capabilities and intelligence means your HVAC system doesn’t use energy unnecessarily, dramatically reducing your energy consumption and lowering your utility bills.
We’re excited to give you an early look at the roadmap that will transform how you experience comfort at home with Quilt — intelligence that works for you without you having to think about it. Before we dive into what’s coming next, let’s explore the technology that makes Quilt different from any other HVAC system on the market.
Foundational excellence: How Quilt is built to be different
What sets Quilt apart is our integrated approach. Our hardware and software were designed together from the ground up, creating a seamless system that can get smarter over time.
Every Quilt installed in a home — whether consisting of a single unit or five — is a fully integrated system equipped with:
- 500x the compute power of the microcontrollers in traditional HVAC systems, plus generous memory and storage — enabling sophisticated algorithms impossible with most systems
- Built-in radar occupancy detection — which precisely detects the presence of humans without cameras or the ability to “see” into your home, protecting your privacy
- Bi-directional communication across all devices and the Quilt Cloud — ensuring your entire system works together seamlessly
- The ability to locally run controls and algorithms — making your system responsive and intelligent with or without internet connection
- An extensive suite of onboard sensors provide unparalleled data on pressure, temperature, humidity, ambient light, and beyond — giving your system a complete understanding of each home’s unique environment
- The ability to receive over-the-air updates on any and every device — meaning your Quilt gets more capable with time, not less
All this technology serves a unified purpose: making Quilt an excellent appliance that gets even better over time. Now that we’ve established what makes Quilt different and the foundation we’re building on, let’s explore what we’re planning to do with all this capability.
On the roadmap: Smarter features for an intelligent home
Available today: Room-by-room and hour-by-hour energy reporting
We’re excited to announce that starting today, every Quilt system can now show energy usage for each room right down to the hour. This granular insight puts you in control, helping you make informed decisions about your home’s energy consumption.
Wondering which room is using the most energy? Curious if your new schedule is making a difference? Now you’ll know.
Perhaps you’ll discover that keeping your rarely-used guest room at 72° F is costing more than you thought or that your home office is surprisingly efficient despite running the heat pump all day.
Launching next month: Occupancy detection for when you come and go
We’ve all done it: rushed out the door without adjusting the thermostat. When our radar-powered, algorithm-driven Quilt Sense detects that a room is empty, our system automatically adjusts that room’s temperature band to conserve energy and then seamlessly reverts the room to its prior setting when you return.
Occupancy sensing isn’t just about convenience (although take it from us, it’s really convenient!); it’s about eliminating wasted energy without you having to think about it.
Launching this year: No more “is it warm yet?” guesswork
Using advanced algorithms that learn your home’s unique heating and cooling patterns, Quilt will tell you exactly how long it will take for any room to reach your desired temperature on any given day. No more checking back every few minutes to see if it’s comfortable yet.
Launching this year: Proactive monitoring for better, reliable comfort
With most traditional HVAC systems, you have to wait until something breaks to know there is an issue and if left unaddressed over time, even a minor issue can become a real problem. Your Quilt system already monitors its own performance continuously and it will soon be able to identify potential maintenance needs before they are even noticeable to you. Quilt’s self-monitoring will allow for maintenance to be scheduled on your terms rather than popping up as an emergency when you least expect it (and probably at the least convenient moment imaginable!). The result is a system that maintains peak efficiency and keeps you comfortable without interruption.
Launching this year: Integrating with your whole home
Being able to control your Quilt system as you prefer (automations, voice commands, a single app) while also benefitting from Quilt’s proprietary smarts is a recurring request from our customers. We’re extremely excited to tell you that this best-of-both-worlds future is on its way! Look out for specifics on our upcoming plans in a future post.
Where we’re headed: Your home, ready when you are
Taking intelligence a step further, Quilt is working on room-level preconditioning based on your schedules. Heading to your home office at 9 AM every weekday? Your system will have it at the perfect temperature when you arrive.
Eventually, we plan for pre-conditioning to become even smarter, with Quilt learning your routines and anticipating your needs, reducing both energy use and those uncomfortable waiting periods while a room heats up or cools down.
Where we’re headed: Personalized recommendations that actually make sense
Every home is different, and so is every homeowner. That’s why we’ll be providing personalized recommendations tailored to specific rooms and users. Your system will suggest adjustments to improve performance and energy efficiency based on your actual usage patterns and the realities of the thermal environment of your specific home, and your home’s specific rooms!
The future is efficient by design
At Quilt, we believe the most sustainable energy is the energy you don’t use. Our system is already capable of operating at over 400% efficiency, producing four units of heating or cooling for every unit of electricity consumed. With these new intelligent features, we’re pushing that efficiency even further.
The best part? You don’t have to be a tech expert or energy enthusiast to benefit. Our system handles the complex calculations and decisions behind the scenes, while you enjoy perfect comfort and lower energy bills.
What makes a truly smart home is intelligence that works for you without you having to think about it. That’s the future we’re building at Quilt, one comfortable room at a time.
Want to meet the team behind Quilt’s innovations? Watch our “Long-Term Thinking” video series and discover how we’re building the future of home comfort.