Motili a real-estate technology company, today announced that it is working with Westmar Lofts, modern student housing located next to Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, to provide a comprehensive retrofit and upgrade of the facility’s entire Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning system (HVAC), servicing close to 400 apartment units.  Cardinal Group, is leading the industry with the installation of one of the most energy-efficient HVAC systems available today.

HVAC is a large consumer of energy in the commercial building space, and Westmar is installing Goodman brand high efficiency heat pump systems that are rated up to an energy efficient 16 SEER. The higher the SEER number, the more efficient the system operates. At 16 SEER, the heat pump systems are 3 SEER levels higher than the minimum efficiency rating required by the Georgia Energy Code. Also, the heat pumps are rated at an energy-efficient level of up to 9.5 HSPF. This rating is similar in scale to SEER but measures the efficiency of the heat pump in heating mode. Goodman is a recognized leader in the HVAC industry and designs, engineers and assembles products in the United States.

This project will also qualify for utility rebates from Georgia Power for installation of the state-of-the-art system.

Cardinal Group also installed new LED lighting in the corridors and stairwells, and high-efficiency water fixtures in the resident apartments, to unlock additional savings in electric and water.

“We looked to Motili to for this project because of their expertise in large-scale, turn-key HVAC projects in occupied spaces,” said Andrew Ellis, Senior Project Manager at Cardinal Group, “Motili was able to bring together a turn-key project that exceeded our investment criteria.”

Westmar expects the new Goodman brand systems to pay back on energy savings in under five years. Typically, an HVAC retrofit of this scale has an 10-year ROI horizon. “Getting an HVAC project to pencil on a 5-year payback is tremendous,” said Matthew Sallee, Vice President of Sales at Motili. “Our expertise coupled with Goodman in energy-efficient HVAC in multi-family projects in the multi-family environment ultimately allowed us to overcome the myriad challenges presented by a project of this scope and scale.”

Motili leverages a nationwide network of contractors, operations teams, and the industry’s most advanced Internet platform, to handle work requests from start to finish. Motili automatically schedules, dispatches, manages and invoices job requests. Motili’s predictive analytics improves budgeting accuracy by helping to predict project equipment failures before they happen.

About Cardinal Group

Cardinal Group is a fully-integrated real estate investment, construction, development, and management firm specializing in opportunistic and value-added investments throughout the United States. Cardinal Group has earned a reputation for creating vibrant multifamily and mixed-use communities incorporating signature design, high-quality finishes, and market leading amenities. The Company combines a highly analytical approach with hands-on management to deliver superior risk-adjusted results for investors and clients.

About Motili
Motili’s technology platform allows property managers, owners and investors to easily manage repair and replacement jobs. Motili handles all aspects of the job from scheduling to ordering equipment to invoicing, making Motili the single point of contact for all property maintenance and equipment replacement.

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