Thrive helps universities dramatically reduce operating expenses while creating healthier indoor environments, lowering energy use, and shrinking deferred maintenance backlogs, often with little to no capital funding required. Our deep understanding of safety, and campus operations enables deep, lasting efficiency gains without disrupting academic or research missions.
Higher Education
Optimizing operations on campus
Our Clients
The leading life science and pharmaceutical companies choose Thrive for their lab and vivarium facilities.
Student Union
Monitor and control ventilation in the building where occupancy levels vary significantly.
Vivarium
Optimize facilities by using integrated technology, data, and ongoing services to maintain safe, compliant environments while reducing energy use and operating costs.
Library
Provide airflow efficiency to optimize energy use and IAQ.
Classrooms
Adjust ventilation to student occupancy, ensuring a healthy learning environment while reducing energy costs
Arena
Monitor and control ventilation in the building where occupancy levels vary significantly creating operational efficiency and better IAQ.
Offices
Provide airflow efficiency to ensure optimize energy use and IAQ.
Labs
Data-driven approach that reduces energy use and operating costs while improving safety, compliance, and long-term performance.
Garage
Reduce energy use by optimizing ventilation rates based on current conditions.
Energy Savings & Reduced Deferred Maintenance
Installing Aircuity as a program typically results in an IRR of 40-60% and a payback of less than 3 years. Savings can fund other projects, such as upgrading lab controls.
Healthier and More Productive
US EPA studies show the level of indoor pollutants is 2-5x higher than that of outdoor levels, and air quality is directly linked to cognitive performance.
Actionable Analytics
The independent data layer unlocks insight that EH&S and building managers can use for reporting and to drive operational excellence.
Research facilities on higher education campuses must balance evolving scientific needs, reduced grant funding, aging infrastructure, and increasingly complex safety and compliance requirements. Thrive delivers a turnkey, managed services approach that reduces demand, strengthens critical facilities, and improves long-term resiliency.
Thrive owns the entire project from initial scoping, leveraging rebates for low upfront cash requirements and design-build through commissioning and sustained performance.
Sustaining Services
ThriveIQ is a managed-services partnership focused on continuous engagement with building owners to help them navigate the labyrinth of long term, sustained operational efficiency. We take a data-first approach to decision-making, utilizing technology to help us marry your business goals with your building’s operations.
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