Smart Building Retrofit: Occupancy & Energy Insights Without Heavy Upgrades

LOBX by ORIOMA : Smart Building Sensors Built for Real Buildings

Energy regulations and operating costs are accelerating smart building projects but most sites can’t afford heavy retrofits.
This is why lightweight, privacy-friendly sensing is becoming a key building block.

Smart buildings, without added complexity

Smart building projects are no longer about deploying more sensors.
They are about acting on real building usage, reducing energy consumption and meeting regulatory constraints, especially in existing buildings.

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Most tertiary buildings cannot support heavy rewiring, battery maintenance or complex IoT infrastructures. This is where LOBX by Orioma brings a different approach.

One sensor, five essential measurements

LOBX is a ceiling-mounted infrared smart building sensor, designed and manufactured in France.

With a single device, it provides five key measurements:

• Temperature
• Presence detection
• People counting
• Ambient light
• Abnormal overheating detection

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This multi-measure approach limits hardware deployment while delivering the data that actually matters for energy optimization and space usage.

Privacy-friendly people counting

LOBX does not use cameras and does not capture images.

People counting is based on infrared thermal analysis, not visual identification.
No facial recognition, no personal data, and no compromise on privacy.

This makes LOBX suitable for offices, education, healthcare and public buildings where data protection is critical.

No wiring. No batteries. No maintenance.

LOBX installs without wiring and operates without disposable batteries.

Powered by ambient light, it delivers up to 15 years of autonomous operation, drastically reducing:

• maintenance effort,
• hidden operating costs,
• and environmental impact.

This is a key advantage for large or multi-site deployments.

From sensing to measurable energy savings

Understanding how spaces are actually used is essential to reduce energy waste.

By correlating occupancy, temperature and lighting conditions, LOBX enables:

• HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) optimization based on real usage,
• lighting adaptation to actual needs,
• early detection of abnormal energy behavior.

In real projects, this approach typically leads to energy savings in the 25–30% range, without affecting user comfort.

Designed for renovation, not just new buildings

LOBX was designed for existing and renovated buildings.

«It does not replace existing BMS platforms. It complements them by adding reliable usage and environmental data without redesigning the building or disrupting operations. »
Serdar Manakli - ORIOMA’s CEO

Why LOBX is part of the Miles Distribution catalogue

At Miles Distribution, we focus on technologies that are:

• pragmatic,
• privacy-respectful,
• sustainable over the long term,
• and designed for real operational constraints.

LOBX fits this vision perfectly.

Want to learn more

LOBX can be deployed on its own or integrated into broader smart building strategies.

If you want to explore how it fits your environment, our role is to help you choose the right solution, not to add unnecessary complexity.

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