RHEEM® ECONET® SMART THERMOSTAT EARNS PRESTIGIOUS 

GOOD DESIGN® AWARD

ATLANTA, Jan. 3, 2019 – The EcoNet® Smart Thermostat, produced by Rheem®, received the 2018 Good Design Award. This award is the world’s most prestigious, recognized, and oldest Design Awards program organized annually by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies. The award-winning EcoNet® Smart Thermostat is the most advanced thermostat in Rheem’s product line and the only one in the industry that can control a home’s heating, cooling and water heating systems together.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized with a Good Design Award,” said Carson Burrus, Product Manager, EcoNet. “We take great pride in the innovation and intelligence built into the EcoNet Smart Thermostat, and receiving this prestigious third-party recognition is a true testament of our ability to lead industry innovation and exceed the expectations of contractors and homeowners alike.”

The EcoNet Smart Thermostat is designed to optimize the performance of Rheem communicating HVAC and water heating systems, offering intelligent management features for both homeowners and contractors. The ultra-thin programmable thermostat has a full-color glass touchscreen and is equipped with features modern homeowners expect, such as local weather, one-touch away mode, motion activation, and integrated Wi-Fi, in addition to being compatible with Rheem’s EcoNet mobile app as well as Amazon Alexa for convenience hands-free voice control. The EcoNet Smart Thermostat utilizes advanced sensor technology to actively monitor integrated Rheem smart heating, cooling and water heating equipment, and delivers both routine maintenance notifications, such as filter replacement reminders, as well as critical service alerts when the equipment requires attention. 

Visit Rheem.com/EcoNet to learn more about the EcoNet® Smart Thermostat.

About Rheem 

Founded in 1925, Rheem^®innovates all-new ways to deliver just the right temperature while saving energy, water and supporting a more sustainable future. Today, Rheem is America’s #1 water heating brand, and its products are available in more than 50 countries. Paloma Co., Ltd.^®of Nagoya, Japan, acquired the iconic Rheem brand in 1988, and today the company’s portfolio of premium brands include Rheem^®, Raypak^®, Ruud^®, Eemax^®, Richmond^®, Splendid^®, Solahart^®and EverHot^™as well as commercial refrigeration brands Russell^®, Witt^®, ColdZone^®and Kramer^®, which are part of the Heat Transfer Products Group (HTPG^®) division.

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