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Thermal Controls
Founded in 2022, ThermoVerse is a Smart City Innovation and Advanced Thermal Controls startup modernizing buildings to meet the rising energy demands of tomorrow — from ceiling to grid.
Our Mission
Transforming the grid edge- one building at a time
Our mission is to empower the transition to sustainable smart cities by optimizing building energy use amid surging energy demands from data centers and electric mobility. We lead with groundbreaking thermal-management solutions that reduce energy waste at the grid edge—unlocking residual energy in buildings to power AI, micromobility, and next-generation urban innovation.
History
2025 ‣ Scaling Smart Operations
ThermoVerse is actively deploying projects with a goal of expanding into the portfolio of commercial, industrial, and multifamily buildings. Through strategic partnerships with forward-thinking developers and utilities, we’re growing our capacity to meet surging energy demands—from data centers to electric mobility—while strengthening assets for the era of smart-cities.
2024 ‣ Emergence of SIMs
We introduced Smart Integrated Modules (SIMs)— compact, self-contained units that embed sensing, thermal energy storage, and control directly into ceilings and walls. SIMs orchestrate heat flows in real time, minimizing waste, stabilizing indoor environments, and unlocking load flexibility for operators and utilities alike.
2023 ‣ A New Class of Materials
ThermoVerse unveiled a breakthrough phase-change formulation: a novel class of thermal-energy storage materials engineered for far higher storage density and rapid response. These formulations overcome the limitations of legacy thermal storage—delivering consistent performance from the building edge to the grid edge.
2022 ‣ A Purpose-Driven Beginning
Seeing a major opportunity to alleviate grid burden, Shantonio Birch founded ThermoVerse with a bold vision: purpose-driven design that blends efficiency, comfort, and resilience. Rather than passive thermal storage, he set out to create dynamic, intelligently controlled systems that actively dispatch stored thermal energy when and where it’s needed most.
2021 ‣ A Paradigm Shift
The COVID-19 stay-at-home orders laid bare systemic failings in building performance: poor air quality, widespread heat stress, and wildly variable HVAC efficacy across climate zones. Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. households reported challenges sustaining adequate heating and cooling, and 1 in 10 said they kept their homes at unhealthy or unsafe temperatures, requiring new solutions.
Founding principles
Lowering HVAC energy burden today to ensure the resilient grid edge tomorrow.
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As electrical demands surge from data centers and electric mobility, optimizing building energy use is critical for ensuring sustainable smart cities.
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We develop the technologies that harness waste heat to significantly reduce HVAC operational load, ensuring buildings are efficient and grid-ready.
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Our work is vital for addressing rising loads from EVs and data centers, ensuring a resilient and interoperable energy network — from the building edge to the grid edge.
our values
Leading by Faithe
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F - Foundational Excellence
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A - Agency
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I - Intentionality
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T - Transparency
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H - Horizon
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E - Empowerment