ROI Calculator
Calculate Your Savings
See exactly how much your school can save with Kohost smart building automation.
Building Info
Staffing & Operations
Who handles facilities today?
Admin / Principal
Deals with it as it comes. Calls vendors, manages complaints, handles emergencies on top of everything else.
Director of Facilities
Dedicated person who manages vendors, oversees maintenance, and handles building operations.
Handyman + Vendors
You have a handyman who handles small stuff but still calls vendors out for anything beyond basic repairs.
Facilities Concierge Package
For $600/mo ($6,000/yr), Kohost takes facilities off your plate entirely. Monitoring, vendor coordination, scheduling, reporting — all handled. We only bug you when a decision truly requires your input. You go back to focusing on the kids.
Kohost automates ~45% of their workload — monitoring, scheduling, first-response triage — so they can focus on capital planning and higher-value projects.
Your handyman handles the small stuff, but vendor callouts still add up. Kohost reduces those callouts by catching issues early and coordinating vendors directly, saving an estimated /year.
How do people report maintenance issues?
🤷
No system
People just find someone
📱
Text / Email / Hallway
Messages, calls, sticky notes
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Ticketing System
Formal work order software
Time sink alert:
Without a ticketing system, each maintenance request takes ~20 minutes of admin overhead — phone calls, texts, hallway interruptions, follow-ups, "did that get fixed?" Kohost's built-in work order system cuts that to ~5 minutes. That's work orders/year × 15 min saved = hours/year of admin time recovered.
Building Habits
Biggest savings hide here. Be honest.
Staff leave HVAC running after hours?
Lights on in empty rooms?
Systems running weekends/holidays?
Automated schedules for HVAC/lights?
Current Systems
Do you have a smart HVAC / thermostat system?
Smart thermostats, BMS, or automated HVAC controls
Instant Savings: Free Smart Thermostats
A certified Kohost partner in installs smart thermostats at $0 cost to you. Retail value: $350/unit. You own the hardware.
Kohost integrates with your existing hardware (cameras, access control, etc.) or helps you procure new equipment from local vendors.
Have access control?
Have security cameras?
Have emergency/panic system?
Tell Us About Your Building
What systems do you currently have? This helps us show the full integration benefit.
Security Alarm System
Burglar alarm, intrusion detection
Security Cameras
IP cameras, NVR/DVR
Access Control (key cards/fobs)
Electronic locks, card readers
Emergency / Panic System
Panic buttons, emergency notification
PA / Intercom System
Public address, paging, intercom
Vehicle Gates
Parking lot gates, perimeter gates
Lighting System
How are lights controlled?
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How do you communicate during an emergency?
Lockdown, fire, medical, severe weather, active threat
🚨 Critical Gap: No Emergency Communication
If something happens right now, how does your staff know what to do? How do parents get notified? Kohost turns your entire building into an emergency response system. One button press triggers door lockdowns, PA announcements, text alerts to staff and parents, TV/display takeover with instructions, and flashing lights. Seconds matter.
⚠️ Limited Coverage
A PA system or phone tree is a start, but it's slow and single-channel. In a lockdown, can you lock all doors instantly? Can every display show instructions? Can parents get a text in under 60 seconds? Kohost coordinates all of these simultaneously from a single trigger.
Equipment Quantities (optional — for lifespan projection)
Energy Costs
Enter actual bills or we estimate from rates.