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
📋
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?
⚡
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.