Oral Roberts & CityPlex cut costs with Mango IoT platform
Oral Roberts University and CityPlex Towers have reported significant operational cost savings after deploying the Mango platform from Radix IoT across nearly five million square feet of their facilities. The integrated system now monitors over 15,500 points, including alarms and controls, consolidating data from several infrastructure sources into a single environment.
System integration
The Mango platform unifies data from disparate sources such as SCADA, building management systems, data centre infrastructure management, building automation, PLCs, and IoT sensors. This integration provides real-time facility monitoring and supports automation and predictive maintenance. Operational managers are able to access a central point of control for all systems, streamlining their ability to react to changes or issues.
Demand charge reductions
The deployment has delivered a 20 percent reduction in demand charges, with annual utility savings exceeding USD $100,000. This improvement has been driven by broad HVAC upgrades and the ability to achieve 90 percent real-time visibility into all facility systems via the platform.
"Since incorporating all the data points into Mango, we have a better understanding of what's going on as a continual process. Even with the several-fold increase in the Towers' occupancy levels and additional buildings at ORU Campus in recent years, which surged utility usage, Mango allows us to do more with the same number of people while our utility costs are still not near what it was 10 years ago," said David King, Director of Energy Management at ORU/CityPlex.
Operational efficiencies
The Mango platform has centralised management across the three-tower complex, which serves a mixed-use portfolio including hospitals, data centres, more than 100 commercial tenants, and the regional headquarters of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Mango acts as an operational intelligence layer, enabling predictive maintenance, automated controls, and proactive management strategies.
According to King, the platform's real-time utility monitoring represents an advance from former methods, delivering what he describes as multimillion-dollar energy savings over the past decade. Licenced engineers use Mango's unified dashboard to analyse both historical and live data covering multiple floors, buildings, devices, and systems. This capability allows the team to manage energy demand more precisely, particularly during periods of fluctuating consumption.
Data-driven management
Mango has supported a transition away from reactive maintenance to a more proactive, data-led approach to facility operations. Staff can leverage predictive analytics to identify issues before they escalate and implement preventative measures more efficiently. This shift has supported improved sustainability, automation readiness, and operational resilience for the complex.
Vendor perspective
Radix IoT describes its role as providing the backbone for real-time operational monitoring and decision-making in large-scale facilities. Mango's unified platform is designed to eliminate data silos, reducing complexity for property, energy, and facilities managers.
"We take great pride in our partnership with ORU/CityPlex Towers, which exemplifies our commitment to delivering innovative solutions tailored to meet the unique challenges faced by modern facilities. Radix IoT Mango Platform empowers facility managers to gain tangible operational insights, enabling a more responsive approach to meeting operational challenges and achieving strategic goals by making informed decisions that optimize efficiency and performance across facilities," said Luke Dalske, Chief Experience Officer, Co-founder at Radix IoT.