Revolutionizing Infrastructure Management: Harmelo's HMIN™ and HEIN™ Solution
Harmelo, a Calgary-based infrastructure technology company, has introduced a groundbreaking solution to address the lack of persistent identifiers for mechanical and energy systems in the built environment. The company's HMIN™ (Mechanical Identification Number™) and HEIN™ (Energy Identification Number™) are permanent identifiers assigned to systems at installation or registration, enabling a continuous record that follows each system throughout its operational life.
Founded in 2025 by Brad Pettes, who has a background in the automotive industry and HVAC contracting, Harmelo aims to bring the continuity and informed decision-making seen in the automotive sector to infrastructure within buildings. With over 150 million homes and numerous commercial and institutional buildings in North America lacking a persistent system-level identity, Harmelo's solution fills a crucial gap in the industry.
By assigning unique identifiers to mechanical and energy systems, Harmelo ensures that crucial information about system history, maintenance, and performance is preserved and easily accessible across contractors, ownership changes, and software platforms. This approach allows for better maintenance planning, capital allocation, and overall system management, ultimately improving the efficiency and longevity of infrastructure within buildings.
With Harmelo's innovative approach, the built environment can now benefit from the same level of continuity and data-driven decision-making that has long been established in the automotive industry. By introducing HMIN™ and HEIN™, Harmelo is revolutionizing the way infrastructure is managed and maintained, setting a new standard for system-level identifiers in the built environment.