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Convia

US electronic component manufacturer

Convia, Inc., based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, is an American manufacturer of components which provide an integrated energy management platform that allows for the control and metering of lighting, plug-loads and HVAC. It is one of the first companies to deliver and control power while at the same time monitoring energy and adapting its use in real-time.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Convia, Inc., based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, is an American manufacturer of components which provide an integrated energy management platform that allows for the control and metering of lighting, plug-loads and HVAC. It is one of the first companies to deliver and control power while at the same time monitoring energy and adapting its use in real-time.2

The story

In the late 1990s, Herman Miller, Inc., Convia's parent company, realized that they could not create truly flexible environments until the infrastructure of the building became more flexible. They decided that if a building infrastructure embraced technology, the applications, including systems furniture, could also take advantage of that infrastructure and become more intelligent. The need for intelligent infrastructure led Herman Miller to partner with a leading technology think tank called Applied Minds in Glendale, California and their founder Danny Hillis. Danny Hillis is considered a pioneer of the parallel computing industry and is the lead designer of Convia. Convia was launched in 2004.

From Wikipedia’s article on Convia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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