When MBMI Global, a leading property management company in Houston, Texas, first introduced Layla AI into a handful of their multifamily units, their primary goal was energy savings and smarter maintenance detection. However, what started as an efficiency experiment quickly turned into a game-changer for their entire portfolio.

🔍 The Challenge: High Utility Costs & Limited Visibility

Managing 3,000 multifamily units, MBMI Global faced rising utility expenses and limited insight into how energy and water were being consumed across their properties.

• Many units had utilities included in rent, leading to excessive consumption.
• Traditional RUBS (Ratio Utility Billing System) provided only an estimated allocation—tenants had no real incentive to conserve.
• Maintenance teams lacked real-time alerts on potential inefficiencies, leaks, or overuse.

MBMI needed a solution that was easy to implement, scalable, and capable of providing deep insights into their properties’ energy and water usage.

⚡ The Solution: Layla AI’s Submetering Index & Smart Optimization

MBMI Global started by installing Layla AI sensors in select units, focusing on:

✅ Energy Optimization – Identifying unnecessary power consumption and automating energy efficiency.

✅ Proactive Maintenance – Detecting HVAC inefficiencies, leaks, and appliance overuse before they led to costly repairs.

✅ Energy & Water Indexing – Establishing a real-time consumption benchmark across units, making it easier to spot overuse.

But the real breakthrough came when MBMI discovered Layla’s energy and water indexing technology.

🚀 The Breakthrough: 20% Savings & Thousands Recovered Each Month

As soon as MBMI implemented Layla’s AI-powered submetering index, they noticed immediate behavioral changes among tenants:

• Measured Usage = Mindful Tenants 🏠 → Just knowing their consumption was being tracked and compared led to an instant 15–20% drop in wasteful usage.
• Over-Consumption Identified & Billed 💰 → Layla pinpointed which units were driving up utility costs, allowing MBMI to fairly allocate charges to high-usage tenants.
• Proactive Issue Detection = Fewer Repairs 🔧 → Layla flagged HVAC inefficiencies and leaks early, reducing emergency maintenance calls and equipment wear.

💰 The Impact: Massive Utility Savings at Scale

With 3,000 units under management, even a modest reduction in utilities translated into huge financial gains:

📉 20% total reduction in energy & water costs

💵 Thousands saved every month across the portfolio

⚡ Lower operating expenses and higher NOI (Net Operating Income)

🔑 Key Takeaways for Property Managers

MBMI Global’s experience proves that real estate profitability isn’t just about rent—it’s about operational efficiency.

✅ Submetering doesn’t just track—it changes behavior.

✅ Energy indexing reveals hidden costs and opportunities.

✅ AI-driven insights create long-term, scalable savings.

What if you could recover thousands in lost revenue each month—just by making utility usage transparent?

💡 Layla AI makes it effortless. Let’s talk about what it can do for your properties. 🚀