Smart thermostat hub

A method for controlling and securing smart devices within a unit of a multi-family residential or commercial property, the method comprising:

• determining, by one or more processors of a property management platform for a multi- family residential or commercial property, that one or more access credentials are to be disabled or enabled with respect to a smart door lock;
• generating, by the one or more processors, control information associated with the smart door lock, the control information identifying the one or more access credentials to be disabled or enabled with respect to the smart door lock;
• and
• transmitting, by the one or more processors, the control information to a smart thermostat hub associated with a first unit of the multi-family residential or commercial property via a bi-directional low-power, wide area network (LPWAN) communication link between the property management platform and the smart thermostat hub to cause the smart thermostat hub to transmit a command to the smart door lock via a non-LPWAN communication link, where:
• the smart thermostat hub is enclosed within a housing and includes one or more other processors configured to implement a smart hub controller and a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) controller that is configured to control HVAC operations for the first unit,
• the smart thermostat hub further includes a power interface configured to couple the smart thermostat hub to a power source, where the power interface is configured to be coupled to existing thermostat electrical wiring of the first unit such that the smart thermostat hub is configured to replace an existing thermostat of the first unit,
• the property management platform is located at a location different from a location of the smart thermostat hub, and
• the command is configured to modify access credential validation information stored at the smart door lock to disable or enable the one or more access credentials.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for controlling and securing smart devices within a unit of a multi-family residential or commercial property, the operations comprising:

• a property management platform for a multi-family residential or commercial property that is communicatively coupled to a smart thermostat hub associated with a first unit of the multi-family residential or commercial property via a bi-directional low power, wide area network (LPWAN) communication link between the property management platform and the smart thermostat hub, the smart thermostat hub enclosed within a housing and configured to implement a smart hub controller and a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) controller configured to control HVAC operations for the first unit, the smart thermostat hub comprising a power interface configured to couple the smart thermostat hub to a power source, the power interface configured to be coupled to existing thermostat electrical wiring of the first unit such that the smart thermostat hub is configured to replace an existing thermostat of the first unit, and the property management platform being located at a location different from a location of the smart thermostat hub;
• determining that one or more access credentials are to be disabled or enabled with respect to a smart door lock;
• generating control information associated with the smart door lock, the control information identifying the one or more access credentials to be disabled or enabled with respect to the smart door lock;
• and
• transmitting the control information to the smart thermostat hub via the bi-directional LPWAN communication link to cause the smart thermostat hub to transmit a command to the smart door lock via a non-LPWAN communication link, the command configured to modify access credential validation information stored at the smart door lock to disable or enable the one or more access credentials.