Samsung is making a serious play for the North American HVAC market, positioning climate control as its next growth driver. At the AHR Expo in Las Vegas this week, the company unveiled its DVM S2+ commercial air-conditioning system, powered by on-device AI that learns environmental patterns in real time to cut energy consumption. It's part of a broader push to connect heating and cooling systems to SmartThings, turning climate control into another node in Samsung's smart home ecosystem - and a new revenue stream as the company eyes a market it expects to grow 5% annually.
Samsung just made it official: HVAC isn't a side project anymore. Speaking at the AHR Expo this week, Hye-seong Baek, VP of Digital Appliances, laid out the company's ambitions in North America's heating and cooling market - and they're not small. The centerpiece is the DVM S2+, a commercial air-conditioning system that uses on-device AI to learn building patterns and adjust output in real time, promising to cut energy costs without sacrificing comfort.
It's a calculated bet. Samsung sees HVAC as the next frontier for its SmartThings platform, which already connects home appliances, security systems, and lighting. By embedding AI into climate control hardware, the company's positioning itself to capture recurring revenue from energy management services - a model that worked for Nest before Google acquired it. "We're focusing on scaling HVAC services in connection with smart homes and smart cities," Baek told Samsung Newsroom, pointing to synergies in remote maintenance and energy optimization.
