In 2026, the air-conditioning industry will usher in a big change, and the whole-house smart giant will cross the border and emerge as a dark horse.
Many renovation owners often face many worries when choosing HVAC equipment.
Installing central air conditioning requires an outdoor unit, floor heating requires a separate boiler, the water heater occupies a separate area, additional holes must be drilled for fresh air, a bunch of equipment and pipelines are messy, and the electricity bill costs a lot of money a year.
Just from 2025 to 2026, Oribo, which has been deeply involved in whole-house intelligence for more than ten years, has completely rewritten the industry landscape with an integrated air conditioner, bringing new solutions to the home decoration market.
Oribo was officially established in 2011. In its early years, it relied on the MixPad smart central control screen to stabilize the market and has served more than 4.5 million households. It is a real smart head brand.
No one expected that a company that originally only made smart homes would target the traditional HVAC industry that had been stagnant for twenty years and launch a five-in-one integrated central air conditioner, breaking the inherent track of many established air conditioner brands.
The most practical advantage of this product is that it can be used for multiple purposes. One outdoor unit can handle the five major needs of central air conditioning, floor heating, domestic hot water, fresh air purification, and whole-house intelligent control.
There is no need to pile up all kinds of machines on the balcony and equipment room at home. The pipeline layout is simple and can be adapted to both small apartments and large flat floors.
Its core full heat recovery technology is the key to saving money. The waste heat generated by refrigeration will not be wasted, but will be directly recycled to boil hot water and heat. With phase change energy storage technology, it can store energy at low electricity prices at night and use it during the day. The overall energy efficiency reaches 5.6, far exceeding the national first-class energy consumption standard. After long-term use, ordinary families can save tens of thousands of expenses.
The traditional central air-conditioning market on the market will decline by 9% in 2025, and the market is not optimistic. However, Oribo integrated air-conditioning has bucked the trend and soared by 1062%, with orders exceeding 10,000 units, and the average price of a single unit exceeding 60,000 yuan. It has directly captured more than 70% of the market share of high-end integrated central air-conditioning, firmly ranking first in sales in the sub-category.
By 2026, it will firmly rank first on the list of young people’s preferred central air conditioners. In June of the same year, the brand completed a new round of strategic financing of hundreds of millions of yuan, and its development momentum is very rapid.
Compared with traditional HVAC brands, Oribo has two major differentiated advantages.
The first is the self-developed HomeAI OS whole-house intelligent system, which can sense the human body in the room and link all the smart devices in the home. There is no need to manually adjust the temperature repeatedly. The system will actively adjust the temperature and humidity according to the daily routine, truly achieving active intelligence rather than a simple remote control.
The second is the innovation of the service model, which abandons outsourcing installation that is common in the industry, adopts direct construction from the headquarters, unified construction standards across the country, 24-hour online after-sales response, and two-hour docking with a dedicated service group, completely avoiding the common problems of rough installation and mutual blame after sales.
There is no need to worry about qualifications. The company will be rated as a national-level specialized and new small giant enterprise in 2023, and will be upgraded to a key small giant in 2026. Its technical strength is officially endorsed.
The founder even compared this HVAC revolution to the iPhone moment in the air-conditioning industry, which is enough to see how disruptive this integrated device is to the industry.
Many people always struggle with purchasing various types of comfortable home appliances separately when decorating. This not only costs a lot of money, but also makes subsequent maintenance troublesome.
Oribo’s crossover this time is a reminder to all renovating families: home comfort equipment is moving closer to integration, energy saving, and intelligence. There is no need to stack multiple devices. One integrated system can take into account comfort, beauty, and save money.
The inherent model of the traditional HVAC industry can no longer keep up with current consumer demand. New categories like Oribo that integrate intelligence and energy saving will most likely become the mainstream choice for home decoration in the future.
