Patent ID: 8479099

Claim:
A group management apparatus configured to manage, as a plurality of groups, numerous installation devices installed in a plurality of buildings, the group management apparatus comprising: an acquiring component configured to acquire operating data of the numerous installation devices via controllers, the operating data being indicative of at least current operating conditions, each of the current operating conditions being one of energy-intensive consumption and temperature deviation, the controllers being placed in the buildings and controlling the numerous installation devices inside the buildings; a summarizing component configured to summarize collective operating data values of the plurality of groups of installation devices, each collective operating data value being indicative of a collective current operating condition of each respective group, compare the collective operating data values of the plurality of groups with each other, and judge whether or not the collective operating data value of each group meets a predetermined condition, the predetermined condition being met by one of the collective operating data values of a respective group being equal to or greater than a threshold value; and a screen generating component configured to generate a screen in which results, with respect to the plurality of groups, of the collective operating data values having been summarized by the summarizing component are juxtaposed.