Hive active multi zone is for when users have more than one heating zone in the home and they want to be controlled independently if there is a thermostat upstairs and another one downstairs you have a zonal heating system you can purchase hive active heating for the first zone and then upgrade to hive multi zone for the extra heating zones in your home the hive multi zone kit contains the thermostat and receiver the hive connected hub is included with hive active heating we rec