The Aguardio Shower Sensor can help reduce hot water consumption by providing access to showering insight data and encouraging sustainable behaviours. No changes to bathroom fixtures are required and it can be easily DIY installed in less than 60 seconds with durable, double-sided tape. The sensor works by detecting movement, frequency of water noise, temperature, and humidity to determine when a shower is being used. Shower time and water pauses (like while shampooing) are displayed in real-time, creating a documented reduction in shower duration and promoting lasting behavioural changes.

Aguardio has found that this sensor results in up to a 30% reduction in shower time in homes and a 21% reduction in hospitality and tourism. Messages can also be used to change shower time and reduce both water and energy. Surrey and Cranfield Universities have carried out extensive projects on shower behaviour using the Aguardio Shower Sensor. By collecting humidity and temperature information, the sensor can be useful for monitoring health issues in a bathroom and identifying where mould may be present.

Data from the sensor can be sent via Bluetooth to their digital Hub or App, and raw data can also be integrated with other systems using open API. Facilities managers can use the sensor data to access invaluable information about their customersā€™ shower usage, thus providing hot water where and when it is required. There is no maintenance required with the battery lasting 3 years. The ROI depends on shower usage but can be between 9-18 months. Additionally, the data provided by the sensor is useful for preventative maintenance and monitoring water usage and hot water generation. The Aguardio Shower Sensor improves the overall sustainability of a building and can even earn points towards building certifications.

Developed to address this challenge, Propelair OneThreeFive toilet utilizes only 1.35 litres of water for a 100% clean flush and is, one of the worldā€™s most water efficient toilets, saving up to 85% of water compared to the average conventional toilet. This translates into water bill reductions of up to 60% meaning that a return on investment can be in as little as one year, bringing clear financial benefits to customers operating in the healthcare, manufacturing, retail, education, transport, commercial and industrial markets.

Propelair is one of the most water efficient, economical, and hygienic toilet systems.Ģż It has a concealed cistern with an isolated water reservoir, an air-pump, and an electronic control unit.Ģż To perform a quick flush, the lid is closed to form a seal and channel the air.Ģż Minimal water washes the pan, followed by a high velocity jet of air that removes the waste.Ģż The contents, odors and germs cannot escape due to the sealed lid. The remaining water fills the water trap, and the toilet is ready to be re-flushed in 13 seconds, making it ideal for high-traffic, public areas.

The Propelair toilet can be easily retrofitted to existing drainage systems and is equipped with a smart IoT-connected system, that provides feedback to service engineers through data transmission, streamlining maintenance and diagnostic alerts, and ultimately reducing downtime.

Its ā€˜asset tracking softwareā€™, integrated with quick response codes, offers after-sales service and empowers facility managers to remotely monitor each toiletā€™s status and promptly schedule maintenance call outs when issues are reported by the automated system.

Tripple hygiene for Propelair OneThreeFive: the Propelair OneThreeFive ensures superior hygiene compared to regular toilets. Antimicrobial additives reduce germ growth on touchable surfaces, the close-to-flush technology limits germ dispersal, and the strong flush effectively removes contaminants.

The Aguardio Sensor can identify leaks down to 4 litres per hour, it has a 10+ year battery and costs just over a 1p /day.

The Aguardio Leak Sensor is also capable of counting toilet flushes. This can be used to gain insights into individual toilet usage which could be used to assist with cleaning routines and preventative maintenance. The sensor is very simple to install by connecting the unit to the toilet in the water inlet pipe with a plastic tie. The sensor is fitted with temperature sensors, one measures the pipe temperature and the other the ambient temperature. The sensor takes a reading every 3^rd second so if there is a water leak cooler water will be drawn into the pipework and the sensor will pick it up. The connected version can detect flushes as the temperature change will be more significant. When a leaking toilet is detected, the sensors trigger an alarm that alerts residents to address the issue promptly by calling the service staff. The technology has been tested by Teknologisk Institut, the leading independent test institute in Denmark.

The solutions also has some health benefits. For example care homes could also monitor occupantā€™s toilet usage which could be an indication of their health status. In hospitals it can be used to monitor toilet usage and hand washes routines to ensure people are actually washing their hands in proportion to toilet usage. With suitable nudges, Aguardio has seen improvements of hygiene routines.

Cost of the product depends on quantities and whether it is used as a standalone item or connected to the Aguardio Hub, but they typically cost approximately Ā£30-Ā£50 per item. Since a slight toilet leak can result in an additional usage of 100m3 of water per year this could cost in the region of Ā£250 per year. There is no maintenance, and the battery will last in excess of 10 years.

Encore Cistern enables condensate from air conditioning units to be stored and recycled as flushing water for toilets. The cistern works exactly like a traditional cistern with the exception that it has an extra filling connection to allow a separate water source to be introduced (from the air conditioning unit). The Encore can hold 18 litres of water; three times more than traditional cisterns. Despite this the Cistern has no additional spatial requirements, it is designed to fit in standard service voids. The Encore has a dual-chamber design. When the air conditioning system is in use, both chambers are filled with condensate, and when the toilet is flushed, the lower chamber is replenished by the upper chamber, to ensure a quick refill. If there are multiple flushes in a short period of time, the Encore cistern is filled the conventional way.ĢżĢż

The Encore cistern can be used in all concealed toilet installations, both new and existing, and is the first and only cistern to give BREEAM credits and LEED points. In addition the materials in the cistern are fully recyclable.ĢżĢż

Moata solutions use data to transform infrastructure design, delivery, and operation, significantly impacting the sustainability of projects. Solutions cover a range of different sectors and activities across the infrastructure lifecycle, from planning and concept design for new assets, right through to the operation and maintenance of existing ones. Browse the list of the solutions below to find the ones right for your project and request a demo.

Solutions include:

• models the embodied carbon of new assets, enabling anyone on a project to make low carbon choices to decarbonise infrastructure.
• gives investors and asset owners measurable insights into the environmental and social impacts of their infrastructure assets.
• : enables input of fieldwork activities in real-time and tracking of inventory for accurate maintenance cost data and improved claims recovery.
• allows you to manage all you your geotechnical monitoring data and get the most out of construction projects by reducing geotechnical uncertainties.
• is a highly flexible and visual GIS platform that lets users rapidly access and collaborate around geospatial data, saving time and reducing project risk.
• uses data to generate integrated dashboards that present project team members with a live, accurate assessment of performance.
• puts field inspection data at your fingertips with customisable and configurable smart forms for everything from health and safety visits to asset condition surveys.
• provides a vast library of compliant, parametric 3D digital assets, drastically reducing the design time and cost of creating and recreating assets for specific projects.
• changes the way all aspects of land projects are managed by blending both spatial and nonspatial data in an easy-to-use system.
• revolutionises the pipeline design process, using a geospatial interface, ground-breaking genetic algorithm, and domain expertise to generate an optimised route.
• is a suite of solutions for the renewable energy market that helps solve challenges associated with intermittent renewables, such as solar and wind.
• is an online self-assessment tool for measuring a businessesā€™ digital maturity across the entire asset life cycle so blind spots and priorities can be identified.
• is a suite of solutions that uses visual models to provide real-time and predictive insights into water asset performance to enable proactive maintenance.
• helps manage building information modelling data during design, delivery, and operation, enabling multidisciplinary teams to collaborate for a better built environment.

Pricing varies depending on which solution/s you select. Please use the contact form at the bottom of to talk to an expert and get a quote. To give an indication, the monthly price of Moata Carbon Portal, at time of publication, ranges from Ā£1950 to Ā£4450 depending on project size.

Plexus Innovation offers an IoT remote monitoring solution ā€“ providing a digital alternative to manual measurement, bringing business improvements in a number of sectors.

The companyā€™s GUARDIANĀ® technology remotely measures temperature, pulses, humidity, and CO2, allowing you to manage water systems, cold chain storage and refrigeration; along with air quality, and damp and mould detection.

Many customers are using GUARDIANĀ® to tackle reducing their water waste, some saving up to 80% within months of installation. Others are focusing on reduction of energy consumption, or on ensuring compliance on environmental health and risk for tenants.

The remote technology is attracting clients focused on Net Zero and business improvements including better use of manpower and delivering improved service to their own customers.

It is an innovative proprietary product that addresses legislative issues, pushing compliance and asset management into the 21st Century.

A typical time scale for ROI is within 12 months. For those who are challenged with reducing risk of human error, operational costs, water waste, energy consumption or environmental impact, GUARDIANĀ® is now a must-have technology.

WINT’s system is a leak detection and water analytics device. If there is a leak, the system identifies its location and shuts off the water supply. The meter-lookalike is installed onto the pipework infrastructure and uses AI technology to determine water usage. It then provides real-time, accurate data to scan for leakages and give the user data on their water consumption. It is a standalone solution that uses a sim card to talk to the 24/7 situation room, and requires a 230v power supply.

After 3 weeks of installation, algorithms will have identified the location’s typical water usage and will flag any usage that surpasses this value. The system will then either shut down or will send an alert to someone at the location. On average, customers will save 20-25% on their water usage through leak prevention coupled with this water usage evaluation.

Payback on the WINT system usually works between 12-18 months. However, some installations that have identified issues earlier have seen a payback of 1-2 months.

Policysupport.org consists of a suite of tools to provide rigorous spatial evidence in development decision making. The tools include Co$tingNature, WaterWorld, EcoActuary and FreeStation.

Co$tingNature, WaterWorld and EcoActuary are sophisticated spatial policy support systems that bring together the best available spatial data in easily used web based spatial policy support systems which help to understand:

1. The impact of development on Nature and of Nature on development (Co$tingNature);
2. The impact of development on Water resources and water risk (WaterWorld);
3. The impact of development and climate change on flood risk (EcoActuary).

FreeStation is a suite of designs for self-build low-cost internet-of-things monitoring devices and associated build, maintenance, and deployment guides for monitoring the effectiveness of nature-based solutions at spatial or temporal scales too fine ā€“ or situations too complex ā€“ for modelling. Together this suite of tools significantly reduces technical and financial barriers to use of rigorous spatial evidence in development decision making.

All are freely accessible for non-commercial use and licensed for commercial use. The annual license depends on the level of functionality required, but ranges from Ā£1000-Ā£9000 currently. These licenses include support.

EcoservR seeks to bring together data from a variety of nationally available sources to provide greater spatial clarity on ecosystem services and natural capital assets, which can be difficult to assess. EcoservR is a tool for mapping natural capital assets and ecosystem services developed as an open-source, free-to-use R package.

EcoservR takes data from nationally available datasets such as Ordnance Survey (OS) MasterMap, OS Greenspace, Priority Habitat Inventory, CORINE Land Cover, Crop Map of England and more to create a detailed habitat map. From this habitat map and supporting data, EcoservR measures supply for seven ecosystem services, and demand for four. Unlike spreadsheet-based tools which return a single score, EcoservR uses spatial models which consider not only the extent of different habitats but also their configuration. It returns heat maps showing the distribution of supply and demand across the landscape.

A powerful application of EcoservR is to calculate the change in ecosystem service supply pre and post-intervention, to predict the potential impact (uplift) of a design. This change can be calculated at any desired geographic extent, from site to landscape-scale.

By overlaying supply and demand maps, the user can also identify areas of opportunity (ā€œpinch pointsā€) where NBS would improve capacity and/or answer demand for ecosystem services.

The toolkit is freely available for anyone to use, in practice, a person with programming and GIS skills is best placed to conduct the analysis efficiently and rigorously. There may therefore be an organisational need to upskill planners or outsource the analysis to experienced consultants.

This two-year roof research programme will demonstrate the multifunctional potential of green urbanisation. The ā€˜smartā€™ blue-green roof will assess how storing and reusing rainwater at roof level can reduce the volume of surface run-off entering its sewer network. It will help lower the flood risk associated with the prolonged high-intensity storm events. Unlike conventional green roofs, which use a drainage layer to remove rainwater, the 525 sq m blue-green structure retrofitted to Blocā€™s flat roof stores rain beneath the planted surface where it lands. Advanced passive irrigation components within the attenuation layer draw water up through the structure to the underside of the green roof substrate to support surface planting.

The technology protects green areas during drought, reduces potable water demand during hot weather and enhances biodiversity by maintaining flora in optimum growing conditions. The roof and its outlet are cloud enabled, linking the stored volume to high resolution weather data that maps storm events so the roof is told when a storm is due. Before it arrives, volume is safely released to accommodate arriving rainwater, avoiding any surcharging of the local and downstream drainage network.

The roof reduces the discharge of rainwater and features wildflowers to support biodiversity and provide an additional thermal barrier. This is Manchester city centre’s first wildflower roof which also aims to attract a rare native butterfly, the Manchester Argus.

A review of the existing roof structure is required prior to implementation to ensure structural capacity is adequate for the blue/green roof system. Retrofitting the system had minimal impact on existing occupants as works took place away from building tenants and noise was minimal. No relocation was necessary. Due to the materials needed for the roof, kerbside delivery arrangements with further crane lifting to roof level need to be made.

Indicative investment requirements for a similar project elsewhere:

• Roof area size ā€“ 525 m2.
• Green / blue roof system size ā€“ 462 m2.
• CAPEX ā€“ approx. Ā£150 / m2 for green-roof supply and install waterproofing, insulation, levelling, structural engineering.

Benefits:

• Financial ā€“ possible financial incentives to disconnect surface water from the combined sewer system within the network.
• Brand and marketing ā€“ customers are increasingly expecting businesses to demonstrate how genuine their sustainability strategies and plans are. Bloc is a market-leading workspace, for which the blue-green roof has helped attract new customers aiming to align their business with its sustainability credentials.
• Biodiversity ā€“ Increasing wildflower cover to attract species.
• Adaptation and resilience ā€“ Whilst global commitments towards the Paris Agreement are strengthening, no matter what efforts are made to reduce emissions, the climate will change. Only from the implementation of solutions like the blue-green roof will it be possible to continue to operate and utilise our buildings and wider infrastructure safely and inclusively.