by Adrian Barber | Jun 26, 2023 | Irus, Student accommodation
Summer arrives, the weather warms, flowers bloom, all is good with the world! But, for students in our universities, it’s exam season mid-May to mid-June. Four weeks of cramming. Then, Relax! Nothing more can be done. Pack the car, and head off for a well-deserved...
by Adrian Barber | May 5, 2023 | Irus, Student accommodation
The University of the West of England (UWE) is benefitting from investing in a heating control system that is saving energy in student accommodation. Work began during the pandemic. Contractors took advantage of empty blocks, installing Prefect’s Irus system...
by Adrian Barber | May 4, 2023 | Irus, Student accommodation
Adrian Barber from Prefect Controls explains the benefit of Building Energy Management Systems (BeMS), used for energy saving in student accommodation either autonomously or alongside a BMS. Technological solutions are the only way to administer the control and...
by Adrian Barber | Apr 17, 2023 | Student accommodation
In the 12 months up to January 2023 gas prices rose by 129.4% while electricity was just over half this at 66.7%. Significant percentages. However, apply monetary values, and a different picture emerges – per kWh (at time of writing) gas is costing domestic...
by Adrian Barber | Apr 11, 2023 | Company news
It was a cold Thursday night at Ingfield, the home of Ossett United FC in West Yorkshire. I was there to support the Gildersome Spurs Juniors U15 football team as they had reached the final of the Heavy Woollen District FA Blackburn Cup. No mean feat for the Division...
