At Prefect Controls, technology has always been about more than energy savings and operational efficiency. We never forget that our systems are used by people: in student rooms, kitchens, and living spaces. Every design decision within the Prefect Irus ecoSystem is...
How Prefect Irus is transforming resident engagement. Achieving net zero in student accommodation requires more than efficient buildings. While smart technologies can significantly reduce energy demand, occupant behaviour remains one of the biggest influences on...
The official opening of AMRO Partners’ flagship co-living scheme, The Rex, marks a major step forward for sustainable urban living in the UK. As the first co-living development in the country to achieve BREEAM Outstanding, The Rex sets a powerful benchmark, one built...
Managing heating across commercial buildings requires a careful balance between occupant comfort, operational efficiency, and energy cost control. In large-scale properties such as student accommodation, Hostels, Hotels, Build to Rent and Co-Living properties heating...
PBSA operators are navigating a perfect storm of rising energy prices, evolving ESG expectations and tightening compliance standards. For asset managers and property owners, the question is no longer whether to optimise building performance, but how quickly it can be...
Modern infrastructure generates more data than ever before, but data alone doesn’t deliver value. What matters is how quickly and clearly it can be turned into action. Prefect’s Irus Optimiser, Reporter, and Investigator tools are designed to do exactly that. Each has...
A New Wave in Leak Detection: Alert. React. Mitigate.Water leaks remain one of the most persistent and costly risks facing purpose-built student accommodation and other multi-occupancy residential assets. Beyond the immediate disruption, undetected leaks can...
Another outstanding year!It has been another outstanding year for Prefect with strong sales, and a sense of newness in terms of new customers, new people, new sectors and the development of new products and software.One thing that isn’t new is the drive, determination...
We can learn a lot from Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by pausing to reflect on the past, present, and future of building services management, and how changing our approach can deliver real benefits for all.Gone are the days of cold, gloomy rooms with manual...
The decarbonisation of the built environment is central to global efforts to mitigate climate change.With operational emissions from buildings contributing approximately 28% of total global carbon dioxide emissions (according to the Global Alliance for Buildings and...
