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LeakDetect+Optimiser protects multi-occupancy property

LeakDetect+Optimiser protects multi-occupancy property

by Adrian Barber | Jan 14, 2026 | BTR/Co-Living, Hotel, Irus, Leak Detection, Student accommodation

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...

2025 review – The Prefect Year

2025 review – The Prefect Year

by Adrian Barber | Dec 19, 2025 | BTR/Co-Living, Company news, Ecostat, Hotel, Irus, Student accommodation

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...

Landlords, take heed!

Landlords, take heed!

by Adrian Barber | Dec 2, 2025 | BTR/Co-Living, Heating Control, Hotel, Irus, Leak Detection, Metering, Student accommodation

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...

Harnessing Data and embracing Automation to Achieve Net Zero with Intelligent building control

Harnessing Data and embracing Automation to Achieve Net Zero with Intelligent building control

by Adrian Barber | Nov 24, 2025 | BTR/Co-Living, Heating Control, Hotel, Irus, Portal, Student accommodation

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...

Zeal Hotels Balance Efficiency and Guest Experience without Compromise

Zeal Hotels Balance Efficiency and Guest Experience without Compromise

by Adrian Barber | Nov 24, 2025 | Hotel, Irus

A pioneering vision for sustainable hotelsEstablished in 2012, Zeal Hotels was founded with a clear mission: to acquire strategic hotel sites, develop them sustainably, and retain ownership to drive long-term impact.From the outset, the company has been motivated to...

Empty rooms are a waste of space, time & energy

Empty rooms are a waste of space, time & energy

by Adrian Barber | Oct 21, 2025 | BTR/Co-Living, Heating Control, Hotel, Irus, Student accommodation

But identifying unoccupied rooms in multi-occupancy accommodation is a game-changer for energy management, maintenance, and operational efficiency. Energy Management Targeted Heating: Only heat rooms that are ‘actually’ occupied, reducing wasted energy spent on empty...

All-new Irus ControlSensor

All-new Irus ControlSensor

by Adrian Barber | Aug 28, 2025 | Heating Control, Hotel, Irus, Student accommodation

We are delighted to unveil our latest innovation in energy management and building control technology: the all-new ControlSensor.   Building on the remarkable success of our previous control unit, which regularly returns a 50% reduction in heating loads,...

Benchmarking Insights from Heating and Environmental Data

Benchmarking Insights from Heating and Environmental Data

by Adrian Barber | Jun 9, 2025 | Hotel, Irus, Portal, Student accommodation

Prefect Controls has added new software tools to its Irus ecosystem enabling data from over 150 sites/75,000 student rooms to inform property managers of how their buildings are performing in comparison with others.   The Optimiser and Investigator tools also...

Energy efficiency – it’s all in the numbers.

Energy efficiency – it’s all in the numbers.

by Adrian Barber | Sep 15, 2023 | Hotel, Irus, Student accommodation

Tom McAndrew, Project Manager at Prefect Controls, witnessed an auspicious event this week. The installation of the 50,000th control unit on the Irus Portal! For those unfamiliar with Irus, it is the Building Energy Management System designed specifically for...

17.5% energy saving with Prefect’s new water tank control

17.5% energy saving with Prefect’s new water tank control

by Adrian Barber | Mar 1, 2023 | Hotel, Irus, Student accommodation

Since 1868, when the first instantaneous water heater was patented, we have witnessed a long evolution in the heating of water. With each innovation, safety, efficiency and convenience have incrementally improved, but the fundamental principles have remained the same....

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