Managing heating effectively in student accommodation is essential for comfort, sustainability, and cost efficiency.Whether a property is purpose-built or consists of converted housing, maintaining an environment that is warm, safe, and economical is a priority for...
We’re excited to share some great news: The Prefect Irus control system for ‘wet’ radiators has officially been accepted onto the Energy Technology List (ETL) – the Government’s recognised register of energy-efficient products. This is more than just a box ticked....
Prefect ControlSensor+Irus significantly improves operational efficiency in student accommodation by reducing manual interventions, centralising control, and enabling data-driven decision-making.Centralised, Remote Heating Control Irus allows estates/facilities teams...
We are proud to announce that Irus+ControlSensor has been awarded Commercial Product of the Year at the prestigious Electrical Industry Awards. The system designed specifically for multi-occupancy properties such as student accommodation and hotels.The judges...
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...
As technology continues to transform our daily lives, even the simple act of keeping warm has become more efficient, intelligent, and environmentally responsible. Gone are the days of constantly adjusting heater knobs or worrying about rooms becoming too hot or too...
We have recently undertaken a couple of retrofit projects and installed Irus only 2 years after the buildings opened. Combined, a total of £200K was saved in energy costs, and heating load halved in the first year of Irus taking control. This sort of saving should be...
Supplementary, additional, or plug-in heaters are an easy and cheap way for residents to increase the temperature in their rooms. However, if they are NOT responsible for paying the energy bill directly, they are acting irresponsibly, in more ways than one. ...
Prefect Controls has expanded its Irus energy management ecosystem beyond PBSA into the Built-to-Rent (BTR) and Co-Living sectors, where intelligent control, efficiency, and sustainability are critical to both operators and residents. A tried and tested...
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,...
