Smart building control unlocks BREEAM Credits
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...
Meeting rising student expectations: How intelligent buildings are enhancing wellbeing, sustainability and operational performance in PBSA
As the PBSA sector continues to balance student experience with increasingly ambitious sustainability targets, Prefect Controls has witnessed the strongest start to its financial year ever, with a growing demand for its intelligent building technology.Through its Irus...
Prefect Supports CHT’s Self-Build Housing Project – Kenya
Commonwealth Housing Trust is supporting families relocating from the Korogocho slum in Nairobi to a new two-acre greenfield site in Kamulu, Nairobi, where the Trust has purchased land and secured planning consent for a community of self-built homes.Korogocho is one...
Heat Timer Automatic Heating Control in Commercial Buildings: Intelligent Efficiency for Modern Facilities
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...
New study reveals SmartTank cuts energy use by 26%.
Prefect Controls has long known that its revolutionary SmartTank saves energy and reduces water waste. Now, an extensive study of accurate data of utilities consumption from a 393-bed property - ('Building A') - in the East Midlands has been benchmarked against sites...
Automated energy control in PBSA: Why doing nothing costs more
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...
Data to Decisions: See More. Know More. Act Faster.
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...
LeakDetect+Optimiser protects multi-occupancy property
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
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...
Turning Student Accommodation Challenges into Comfort, Compliance and Carbon Savings
Student halls and Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) present unique challenges for estates and facilities teams. Unlike conventional housing, occupancy is irregular and unpredictable. Residents may be away for days or weeks, only to return and demand instant...
