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Irus ecosystem explained
The Irus ecosystem is a cutting-edge energy-saving control and monitoring system tailored for multi-occupancy dwellings, including university student accommodation, PBSA, hotels, built-to-rent properties, and co-living spaces.
This award-winning solution empowers landlords and energy managers with comprehensive visibility of their properties through an array of advanced control and monitoring devices.
Collected data is seamlessly transmitted to a centralised control portal, where sophisticated software tools optimise efficiency and identify building services issues.
The Irus ecosystem monitors and manages heating, hot water, leak detection, environmental conditions, utility consumption, and kitchen safety, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency.
SpaceHeat
Landlords and Energy Managers energy saving heating control.
Irus controls heating energy input to electric heaters and 'wet' system radiators in individual rooms. Profiles on the portal manage the temperature and timeframes depending on time of day and occupancy patterns.
If rooms are empty or windows are open heat is reduced.
Occupants can adjust their rooms temperature within the parameters of the profile.
Additionally to temperature, the Control Sensor measures humidity, light, sound pressure and (optionally) CO2. An integrated microwave sensor monitors occupancy and adjusts the heat source accordingly.
- Energy saving
- Operational efficiency
- Environmental conditions monitoring
- Macro level estate overview to micro level individual room insight
HobSensus
Automatic power shut-off when hobs are left unattended.
The Sensor Head monitors the cooking surface. If temperatures approach dangerous levels, the power to the hob is cut. Likewise, if the kitchen is left unattended while the hob is switched on, even if the surface doesn’t reach dangerous temperatures, after the pre-set time elapses, the hob will is made safe by switching the power off.
Reporting
The portal enables remote monitoring of each HobSensus unit;
- Alarm triggers
- Pre-Alarm trigger
- Tamper attempt alarm
- Real time current flow
- Battery charge level indicator
- Leak detection connectivity
- VFC status
SmartTank
Water temperature control and safety monitoring.
The award winning Irus SmartTank was described by the judges of the Energy Saving Awards as ‘A stellar example of how technology can be harnessed to promote sustainability and water-efficiency’. With 13 integrated sensors and meters, this innovation provides visibility never seen before in water heating, management, and control. Tighter control is proven to save both energy and water consumption with SmartTank using 1.5 less energy than standard tanks to achieve the same results.
- SMART water heating control
- Precise water temperature control
- Water metering
- Energy metering
- Energy and water consumption monitoring
- Alert for water and energy over-consumption
- Water efficiency
- Leak detection
- Identify water wastage
- Central control via the internet portal
- Data analysis and reporting
- Reduction to the risk of scalding
- Legionella safety plan compliance
LeakDetect
Water leaks and Escape of Water (EoW).
Irus (BMS) keeps buildings safe by monitoring leak detection pads and pipe sensors raising the alarm when escape of water occurs.
- Kitchen sink leak monitoring
- Water cylinder leak detection
- Shower pod leak detection
- Automatic leak detection alerts
WaterSense
Water wastage and temperature monitoring.
PipeSense prevents unnecessary consumption of water in multi-occupancy dwellings such as student accommodation, PBSA, built to rent, co-living or hotel properties. If left unchecked, dripping taps and faulty cisterns are major contributors to significant water wastage. Remote temperature monitoring takes the legwork out of water safety testing. The differential in temperature registered by PipeSense’s two sensors signifies flow of water through a pipe, as little as five litres.
- Dripping taps
- Detection of leaking toilet cisterns
- Automatic water temperature reading
- Remote detection of water flow
- Removes the need to visit individual rooms to log water temperature
UtilityMeter
Remote Electricity and Water metering.
The versatility of the Irus building management system (BMS) provides accurate metering solutions for student accommodation, PBSA, built to rent, co-living or hotel properties.
- A choice of metering solutions for different situations
- Electric meters
- Room, flat, floor or block usage recorded
- Pulse meters
- MODBUS metering
- SMART meter
- Water meters
Irus Controller
Control individual rooms and equipment - remotely.
Irus controller is where all data from the irus ecosystem is displayed. From here users are able to programme and control individual pieces of equipment - physically switching them on and off. All equipment and conditions are monitored on Controller and action can be taken when required.
Irus Reporter
Bespoke reporting for sites, blocks, floors, flats, or rooms.
Reporter helps to make sense of the vast data collected on the Irus ecosystem. Timeframes, locations, and data content i.e. temperature, humidity, noise, light etc. are just some of the elements that generate meaningful reports
Irus Investigator
Site-wide performance overview with the ability to zoom in to individual rooms.
An advanced analysis tool to look at real time performance in buildings on a representative virtual building model. Leverage AI to make energy efficiency gains and message occupants to encourage them to be more conscious of their energy use.
Irus Optimiser
Reviews data and provides recommendations for ‘quick wins’ for better efficiency.
Irus Optimiser is designed to collate data and present tasks that, when completed, will increase the efficiency of your property. All tasks are easy and quick for your team to complete and will yield instant efficiency results.
What do we mean by ecosystem?
Irus has transformed from a basic energy control system into a comprehensive building services monitoring and reporting system that empowers operators with complete control, visibility, and intelligence across entire estates.
The ecosystem comprises three integral components:
- Infrastructure.
- Control modules.
- Portal software tools.
The infrastructure includes the Master Interface Unit along with all necessary connections and cabling to multiple Secondary Interface Units, ensuring reliable communications. Controller within the Portal can be deemed part of the infrastructure.
Presently, there are six control modules. Each function independently while sharing the same infrastructure, this allows for flexible integration into the system at any time.
Upon installation, each module activates customised software tools on the Portal, which assist in interpreting the extensive data collected, providing insights from site-wide overviews to room-zoom detail, data analysis, recommendations for improved efficiencies, and tailored reporting for specific sites, blocks, floors, flats, or rooms.
Investigator identifies inefficiencies and potential issues through a comprehensive estate overview while offering the capability to zoom in on specific room details.
Optimiser evaluates data to generate a prioritised task list that addresses inefficiencies and challenges for immediate action.
Reporter helps analyse data by generating comprehensive reports for each module, time or date period, and specific site(s), providing valuable insights into building performance and benchmarking.
Irus ecosystem elements – from left to right: SpaceHeat, keeping rooms comfortable. WaterSense ShowerTime, a simple device to encourage behavioural change to reduce water consumption. HobSensus, making kitchens safer by watching hobs. UtilityMeter, accurate measurement of block, floor, flat or room energy use. WaterSense PipeSense, water temperature monitoring and identification of faulty toilet cisterns. SmartTank, complete visibility of your water heating system, monitoring of temperature, energy and water consumption. LeakDetect, automatic alerts for escape of water. Software tools (Controller, Optimiser, Investigator, Reporter) to:
- control
- monitor
- oversee properties/estates
- produce reports
- pinpoint ississues
- investigate potential issues before they become major problems.
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Portal Landing Page
One access point.
The dedicated secure internet Irus Portal displays all data gathered for monitoring purposes, and CONTROLS equipment. Uniquely switching heat sources, water cylinders, valves and many other devices ON and OFF, maximising both energy and operational efficiency:
- INDIVIDUAL room heat sources (electric and ‘wet’)
- Room environmental conditions
- Humidity
- Occupancy
- Light
- Sound
- CO2 etc.
- Water cylinders (temperature, volume, leaks, wastage)
- Leaks and water wastage (taps, pipes, floors, tanks)
- Electric and water consumption
- Hobs and fire doors
Energy saving information and case studies
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