Scenario.
Utopi were tasked with reducing the energy waste in a PBSA asset in Birmingham. With a high percentage of senior students and double occupancy, this asset was overheated; so, it was established we could make a real impact with our Smart Panel Heater solution.
With remote control via The Utopi Platform, it would be simple to measure impact and monitor the ongoing reductions, alongside managing outliers in the data.
Resolutions.
We agreed key metrics for this asset covering five comparisons across an 8-week period – mean room temperature, mean external temperature, measured occupancy, mean energy consumption kWh/bed/day and percentage of rooms above 24°C – and correlated this with a phased heating upgrade on site to demonstrate the benefit of Utopi controls over a panel heater with boost button.
The results say it all.
Results.
Option A – Standard Panel Heater
- Mean room temperature: 23.3°C
- Mean external temperature: 9.4°C
- Measured occupancy: 91%
- Mean energy consumption kWh/bed/day: 11.2
- % of rooms above 24°C: 38%
Option B – Panel Heater + Boost Button
- Mean room temperature: 22.6°C
- Mean external temperature: 9.3°C
- Measured occupancy: 85%
- Mean energy consumption kWh/bed/day: 6.3
- % of rooms above 24°C: 31%
Options C – Utopi Smart Panel Heaters + Utopi Controls
- Mean room temperature: 21.8°C
- Mean external temperature: 9.6°C
- Measured occupancy: 87%
- Mean energy consumption kWh/bed/day: 4.9
- % of rooms above 24°C: 8%