With so many PropTech solutions on the market and an ever-changing ESG landscape in the UK and Europe, it can be hard to determine what claims to trust and what solutions to take a chance on.
But it’s important to know, not all solutions are a ‘chance’, and in the context of Utopi, we use referenceable projects, real-world examples of success from our time over the last 5 years to determine our facts.
We’re going to break down what makes Utopi different to the rest and give you the rundown on our carefully innovated Impact Toolkit; because as we like to say, knowledge is power, and we have proven that putting people and planet first is the most profitable course of action.
What makes Utopi different?
Our proven ROI model.
Having spent the first 12-18months of operation working internally for multi-tenant businesses, we built our offering based on a real need for data solutions in the market and the important of how that data feeds into the investment process.
We have carefully curated our solutions to always feed back into one core principle – that they will reduce operational costs and help drive a return on investment, quick. This has now been validated by CBRE in our case study with Harrison Street, where the use of Utopi technology and data solutions helped them generate a 9x ROI in one heating season, based on the reduction in utility costs and the consequent increase in NOI. See more on this case study, here.
Our careful consideration for Operational Efficiency.
The nerve centre of our offering is our SaaS platform, The Utopi Platform. We saw Operators at work, and growing task list that they had on site, and we therefore designed our Platform to always improve operational efficiency. Whether that be through automations like generating reports to be sent to your email weekly on granular insights you want to track, or setting up alerts to inform you when outliers in the data appear – like leaks, particularly high temperatures or unoccupied spaces for over 7 days. All these areas of our intuitive platform empower Operators to react quickly to waste and hazards and allow them to take the time back for other important work like resident wellbeing.
The Utopi Platform is also able to go into greater depth of detail in the data than other ESG reporting tools, because we specialise in data acquisition and analysis. We have great granularity in our insights, meaning greater understanding and faster action can be taken.
Our first mover advantage.
Utopi now have an environmental data set of over 9.5 billion data points, and with that comes insights into resident behaviour that no one else holds in the market. We have first mover advantage in multi-tenant real estate, and with the 6 data points our Utopi Multisensor captures (light, motion, noise, humidity, air quality, temperature) we can easily analyse assets to benchmark living behaviours and understand better how residents live in, and use, their homes. This allows for the curation of campaigns that speak to resident and maximise engagement with changing behaviour strategies to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and drive clients closer to net zero carbon targets.
So now you know Utopi, what makes our Impact Toolkit so valuable?
The Utopi Impact Toolkit consists of:
1. Performance Reporting – The Utopi Platform, built to help clients monitor, measure and analyse performance with ease, and report on ESG performance at investor, asset manager and operator level.
2. Automated Temperature Control – To automate energy consumption, reduce energy waste and remotely control energy usage from The Utopi Platform. Across our Smart TRVs, Smart Panel heaters and Smart Thermostats (coming soon).
3. Empowering Residents – We put the data in the hands of residents to influence behaviour change and engage residents so a stronger impact can be made. Through custom campaigns, our Resident App, and engagement communications, we understand true change can’t be made without the power of your residents.
Why is it so valuable to our clients?
It’s Simple and Scalable.
We listened to the market, there is enough to worry about in terms of trading assets, operational upkeep and resident engagement, so we’ve designed every aspect of our Impact Toolkit to be simple and scalable for our clients. That comes down to bundle, fixed pricing so you can know upfront Capex vs Opex costs, it comes down to being able to use these 3 areas of the Toolkit as levers – you can push and pull then as and when you need to from the Utopi Platform, and it comes down to understanding that the energy market is changing constantly. Utopi should be the simple and easy part of your performance reporting and asset trading process.
It’s built for Automation and Efficiency.
Our Toolkit will make data acquisition, analysis and taking action simple. Data is just the beginning after all, it’s about using that data as actionable insights and making positive changes. So we’ve designed our Toolkit to utilise automations and allow for remote control over devices via The Utopi Platform so operational efficiency is considered. Automated Temperature Control for example, Operators can remotely set maximum temperatures from the Platform and remove the need to go and door knock all the rooms with high temperatures. This reduces waste, it drive efficiency, and allows them to use their time on things like resident engagement.
It’s made a proven Impact already.
Our Toolkit isn’t just made up of claims, but proven impact for clients. From cost savings to energy consumption reduction, to highly engaged residents changing their behaviours to better the environment based on better access to data and enhanced understanding. See some case studies here:
Harrison Street – 9x ROI from Performance Reporting.
Downing Students – 94% reduction in overheated rooms from Automated Temperature Control.
CRM Students – £28,448 in energy savings from Empowering Residents.
For more on Utopi’s Impact Toolkit, see here and speak to our expert team for more information. It’s never too late to make an impact!