Lower water costs in commercial buildings with these five smart ways. According to the CPD, in 2022, 2,718 water-related opportunities were disclosed with a combined financial value of US$436 billion. The ripple effect of water action means that acting on these opportunities is good for business and good for the planet. Water security will not be achieved without strong private sector awareness.
Corporate action is critical to slowing the depletion of water resources. Corporate investment in smart water solutions plays a pivotal role in achieving water security for all.
Opportunities related to water conservation and efficiency are now common across almost every industry. This indicates that enormous potential exists across all industries to reduce water consumption, leaks, and the associated environmental impacts by improving efficiency. It is well known that the price paid for water does not yet reflect the true cost of extraction, transportation, use, and pollution.
Regulatory authorities often undervalue water, as their tariff-setting and water allocation mechanisms fail to incentivize efficient use or reflect existing scarcity. This undervaluation, in turn, influences boardroom assumptions that sufficient freshwater will always be available to meet business needs.
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INSTANT WATER LEAK ALERTS
Water leak detection in most buildings is a manual process. Regular inspections of water system infrastructure often uncover leaks, or occupants report them after damage has occurred. A significant delay frequently exists between the moment a leak occurs and when the team resolves it. The smartest approach to lower water costs and leak detection is the one that shrinks this delay.
In the case of a power cut or broadband network fault, any water management or leak detection system becomes redundant when running on Wi-Fi. To keep your system always connected and guarantee your property’s safety, SMART FLOW’s Hub connects via the best cellular network available in your area.
The Hub can be installed with or without power. Monitor all your properties’ water usage and costs in real-time. Receive instant alerts from the monitoring center to any water-related issues. Even giving you the ability to shut the water off remotely. SMART FLOW provides real water intelligence.
SMART WATER USE ANALYSIS
ike water leak detection, businesses can automate tasks such as analyzing water use or reading water meters. Typically, staff enter water bills into spreadsheets to compare them month after month. When the water bill for a building remains consistent, the team assumes there are no issues, and they pay the bill. However, if charges spike, they investigate the potential cause. But this approach practically guarantees that buildings will overpay for water.
A delay exists between the onset of water use problems and the receipt of the water bill. However, with no hardware installation required, SMART FLOW water monitoring software transforms raw data from any water meter into insightful and actionable information. Once uploaded, this data provides instant insights into water usage, CO2 emissions, and costs, while alerting users to issues in real-time.
SMART FLOW’s AI-driven analysis establishes a unique water use signature for each building. If consumption deviates from this signature, assigned users receive alerts. This automatic detection identifies abnormal water usage due to leaks or inefficiencies, such as burst pipes or overflowing toilets, leading to reduced water consumption and associated costs.
The software can even pinpoint pre-existing leaks that were previously considered normal water use. Overall, SMART FLOW’s water hub and software create significant opportunities for teams to save on water costs.
AUTOMATIC WATER SHUT-OFF
Shutting off the water at a building usually requires a maintenance team member to be onsite to physically close the valve off. In the best-case scenario, leaks that require the water to be shut off happen during regular hours when there are more staff available to respond. But leaks don’t follow a schedule. Shut Off valve; water leak protection. SMART FLOW provides remote water shut off, providing peace of mind, reducing call-out charges, and protecting your property from water damage 24/7.
Smart water shut-off valves can also communicate with water leak sensors to automatically shut off water if a sensor gets wet or the flow rate goes above a certain threshold, for example, at 3 a.m. when an office building should have close to 0 gallons per minute. Remotely controlling water flow reduces the risk of water damage and is another smart way to lower water costs.
Protect Your Building Assets
SMART FLOW provides the technology and software to reduce and control your water usage while protecting your assets. Eliminate excessive water usage, human errors, appliance failure and plumbing leaks. Reduce the time and resources needed to manually check water meter readings. Additional benefits include protecting your building from water damage and the capital expenditure associated with building maintenance. Save time reporting with real time ESG data on water usage.
Simple actionable analytics to reduce your carbon footprint and achieve your sustainability goals around water and energy. SMART FLOW can supply and install smart sub-meters in any location. Installations can range in size from 15 mm up to 600 mm if required.
Water Intelligence Platform
For businesses and organizations that oversee multiple buildings, establishing a benchmark of water use can be challenging. A combination of manual data entry, differing billing cycles and other obstacles make this a tough task. The best solution for tracking water usage and events is a single platform which can be shared throughout the organization.
A water monitoring solution can track all water damage events, water use information, temperatures, and power loss events and allow users to turn on and off water flow. Ensure the continuity of use/access to your asset and prevent expensive downtime to minimize business interruption. A water intelligence platform can also automatically generate reports, which can be sent to key stakeholders. It can make operations more efficient; help protect people and buildings and lead to lower water costs.
SMART FLOW is a mechanical company with over 20 years of expertise in water related issues. SMART FLOW blends technical knowledge and mechanical expertise with AI technology to deliver cost savings and property protection in real-time. International Award-Winning technology now installed in 1000’s of commercial properties.
Our water technology has saved billions of gallons of water. Likewise, this equates to millions of dollars, pounds, and euros saved by our customers. Plus, we have reduced the costs of maintenance and water heating through energy reduction. Along with water damage and leak protection estimated in the $100’s of millions in savings for our customers