SENSEOS SENSible hEating Operation Solutions consume less energy to heat your office than for making your coffee
Key features: computer-based control of the heating system of buildings that have still manual control of radiators. The solution optimizes the heating of rooms based on fusion of information regarding users presence, external weather conditions, weather forecast, and university/user calendars. The goal is to control the room heating automatically and heat only when users are present, thus, optimizing the temperature given the weather exposition and the actual number of occupants present in the room. Benefits: energy savings, economic saving, improved comfort and well-being for students/university personnel. Savings: 15% of energy for heating. Target building for implementation: Heymansgebouw, RuG Budget: 100.000 euro. Return on investment in 10 years: 165.000 euro. Payback period: 6 years.