Making plans for your #SHDF Wave 3 bid this week? Here are 8 ways that adding sensors and fabric measurement to your #retrofit will pay off, whether you are bidding into the Challenge fund or as a Strategic Partner. If you want support or have questions about the right strategy for you to use sensors and monitoring, please do get in touch!
About us
Purrmetrix makes sense of environmental data. For real estate professionals who need to understand their building's performance, Purr provides sensors for temperature, humidity, CO2, energy and occupancy to provide real insights into wellbeing, space utilisation and energy efficiency. Our innovative, portable Warmscore monitoring system is already used by landlords, architects, surveyors and contractors across the UK to understand their housing and improve the delivery of retrofit projects. If you have a monitoring or building performance project you want to discuss, please get in touch!
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https://www.purrmetrix.com
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- Industry
- IT Services and IT Consulting
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Cambs
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Building analytics, Heating systems, Building controls, Facilities management, Data centre cooling, HVAC monitoring, Building information modelling, Livestock monitoring, and Proptech
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Unit 9, Chesterton Mill
Frenchs Road
Cambridge, Cambs CB43NP, GB
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What is the business case for data in #retrofit? RICS gathered 4 businesses with years of experience in supporting retrofit decisions for this deep dive into: - what's best practise in retrofit data? - can retrofit be valuable for landlords? - what does success mean for landlords funding retrofit?
RICS Aaliyah Pollock Hermione Crease Dr. Evan Petkov Lisa Cairns Josephine Bromley #proptech #retrofit
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Working on this has been extremely satisfying. And we are just getting started with the potential applications - if you are interested in piloting this approach over the winter coming please get in touch!
R&D Programme Manager | Retrofit Coordinator | PRINCE2 | Project Management | MSc Engineering Leadership and Management | BEng Environmental Engineering | Rugby Player |
As the UK aims for 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028, City Science's SMETER technology is poised to play a crucial role in making low-carbon heating more accessible and effective for everyone. Traditional heat pump sizing methods often lead to oversizing, resulting in higher costs and reduced efficiency. Our SMETER tech uses smart meter data, local weather info, and AI-powered analysis to accurately calculate heat loss and demand. The results? Impressive accuracy improvements: Traditional SAP-style calculations: 20%+ error rate vs Our dynamic SMETER model: Just 9% error rate That's a game-changer for homeowners, installers, and our net-zero goals! By improving sizing accuracy, we're: ✅ Reducing upfront and running costs ✅ Maximising energy efficiency ✅ Increasing consumer confidence in heat pumps Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/e5AYNEpu #HeatPumps #Retrofit #SMETER #EnergyEfficiency #NetZero Purrmetrix Heat Pump Ready Hoare Lea Places for People
Improving Heat Pump Sizing with SMETER Technology
https://cityscience.com
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It's time to plan your #retrofit testing and measurement! www.purrmetrix.com
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Overheating is becoming a hot topic with our customers (sorrynotsorry). So many thanks for Susie Diamond for highlighting Tom Greenhill's work. Quick, easy and low carbon ways to mitigate the problem while you figure out a permanent fix.
Whole Life Carbon Reduction and Transformation Lead - MEP - at Laing O'Rourke | Founder at HeatwaveToolkit.com
There's no English heatwave on the horizon just yet, but: **When it next reaches 40 degrees, what are you going to do about it? And what's your neighbour going to do?** As a side project, I've compiled a collection of low-cost and rapidly-deployable ideas to help you stay cool during the next heatwave: 🌐 www.heatwavetoolkit.com 📸 Instagram @heatwavetoolkit https://lnkd.in/enwpf2tP Employing these ideas can significantly mitigate the health, productivity, and sleep impacts of heatwaves. Most homes in the UK aren’t designed for the climate we now live in. Some ideas are obvious, some logical, and some might surprise you! While not every solution will suit your situation, there's something for everyone. And it’s especially relevant to those WFH. In my previous role as an engineer and environmental designer, I dedicated thousands of hours to testing and optimizing building designs for future climates. I've seen the results in diverse buildings: - Specifying the location of deciduous trees for shading. - Optimising glazing areas, orientation and natural ventilation. - Designing awnings, shutters and brise soleil. - Considering loads of types of specialist glazing, louvres and blinds. Unfortunately, these solutions aren’t much use if you have an unhelpful landlord, live in a conservation area, or lack the necessary funds. What do you think? Have I missed any key solutions on the website? Do you have case studies to share? Please get in touch and comment below! Save this post, follow the Instagram and share your ideas. Pass it on to others so they’re ready for when it gets hot! *If you know of any relevant funding opportunities or anyone who might be interested in funding some further research into this and the g-value of yoghurt coated glazing (yoghurt company contacts anyone?!) then please shout! #ClimateAdaptation #UKHeatWave #HeatWaveToolKit Every home is different. Do seek professional help, advice and permissions where relevant.
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We're very proud to have supported Baily Garner LLP's work in LB Havering retrofit with monitoring and measurement of homes across the project. It was a really successful project and we have the data to prove it ;-) Fingers crossed for June 26th.
We are incredibly proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in this year's #UnlockNetZeroAwards! But that's not all... 🥁 We have been successful in not one but TWO categories. 🏆🎉 The first being Collaboration of the Year (Retrofit Projects) for our Havering scheme. The second is for Engagement Campaign of the Year for our VIVID Farnborough Retrofit. You can find both on the full shortlist here: https://lnkd.in/ewM562-T These two significant projects demonstrate just how important retrofit and reaching Net Zero is to us as a company, in keeping with our purpose to positively impact people's lives. Stay tuned to find out if we win on 26 June. 📅 Unlock Net Zero #construction #awards #netzero #retrofit
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More power to Professor Michael Parrett's elbow. Am always surprised that there isn't an industry standard process for analysing and dealing with damp in homes. Hit me up if you would like a copy of the Baily Garner LLP toolkit that is mentioned here. As contributors, @purrmetrix are keen to see it in use!
"Dampness in buildings is, at best, misdiagnosed and, at worst, completely misunderstood. And that is largely due to the overreliance on commercially driven diagnosis, which should have no place in the dampness diagnosis equation." Professor Michael Parrett FCIOB insists “antediluvian approaches” are preventing industry professionals from eradicating damp and mould in housing #buildingpathology #skills #professionalism #damp #remediation #sustainability
Ending the scourge of damp in buildings - CIOB People
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On bad carbon news days, it's incredibly encouraging to talk to so many Retrofit community groups and local Green co-operatives about how monitoring and measurement can help people manage their retrofit journey better. From the East to the West, groups like Cambridge Retrofit Hub and Bath & West Community Energy are pushing great initiatives to inspire housing decarbonisation. If you know one of these groups, get in touch - we want to help! #buildingperformance #retrofit
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'When I had paving I would never sit here, but now it’s a garden, it’s cooler in summer and in the spring, it’s lovely.' Great feature in the Guardian highlights the impact of removing paving in cities on #overheating. https://lnkd.in/ec2DvpWb
‘We need to accept the weeds’: the Dutch ‘tile whipping’ contest seeking to restore greenery
theguardian.com
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This is a great initiative from Ellora Coupe. If you're a woman working in retrofit do take 5 minutes to check it out.
Founder of Her Retrofit Space at Her Own Space CIC | Empowering professional women and homeowners in the Retrofit Industry
Are you a professional woman working in the retrofit industry? We are carrying out a survey to further understand the needs of professional women working within the retrofit industry. We are looking at creating a community/directory, as we view retrofit though the lens of women homeowners, as so many women have been asking for access to one. I would be so appreciative of just 15 minutes of your time to help with the survey. Please feel free to pass on/share freely with other women across your network.
Her Own Space
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