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Our client

Building type: Hospital and care center

Client Name: Aritium for Asturias Health

Location: Spain, Asturias

Building parameters: Centro de Salud
First building: 400m2, 15 rooms, build in 1980
Second building: 3000m2, 100 rooms, build in 2000

Product(s) implemented:
100 Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostats 
installed devices in both of the buildings out of 135 IoT devices

“Although we are still in a very initial phase, this solution offers us all the necessary information to optimize the management of our centers”

Chief Technical Officer of Regional Healthcare Authority

Challenges

Our client, Aritium, a leading provider of IoT solutions in healthcare, approached us with an exciting opportunity to partner with the Asturias Health Service on their latest mutual project. With over 213 health centers and clinics spread across 10,000 km2, serving a population of over 1 million, the Asturias Health Service faced a significant challenge in managing the energy efficiency of their properties. Traditional methods of controlling the heating system were expensive, uncoordinated, and required extensive manual labor, resulting in high energy bills and little data on usage patterns. The lack of real-time data made it difficult to optimize operations without undertaking costly major renovations.

Solution

We successfully addressed the primary challenge by the implementation of 100 Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostats on the existing old radiators. These innovative devices provide property managers with remote access to monitor and set schedules for the heating system, ultimately saving costs on fuel. The implementation of Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostats together with other manufacturer devices such as sensors for detecting open doors, temperature and humidity, resulted in a 30% reduction in costs in the first 6 months and a remarkable ROI of 12 months based on the first 3 months of usage. What's more Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostats, compatible with all standard radiators, as well as with majority of the industry sensors and devices can be easily installed within 24 hours. Additionally they are helping reducing CO2 emissions and improving carbon footprint.

Results

Up to 30%

reduction of the heating costs

12 months ROI

Based on the first 3 months of usage

Real-time Data

and remote control through the app

24 hours

installation time

Up to 10 years

of battery of life

CO2 footprint

improvement

User benefits

13,500 kg of CO2

saved per winter season

€2,970

approximate savings

1370 liter saved

in the first winter season 

Measuring method: based on a general approximation of the saved fuel quantities and prices during the period from November 2020 to May 2021.

13,500 kg of CO2

saved per winter season

€2,970

approximate savings

1370 liter saved

in the first winter season  

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Products in this case study

Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostat

Vicki LoRaWAN is a radiator thermostatic valve fully compliant with the LoRaWAN standard. It is the perfect choice for large-scale projects as it offers amazing battery life, RF performance and no maintenance for years as well functionalities such as Child Lock, Detection of opened windows and much more.

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