Several Fire & Rescue Stations partnered with Aguardio and EcoProd (Aguardio’s distributor in the UK) to pioneer a cost effective and innovative solution to monitor the bacteria in the fire stations that can cause Legionnaire’s disease, a rare form of pneumonia, and put firefighter’s health at risk. In March 2024, during a business meeting, EcoProd’s team met with representatives from Fire & Rescue Services to understand their water usage and management requirements. The client quickly recognized the superiority of EcoProd’s product portfolio for water management products, which sparked immediate discussions regarding client’s aspiration for enhanced understanding of building operations through remote control and cost-effective solutions. As a starting point, the Aguardio Hygiene Sensor was selected for installation at the trial site. This decision was influenced by its temperature measurement feature, which was deemed particularly useful in monitoring water systems for potential issues, such as Legionella bacteria

Boligselskabet Sjælland, Denmark’s 4th largest housing company, partnered with Aguardio to tackle water waste from running toilets. The housing company ordered 12,000 Aguardio sensors to be deployed in stages, with each stage’s insights informing the next. The first 660 sensors yielded positive results, leading to the deployment of another 3,000 sensors with plans for the next rollout already underway. The housing company estimates that achieving the project’s minimum target of detecting 4% leaking toilets will save the residents of its 12,000 apartments around EUR 270,000 or DKK 2 million annually. However, savings are likely to be much higher since typically 10-20% of toilets are found to be leaking in housing complexes.

Jelling Boligselskab housing association (part of DOMEA)  in Denmark, has been nominated for the Vejle Climate Prize for their outstanding contribution towards reducing energy and water consumption. The housing association decided to optimize energy usage and take care of the environment. One of the measures taken by Jelling Boligselskab is the installation of Aguardio sensors in the shower cubicles and toilets. This initiative has helped residents track their shower water usage, and leak sensors in the toilets have helped property staff identify leaking toilets. According to The Danish Ministry of Energy, a single toilet leak can waste up to 275 litres of water per day, and such leaks often go unnoticed since they are not visible or audible.

Concerned about the high water and energy consumption in student accommodations due to prolonged showering, a behavioural intervention using Aguardio’s shower sensor and persuasive messaging was conducted at University of Surrey. The study aimed to explore the effectiveness of the intervention in encouraging pro-environmental shower behaviour among students over a period of 5 months.

This academic case study involved a behavioural intervention that was implemented in six tourism accommodations across Denmark, Spain, the UK, and the US. The goal of the intervention was to reduce shower duration among guests in order to achieve water and energy savings and reduce the carbon footprint of the accommodations.