Mark Homer interviews Adrian from Prefect Controls about their intelligent heating control system for HMOs and student accommodation. Adrian explains how Prefect's room-by-room controls help property managers like Mark reduce energy waste from tenants who crank the heat up and open windows! With energy prices skyrocketing, he expects Prefect will reduce his bills 20-30%. Tune in to hear how Mark and Adrian implemented Prefect across Mark's properties and the tenant experience so far.
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BEST MOMENTS
"The thermostat gets put right up to maximum, which might be 30 degrees, and then the temperature is often regulated by opening the window."
"We can see if the range goes much higher. We've got tenants where the rooms are going to 28, 29. In fact, we found one where he was consistently 37 degrees."
"You know, we, we set the parameters or you guys set the parameters according to your sort of normal temperature range."
"I was expecting, um, a saving on our energy bills of maybe 20 to 30 per cent."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
https://www.youtube.com/user/progressiveproperty https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/the-progressive-co-founders/
ABOUT THE HOST
Mark has bought, sold or has managed around 1,000 property units for himself, Rob, his family and his investors since 2003. He is a system and spreadsheet geek and has developed a complex, confidential deal analyser system of buying residential, commercial and multi-let properties.
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