Boarding schools have a lot more to consider operationally than other types of educational institutions. Their unique structure, responsibilities, and expectations require a broader operational scope, especially when it comes to estate management, student welfare, and resource planning. With an increasing need to reduce operational costs, meet sustainability goals, and ensure safe, productive learning environments. Two innovative technologies; Switchshop’s OccuFi and EnOcean’s smart sensor solutions, are helping schools achieve these goals using the infrastructure that they already have.
OccuFi works by using a school’s existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to deliver real-time data on occupancy, dwell time and movement across the estate, without the need for disruptive, costly installs. It offers flexible, zone-based reporting across the wider estate, which enables school leaders to understand how students and staff are interacting with key areas so that layouts, staffing or maintenance schedule can be adjusted accordingly.
Complementing this, Switchshop works in partnership with EnOcean, to deliver Estate IQ; wireless, battery-free sensors that monitor air quality, energy use, temperature, humidity, and more. These sensors integrate effortlessly with existing Wi-Fi access points, making deployment fast and disruption-free. By accessing real-time environmental data, schools can optimise heating, ventilation, and lighting to improve comfort and cut energy waste.
Together, OccuFi and Estate IQ Â provide a data-rich foundation for smarter estate management. Schools can:
- Cut energy costs by up to 25%
- Repurpose underutilised space (up to 30% savings)
- Promote wellbeing by maintaining healthy COâ‚‚ levels
- Streamline ESG and compliance reporting
Whether the goal is to reduce carbon footprint, improve space utilisation, or simply understand how buildings are being used, OccuFi and Estate IQ offer schools a low barrier, high impact solution that enables real transformation without heavy infrastructure investment.
The smart boarding school campus is already possible, and it starts with the systems you already have.
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