Have AI control heating and ventilation by occupancy

Companies reduce the energy consumption of their buildings with AI-controlled heating and ventilation

Needs setupAI Act: no extra obligationsPlanning assignments & processesAll industries

Fits: Production, engineering & maintenance

Buildings are only heated and ventilated when people are in them, and the system learns pre-heating times and the influence of the weather by itself. Energy consumption falls without offices or halls becoming uncomfortable.

Is this for you?

  • Your buildings have a building management system or at least digital meters and room sensors whose values can be exported.
  • Occupancy times are irregular, for example due to working from home, shift work or event rooms, yet the system still runs on a fixed schedule.
  • There is someone in building services or facility management who is responsible for changes to the controls.
First step today

Export one winter week of hourly values from the heat meter or gas meter of a building and add the actual occupancy times. Use the template below to calculate how much heat is used outside occupancy times. This shows you whether occupancy-based control is worthwhile.

How to go about it

  1. Set the savings goal and comfort limits
  2. Record consumption, room values and occupancy
  3. Have a heating and ventilation schedule proposed
  4. Test in one part of the building and fine-tune
  5. Switch over and inform occupants
  6. Analyse consumption and complaints regularly

Templates to copy

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  • 6 steps explaining exactly what to do
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A-099 · Legal status 08.10.2026