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Using LoRaWAN® Sensor Technology for Water Leak Detection and Prevention in Buildings

Safeguard architectures from water infiltration using our site's LoRaWAN® technology, enabling immediate detection and prompt action for continuous building protection.

Guarantee structure safety from moisture penetration utilizing our site's LoRaWAN® system, offering...
Guarantee structure safety from moisture penetration utilizing our site's LoRaWAN® system, offering prompt detection and immediate action for continuous protection.

Using LoRaWAN® Sensor Technology for Water Leak Detection and Prevention in Buildings

Commercial properties and buildings face a significant threat from water leaks, causing costly and disruptive damage. Facility managers, particularly those responsible for commercial properties, experience considerable concern due to the larger size and increased population of such buildings, necessitating more complex systems to ensure optimal functioning. Leaks in these properties lead to numerous detrimental issues, including increased insurance claims, business interruptions, higher water bills, mold growth, reduced property values due to damage, and higher repair costs.

In an effort to address this persistent issue, our website and LAIIER have joined forces to combat water leaks using LoRaWAN technology. LAIIER is a company focused on offering innovative solutions for water conservation and damage mitigation in buildings and facilities. They collaborate with industry partners in insurance, facilities management, and system integration to create more sustainable, secure, and smart spaces.

The absence of a comprehensive solution capable of fulfilling both commercial and residential monitoring needs poses a challenge in the market. While some continuous leak-sensing solutions exist, LAIIER discovered that customers were not entirely satisfied with the currently available technology. Common solutions like flood sensors, rope-type sensors, and inline flow meters each have their limitations, with varying coverage areas, sensitivity levels, precision, and ease of installation.

Recognizing the need for an efficient and user-friendly solution for leak detection, LAIIER has partnered with our website Communications to deploy LoRaWAN-based solutions at customer sites. The Severn WLDTM system, a smart LoRaWAN water leak detection system, uses adhesive, printed sensors to provide uninterrupted coverage for customers. LAIIER's leak detector is sensitive enough to detect as little as two drops of water, ensuring improved operational efficiency and safety for facilities. The LAIIER Cloud platform offers real-time, predictive insights and timely alerts about water leak events.

The LAIIER solution consists of a smart tape and cloud services. The smart tape is a high-resolution sensor printed onto a self-adhesive substrate, easily attachable to various surfaces. Data from the sensor's 12 separate electrodes is processed by the edge node, which contains a processing unit, battery, and LoRaWAN transceiver. The edge node sends data to the LAIIER Cloud via LoRaWAN gateways, which present the data in an easy-to-understand dashboard facilitating multiple device monitoring.

The tape-like sensor design of the LAIIER leak detector immediately resonated with customers for its ability to cover large surface areas with impressive sensitivity, while requiring minimal installation effort. LAIIER used our website KONA Micro IoT Gateway to establish reliable connectivity, providing plug-and-play installation, reduced setup costs, and easy deployment for non-technical personnel. The KONA Micro gateway offers 4 hours of battery backup, ensuring uninterrupted communication even during power outages. It is a scalable and cost-effective LoRaWAN gateway, improving coverage and capacity for smart buildings and enabling various IoT applications.

LAIIER has deployed devices in various scenarios, most notably in small commercial spaces where maintenance investments and staff time are limited. These types of buildings often experience expensive failures with detrimental impacts on business operations, making it essential to install devices to prevent downtime and reduce damage. LAIIER, using our website Gateways, installed approximately ten devices per building or one device per 100 square meters, on average.

With the features of LAIIER's devices addressing critical customer problems, such as easy installation, large coverage area, high sensitivity, and reduced false positives, and the reliable transmission of sensor data through our website KONA Micro, the system provides significant advantages for both facility managers and building owners. In just four months, LAIIER's solution has already mitigated damage from multiple water leaks in its installations, preventing costly claims and business interruptions.

For building managers aiming to mitigate major leaks and protect their properties, LAIIER's water leak detection solution and LoRaWAN connectivity offer a modern, scalable, and non-invasive approach to early leak detection and simplifying management across large commercial or multifamily properties.

  1. Commercial buildings, especially those with larger populations, require complex systems to prevent water leaks due to their size.
  2. Leaks in commercial properties can lead to increased insurance claims, business interruptions, higher water bills, mold growth, reduced property values, and higher repair costs.
  3. LAIIER, a company focused on water conservation and damage mitigation, uses LoRaWAN technology to combat water leaks.
  4. The LAIIER solution, combining smart tape and cloud services, uses adhesive, printed sensors for uninterrupted coverage and real-time, predictive insights.
  5. The LAIIER leak detector, sensitive enough to detect as little as two drops of water, is easily attachable to various surfaces with minimal installation effort.
  6. The KONA Micro IoT Gateway, provided by our website, establishes reliable connectivity for LAIIER's leak detection system, offering plug-and-play installation, reduced setup costs, and easy deployment for non-technical personnel.
  7. In small commercial spaces with limited maintenance investments and staff time, LAIIER's devices, installed using our website Gateways, prevent costly failures and interruptions, with one device covering about 100 square meters, on average.
  8. The LAIIER water leak detection solution, paired with LoRaWAN connectivity, provides a modern, scalable, and non-invasive approach to early leak detection for building managers.
  9. In just four months, LAIIER's solution has already mitigated damage from multiple water leaks, preventing costly claims and business interruptions.

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