Wireless
occupancy monitoring
Sense-i presence nodes report whether a room or space is in use and how many presence events it sees. That is the data facility teams need to plan cleaning, set HVAC schedules and decide how much space they really need.
THE PROBLEM
Bookings show intent; presence data shows use
Meeting rooms show as fully booked while half of them sit empty. Floors are cooled and lit for a full working day on days when a third of the staff come in. Cleaning teams service every room on a fixed route regardless of use. Each of these is a decision made without data.
Booking systems record intent, not use. Badge data shows who entered the building, not which rooms they used. Room-level presence data is the missing piece, and it has to be collected without cabling every ceiling.
HOW WE SET IT UP
Presence data per space
One node per space
Battery-powered presence nodes screw to a wall or ceiling in each meeting room, quiet room or zone. Setup is done from a phone over BLE, room by room.
Occupied, vacant, and how busy
Each node reports presence state and an event count over time. RIOD Live turns that into hours in use per room, peak times and rooms that are rarely used.
Feed it into building control
Presence can drive a relay or control-signal output, for example to set back a fan coil unit or switch lighting in an empty room, or pass to your BMS through an API.
Privacy by design
Presence nodes report only that a space is in use and how much activity it sees. That anonymous data is easier to agree with staff and works councils than camera-based counting.
AT A GLANCE
Occupancy monitoring
- Measured
- Presence state and presence event count per space
- Hardware
- Sense-i presence nodes, battery or adapter powered
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, 4G LTE, BLE. LoRa or Zigbee on request
- Outputs
- Relay and control-signal outputs, API to BMS or workplace systems
- Reports
- Utilisation by room, floor and time; PDF and Excel export
- Engineering note
- Nodes report presence and activity; head counts per room are developed as a separate people-counting module
FAQ
Questions buyers ask us
What is the difference between occupancy sensing and people counting?
Occupancy sensing answers whether a space is in use and for how long. People counting answers how many people are in it. Sense-i presence nodes deliver occupancy and activity counts; head counting is a separate module we develop when a project needs it.
Are occupancy sensors a privacy risk?
Presence sensors detect movement or presence in a space without images or identities. That makes them easier to approve with HR and staff representatives than camera-based systems.
Can occupancy data reduce HVAC energy use?
It gives the basis for it. Rooms and zones that are empty can be set back, and HVAC schedules can follow real use rather than the calendar. The node can switch an output directly or pass presence to the BMS.
Do occupancy sensors need wiring?
No. Battery-powered nodes screw to a wall or ceiling and run without cabling, which suits fitted-out offices and hotels. Adapter-powered versions report more often where a supply is close.
Want to know how your spaces are really used?
Tell us the building, the number of rooms and the decisions you need to make. We will propose a sensor plan and a pilot floor.