Occupancy Monitoring
Occupancy monitoring is the use of sensors to detect the presence and number of people in a space, used to inform HVAC, lighting, and space utilisation decisions.
Definition
Occupancy monitoring uses sensors — motion, CO2, or infrared — to detect whether and how many people are present in a space, feeding into automated HVAC and lighting adjustments, as well as broader space utilisation analysis.
Why It Matters
Conditioning or lighting empty spaces is a common and avoidable source of energy waste; occupancy data is what enables automated systems to avoid it.
How ecolyptus Helps
Where occupancy sensor data is available, ecolyptus can correlate it against consumption to identify mismatches between usage and actual occupancy.