Where can Totem be used?

Totem provides energy management solutions that can be effectively deployed across multiple sectors. Each sector has distinct energy challenges, and Totem offers tailored solutions to address these, helping reduce energy waste and improve efficiency. Here’s how Totem can be used in different sectors:

Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA)

Totem was initially designed for PBSA and is ideal for managing energy in student housing environments, where electrical appliances such as heaters and towel rails consume large amounts of power. By controlling devices with high wattage (above 500 watt-hours), Totem helps PBSA operators reduce energy usage by up to 75%​. The ability to remotely monitor and schedule devices means buildings can automatically switch off unused devices during unoccupied hours, leading to significant savings. Furthermore, Totem’s wireless mesh network technology allows easy installation without interfering with the building’s structure, making it a practical and unobtrusive solution​​.

Hospitality (Hotels and AirBnBs)

Hotels and short-term rentals such as AirBnBs can benefit from Totem’s energy management solutions by optimizing energy use in guest rooms. With Totem, devices like air conditioners, heaters, and lighting can be automatically controlled based on occupancy, ensuring that energy isn’t wasted when rooms are unoccupied. This leads to a more sustainable operation, reducing energy bills while enhancing guest comfort by providing optimal energy use settings tailored to their needs​.

Commercial Office Spaces

In office settings, Totem provides a powerful tool for reducing energy consumption from lighting, heating, and other office equipment. Businesses can set schedules for power usage and remotely control devices, cutting down on unnecessary energy use during off-hours. This contributes to a company’s sustainability goals and helps lower operating costs​​.

Retail and Shopping Centres

Retail outlets often leave lights, displays, and HVAC systems running during closing hours, resulting in high energy consumption. Totem’s energy management system ensures that these devices are only powered when needed. Retailers can automate the shutdown of energy-intensive devices, saving on electricity bills and contributing to their sustainability objectives​​.

Healthcare Facilities

In hospitals and healthcare facilities, ensuring uninterrupted power to critical devices is essential, but so is managing the energy used by non-essential systems. Totem helps healthcare institutions balance these needs by allowing for targeted control of non-critical systems like lighting, heating, and non-essential equipment, ensuring energy is used efficiently without compromising patient care​.

Residential Properties

For individual homeowners or landlords managing multi-unit residential properties, Totem offers the ability to monitor and control power usage, reducing unnecessary energy consumption. Homeowners can manage devices remotely, set schedules, and gain insights into their power usage patterns, helping them to lower their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint​​.

Educational Institutions

Universities and schools, which operate on specific schedules, can benefit from Totem’s energy-saving features. Classrooms, labs, and dormitories can be optimized for power usage, ensuring that lighting, HVAC systems, and other equipment are used only when necessary, cutting down on waste and promoting a sustainable learning environment​​.

Conclusion

Totem’s scalability and flexibility make it applicable across a wide range of sectors. Its focus on high energy consumers, combined with remote accessibility and automated scheduling, allows organizations in these sectors to significantly cut energy costs, meet sustainability targets, and improve their operational efficiency. Whether managing student accommodations or office spaces, Totem's smart energy management ensures optimal power usage with minimal hassle​​.