Smart TRV - Soft Market Testing 2023

**SOFT MARKET TESTING ONLY**

The University is seeking to install SMART TRV which provides a high-tech solutions to heat only the rooms in use.

The SMART TRV should be robust and able to communicate long-range

The SMART TRV should harvest energy from the heat without the need of batteries.

Access to an online portal or dashboard to monitor and measure energy usage and carbon emissions from each individual rooms.

Generate monthly energy monitoring and carbon reports through the online portal or dashboard.

The SMART TRV communicates to Gateway devices which are capable of connecting to the internet using a built-in 5G SIM card and using LTE when conventional LAN networks are unavailable.

Data communication is encoded and is end to end encrypted.

The SMART TRV uses an interface that enables room users to adjust the heating temperature according to their preferences using their smartphones or via a web link.

The University is seeking suppliers to provide 4,300 SMART TRVs to reduce heating in offices and student accommodation rooms to achieve the following:

Eliminate heating empty rooms

Measure energy consumption and carbon emissions in individual rooms

Measure and monitor energy, cost and carbon savings though an online Cloud based dashboard Determine actual energy usage and identify targeted investment opportunities for enhanced efficiency