Campus Occupancy Monitoring and Sensor Solution

The University of Portsmouth seeks to deploy a comprehensive occupancy sensor and monitoring solution across multiple campus buildings to address two critical operational challenges: energy waste from heating, lighting, and ventilation of unoccupied spaces, and space planning decisions made without reliable utilisation data. The University currently lacks systematic, data-driven insights into building and room usage patterns. While timetabling data shows scheduled usage, it does not indicate actual occupancy levels or how many people are present relative to room capacity. The solution must provide real-time and historical occupancy data at the room level, including headcount information, accessible through a user-friendly web-based reporting portal and integrated with the University's existing data analytics systems. This will enable the University to identify energy-consuming spaces, target efficiency interventions effectively, and make informed decisions about room allocation, timetabling, and future estate investments based on evidence rather than assumptions. Suppliers should be prepared to deliver supply, installation, and ongoing operation of the complete occupancy monitoring system.