Care settings
One thermostat for a whole ward. Everyone feels it differently.
In a care home or a hospital ward, people with different needs share the same air. We are building a microclimate assistant that helps the building respond room by room. Environmental management only: comfort and fresh air.
What you told us is hard
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One setting, many people
Rooms along the same corridor get the same heat, whatever the sun or the person inside needs.
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Residents who cannot say
Someone with dementia may not be able to tell you they are too hot. The room has to be read from sensors, and checked by people.
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Complaints land on staff
When a room is too warm or stuffy, the care team hear about it and fix it by hand.
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Nights count too
Night time conditions matter for sleep, and nobody is awake to adjust them.
An idea we are testing
Many people, one room.
We look for a fair balance for everyone in the room. Then we add small zones and personal options, like a fan or a blanket, where they help. Presence is sensed with radar or thermal arrays, never with cameras.
What we do, and what we do not
We do
- Environmental management, which means comfort and fresh air.
- Suggest first. Advice only, until you decide otherwise.
- Keep data at room level, with no patient identities.
- Let the care team review, override or switch off any suggestion.
We do not
- Make medical claims. This is not a medical device.
- Use cameras or microphones.
- Replace your heating and ventilation. Your systems stay in charge.
- Take clinical decisions.
Built to be checked
In healthcare, how you build it matters as much as what it does. We are working out where the EU medical device rules and the AI Act apply, with specialist advice, before anything goes near a ward. Data stays in the room, designed for GDPR and the Dutch healthcare security standard.
Become a founding pilot partner
We are early, and we would rather build this with the people who will use it. A pilot partner helps us get it right before anyone else sees it.
Our first pilot will be small, with a care partner and a university, and ethics approval comes first. We would measure comfort and everyday work, not clinical outcomes.
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You shape the product
Tell us what is hardest, and we build around it.
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You get early access
First in line when a pilot slot opens.
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No commitment
Say stop at any time, no hard feelings.
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We ask for little of your time
A couple of short conversations to start.
How a pilot works
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Talk
A short call. We learn what is hardest about your rooms.
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Pick a room or two
We choose a small, low-risk start together.
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Try it, advice only
The device measures and suggests. Your own systems stay in charge.
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Look back together
We compare notes on comfort and everyday work, and decide what comes next.
We have no pilots yet, so this is our plan, not a track record.
Questions people ask
What is it, in one sentence?
A small device in each room that measures the air, learns what comfortable means for the people there, and suggests adjustments to the heating and ventilation your building already has.
Does it replace our heating and ventilation?
No. It works with what you have. If our device fails, your own system carries on as before.
What data do you collect?
Room readings like temperature, humidity, light and air quality, and simple comfort feedback from residents or staff. Data stays at room level, with no patient identities.
Do you use cameras?
No cameras and no microphones. To know whether someone is in a room we would use radar or thermal sensors, which see presence, not people.
Is it a medical device?
No. It is for environmental management. We make no medical claims, and we are checking the rules with specialist advice before any pilot.
What does it cost?
We are still working that out. Pilots come first, so we learn what is worth paying for before we put a price on it.