Aguardio - Disruptive Innovators Network

What we do

Aguardio designs and produces IoT sensors that help reduce water usage in the bathroom, specifically showers and toilets. The sensors alert to water waste and enable monitoring of usage, promoting user interaction, leading to behavioral change. The online Aguardio platform helps industries make building planning and time management more effective.

What we can help you with

Major cities all over the world face the threat of running out of clean water. Our mission is to address the challenge of freshwater scarcity by means of easy-to-use IoT Sensors. According to the study 'At home with water' by Energy Saving Trust UK, the greatest opportunities for saving water and energy can be found in the bathroom. Also, it is estimated that at least 5-8% of all toilets leak water down from the inner rim in the toilet pan and straight out into the sewer. The sensors alert to leaks as small as 3 liters per hour.

Our solution

The Aguardio Shower Sensor is a scientifically based solution designed to instantly reduce hot water consumption and provide detailed showering data, to help understand and optimize water usage. It reduces shower time by up to 30%. The easy plug-and-play design allows for fast results, requiring no plumbing expertise or disruptions to water and sewage systems.

The Aguardio Leak Sensor detects constant water leaks as well as intermittent leaks from toilets and taps. Receive leak notifications through Aguardio’s online platform, which also provides statistics on flush frequency and water-pipe monitoring. This means enhanced facilities management and addresses hygiene concerns, such as Legionella.

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The benefits of working with us

The Shower Sensor has an ROI of less than a year for a family of four. The Leak Sensor can detect water leaks invisible to the human eye, yet it can be wasting around 274 liters daily. By detecting just one leak, the ROI is a few months depending on the size of the leak.

Case study - Copenhagen housing project

Within the first week after installing 600 Aguardio Leak Sensors at a housing project in Copenhagen, Denmark, multiple residents contacted their housing association responsible for the Aguardio installation and said the sensor by their toilet was beeping.

Upon inspection, these toilets were indeed leaking freshwater down the inner backside of the toilet pan, and the housing association was able to take measures to repair these water leaks.

We are thrilled that this project is a success so early on in the process. One leaking toilet may burden a resident with an extra water bill of anywhere between £600 to £3,200 yearly (Danish freshwater prices); therefore, identifying toilet leaks is so important to avoid this additional cost as well as avoiding unnecessary water waste for housing associations. Based on achieved results the housing association as decided to purchase 12.000 leak sensor.