IEQ monitoring for existing buildings

Retrofit any occupied building with a wireless IEQ monitoring solution: no cabling, no drilling, no IT hassle. Peel-and-stick monitors last up to eight years on a single battery and connect to a gateway that works over cellular, no network required.

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How do you add IEQ sensors to an existing building?

Use wireless, battery-powered monitors that peel and stick to the wall, no cabling or construction required, so you minimize disruption to building operations. Send data over LoRaWAN to a gateway that runs on cellular instead of your network, removing the need for IT approval, so you can get your deployment online within a day.

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Four questions to ask before deploying monitors into an occupied building

Choosing the right solution is the difference between an afternoon's work and a construction project with maintenance that never ends.

INSTALLATION

Will you need to drill?

In an occupied space, every hole means noise, dust, ladders, approvals, and tenant disruption. Peel-and-stick monitors go up in minutes, so there's no drilling, no disruption, and no weekend access.

Power

What is the power source?

A wired monitor near an outlet seems convenient, until you're stuck with a dangling cable and a monitor someone can accidentally unplug. Battery power skips both problems: cleaner walls and better placement, with nothing to knock loose.

MAINTENANCE

How long do the batteries last?

A battery-powered solution is only as low-maintenance as its battery life. Choose a monitor with a battery built to last for several years, instead of just one, so you don't sign your team up for constant maintenance.

Network

How long will IT approval take?

IT approval is often a major bottleneck to getting monitors online. A cellular-connected gateway never touches the building's network, so it stays outside IT's scope, no review needed.

Set up in minutes and stay up for years

Peel and stick. That’s the installation.

Simply peel off the adhesive and stick the monitor to the wall, whether it's drywall, brick, concrete, wood, or glass. One person can install an entire floor in an afternoon, no ladder or permit needed.

Up to eight years on batteries. Minimum maintenance.

Kaiterra's Adaptive Sampling™ stretches battery life to 8 years by continually adjusting sampling frequency to the environment, or 4+ years at a fixed high-frequency rate.

Renovating? Take the sensors with you.

Because nothing is wired, nothing is fixed. Rearranging a space? Peel a monitor off, re-stick it in the new layout, and update its location on the dashboard. Moving offices entirely? Pack up the whole fleet in a box and set it all up again in minutes.

Minimize IT complexity. Shave months off your timeline.

Kaiterra's wireless monitors send data over long-range, sub-GHz LoRaWAN to a gateway. From there, it backhauls over Ethernet if a port's available, or over cellular if you'd rather skip network setup entirely.

Starting from a new build?

Wire it in: one PoE cable for power and data, native BACnet to the BMS, built in from day one.

New build solutions

FAQs for retrofit projects

Can you install IEQ monitors in an existing office without wiring?

Yes. Wireless, battery-powered monitors like the Sensedge Go mount with adhesive and send readings over LoRaWAN to a gateway. The only component that needs a power cable is the gateway.

How long does the battery last?

Up to eight years using Adaptive Sampling™, and over four years at a fixed high-frequency sampling rate. The eight-year figure assumes a typical mechanically ventilated building with good wireless signal to the gateway; actual battery life varies with usage and environment.

Will our IT team need to approve the monitors?

If the gateway uses cellular, nothing connects to your corporate network, so there’s typically nothing to approve. If IT would rather provide an Ethernet port for the gateway, it’s a single outbound device with a documented port list. The sensors themselves have no IP address on your network either way.

Can we move the sensors after a renovation?

Yes. Peel the monitor off, re-stick it in its new position within range of the gateway, and update its location on the floor plan in the Kaiterra Data Platform.

How many sensors do we need, and how many per gateway?

A common design rule and the WELL v2 requirement is at least one monitor per 325 m² (3,500 ft²) of regularly occupied space. A single gateway typically covers three to five floors. Our team will help you estimate gateway needs and placement based on your floor plans.

Does LoRaWAN work through walls and floors?

LoRaWAN is a sub-GHz radio designed for exactly that: long range and good penetration through building materials, far better than Wi-Fi.

Can wireless monitors still integrate with our BMS?

Yes. The gateway exposes sensor readings over BACnet/IP, so an existing building management system can read them without being wired to the sensors. Data is also available through the Kaiterra Data Platform and Open API.

Retrofit in an afternoon, monitor for years.