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Case Study — Heat Pump Water Heater Monitoring

Fixture-Level HPWH Performance Monitoring Across Four Buildings

A major California utility provider needed reliable, real-time performance data from heat pump water heaters at Mary's Village — a rehabilitation center with no existing monitoring infrastructure. BluCORE and BluNODE delivered fixture-level visibility across all four buildings.

Client
Mary's Village
Location
San Bernardino, California
Facility
Rehabilitation center — 4 living and educational buildings
Application
Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) performance monitoring
Products
BluCORE™ (v1), BluNODE™
Mary's Village Rehabilitation Center, San Bernardino, California
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Key Takeaways

What This Project Demonstrated

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Fixture-level monitoring delivers visibility that meter-level data simply cannot — enabling accurate validation of HPWH energy savings for utility programs.
02
LoRaWAN enables reliable wireless monitoring across multi-building facilities without extensive cabling or dependence on existing Wi-Fi infrastructure.
03
Edge-powered processing ensures data security and continuity regardless of connectivity — critical for non-profit facilities with limited IT resources.
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BluCORE and BluNODE can be deployed in facilities with zero prior monitoring infrastructure, with minimal disruption to daily operations.
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Real-world HPWH performance data enables accurate energy savings validation — moving utility efficiency programs from estimates to evidence.
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The Challenge

No Infrastructure, No Visibility — and a Utility Program That Needed Both

A major California utility provider needed reliable, real-time performance data from heat pump water heaters across Mary's Village — a four-building rehabilitation center in San Bernardino. The facility had no existing monitoring infrastructure, meaning there was no visibility into actual water usage, outlet temperatures, or system performance.

Without that data, validating energy savings and making informed decisions about HPWH deployments across the utility's portfolio was guesswork at best.

The Solution

BluCORE and BluNODE Deployed Across All Four Buildings

BluSENSE deployed BluCORE™ (v1) as the central intelligence hub and BluNODE™ across all four buildings to capture high-resolution, fixture-level data on water usage and temperature at every outlet.

BluCORE processed and aggregated data from each BluNODE locally, while LoRaWAN connectivity provided continuous, real-time monitoring across the facility — without relying on cloud infrastructure or the facility's existing network.

Why BluCORE & BluNODE

The Right Fit for a Facility Starting from Zero

No Existing Infrastructure
BluCORE's central processing and BluNODE's plug-and-play design enabled fast deployment across all four buildings with minimal disruption to Mary's Village's daily operations.
LoRaWAN Connectivity
Reliable wireless data transmission across the facility without the need for extensive cabling or dependence on existing Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Edge-Powered Intelligence
BluCORE processed and stored data locally, ensuring reliability and security — critical for a non-profit facility with limited IT resources.
Products Used

The Hardware Behind the Study

BluCORE™ (v1) BluNODE™
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