Heat Pump Water Heater Monitoring at Mary's Village
Client: Mary's Village
Location: San Bernardino, California
Facility: Rehabilitation center — 4 living and educational buildings
Products: BluCORE™ (v1), BluNODE™
Application: Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) performance monitoring
Key Takeaways
Fixture-level monitoring delivers visibility that meter-level data simply cannot
LoRaWAN enables reliable wireless monitoring across multi-building facilities without cabling
Edge-powered processing ensures data security and continuity regardless of connectivity
BluCORE and BluNODE can be deployed in facilities with zero prior monitoring infrastructure
Real-world HPWH performance data enables accurate energy savings validation
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Fixture-Level Performance Monitoring Across Four Buildings
The Challenge
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 was guesswork at best.
The Solution
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 — without relying on cloud infrastructure.
Why BluCORE & BluNODE?
No existing infrastructure — BluCORE's central processing and BluNODE's plug‑and‑play design meant 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 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.