Water-sensing solution transforms Legionella risk management and water waste

Infersens has launched Cortense, its first commercially available solution to transform Legionella risk management and dramatically cut water waste.

Legionella bacteria, which can multiply in stagnant water systems, pose a serious risk to human health and must be prevented to safeguard against harmful disease outbreaks. However, conventional techniques like tap flushing and manual temperature checks are resource-intensive, unreliable, and prone to human error.

Cortense is a precision water monitoring solution for flow and temperature and contributes to sustainable practices to reduce emissions and conserve natural resources, including water.

This water monitoring solution – the winner of two innovation awards in 2023 – relies on a unique battery-powered tinyML sensing technology to solve the power and performance issues affecting alternative systems.

The small, wireless devices are straightforward to install on water pipes anywhere within a building. Once in place, they supply real-time coverage of flow and temperature within your water system. The data is collected and recorded in a centralised dashboard, providing operators easy access to the information 24/7.

With the solution, property owners, facilities managers and sustainability leads can efficiently monitor Legionella risk factors, deploy resources effectively and cut water waste.

Cortense is a cost-effective solution available through a subscription service. Once installed by a professional team, it delivers benefits from day one.

Infersens CEO, Jana Voigt said: “Our initial funding rounds enabled us to complete the development and pilot the technology, and this first solution launch enables us to take our product to more companies on commercial trials as we have with Wave. We couldn’t be more excited to be transforming Legionella risk management and contributing directly to the reduction of water waste.”