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EnergyGrip for real estate

From disconnected building data to smart and scalable energy management

EnergyGrip brings energy data from meters, buildings, installations and external systems together in one independent energy management platform.

Monitor the energy use of a single building or an entire real estate portfolio, compare locations, identify anomalies and use reliable metering data for reporting, billing, maintenance and sustainability.

Nextalink and EnergyFlip are integrated components of EnergyGrip for local data collection and insights for tenants, residents and other end users.

Start with one building or portfolio and scale up easily from there.

 

Discuss your real estate use case

INDEPENDENT PLATFORM · HARDWARE-INDEPENDENT · REAL-TIME DATA · API INTEGRATIONS · SCALABLE

One central foundation for better property management

Within property management, energy data often comes from multiple sources. This may include main meters, submeters, building management systems, supplier portals, spreadsheets and separate dashboards.

As a result, collecting and validating data takes time. It also becomes more difficult to compare buildings, identify anomalies early and allocate energy costs transparently.

EnergyGrip brings this information together in one central environment. This creates a reliable foundation for:
  • Energy monitoring
  • Building and portfolio management
  • Reporting and sustainability
  • Billing and cost allocation
  • Maintenance and optimisation
  • Insights for tenants and residents

Instead of working with disconnected data sources, you use one platform that makes energy information clear and immediately actionable.

From insight to better building performance

An energy bill or monthly report mainly shows what has already happened. Active energy management requires more current and better-structured data.

EnergyGrip continuously monitors the consumption and performance of buildings. This makes it easier to identify where energy use deviates, which buildings perform differently than expected and where optimisation may be possible.

This helps you to:
  • Identify unnecessary energy consumption sooner
  • Align installations more closely with actual usage
  • Carry out maintenance more effectively
  • Monitor the results of sustainability measures
  • Compare buildings and locations
  • Support reports with reliable data
  • Allocate energy costs transparently

Energy data becomes a practical tool for both daily property management and long-term strategy.

What does EnergyGrip offer your real estate organisation?

Central insight across buildings and locations

Manage consumption and generation across multiple buildings, locations and connections from one clear environment.

Reliable data for billing

Make metering data from main meters and submeters available for cost allocation, service charges and existing billing processes.

Earlier visibility of anomalies

Receive alerts for unexpected consumption, peak loads, missing data or unusual installation behaviour.

Stronger evidence for sustainability measures

Compare consumption before and after measures and monitor whether the expected savings are actually being achieved.

Lower management and maintenance costs

Use current and historical data to investigate faults and anomalies remotely and prepare maintenance more effectively.

Greater transparency for tenants and residents

Give end users insight into their own energy use and make energy costs and savings easier to understand.

One environment for an entire portfolio

Manage different owners, buildings, tenants, connections and users within one scalable platform.

One independent platform for all energy data

EnergyGrip brings data from different energy sources together in one energy management platform.

This includes:
  • Electricity
  • Gas
  • Water
  • Heat
  • Solar panels
  • EV charging points
  • Batteries
  • Main meters
  • Submeters
  • Data from building management systems
  • External data sources and APIs
Within EnergyGrip, you can:
  • Monitor consumption and generation
  • Analyse current and historical data
  • Compare buildings and periods
  • Structure connections and submeters
  • Detect anomalies and peaks
  • Configure alerts
  • Calculate CO₂ emissions
  • Apply degree-day corrections
  • Create benchmarks
  • Prepare graphs and reports
  • Export data or share it through APIs
  • Make data available for billing

EnergyGrip operates independently of meter brands, energy suppliers and manufacturers. This allows you to manage data from a wide range of buildings and technical environments within one platform.

Reliable submetering for transparent cost allocation

In buildings with a single main connection, energy use per tenant, home, apartment or commercial unit is not automatically visible.

With EnergyGrip, data from submeters can be collected and processed centrally. This creates a reliable foundation for:

  • Insight per tenant or usage unit
  • Transparent allocation of energy costs
  • Support for service charges and billing
  • Analysis of consumption per apartment or space
  • Comparisons between users and periods
  • Communication about energy use

Where local data collection is required, Nextalink can be used to automatically read existing submeters and securely send the data to EnergyGrip.

This means existing metering equipment does not automatically need to be replaced.

EnergyGrip voor installateurs

Without a gateway where possible. With a gateway where necessary.

Does a building already have digital metering equipment, ODA data, a building management system or a usable API? This data can often be made available directly in EnergyGrip.

Is additional on-site data collection required? Nextalink can be used to read existing meters and installations.

The combination of direct integrations, APIs, ODA data and Nextalink makes it possible to manage a wide range of buildings and technical environments within the same EnergyGrip platform.

This allows you to use existing infrastructure where possible and add hardware only where necessary.

How EnergyGrip works for real estate

1. Select a building or portfolio

We start with a specific situation. This could be an apartment complex, office building, healthcare facility, retail property, multi-tenant business centre or an entire real estate portfolio.

2. Map meters and systems

Together, we assess which main meters, submeters, installations, building management systems and other data sources are already available.

3. Connect the data to EnergyGrip

Existing digital data sources are connected directly or through APIs wherever possible. When local data collection is required, Nextalink can be used.

4. Configure buildings and users

Buildings, locations, connections, submeters and users are clearly structured. Dashboards, alerts and access permissions can then be configured.

5. Use the data for management and billing

Monitor energy performance, identify anomalies and use reliable metering data for reporting, cost allocation, maintenance and sustainability.

6. Share insights with end users

Give tenants, residents, property owners or other stakeholders access to relevant energy data through EnergyGrip or EnergyFlip.

Which applications does EnergyGrip support within real estate?

Portfolio-wide energy monitoring

Monitor energy use and generation across multiple buildings from one central environment. Compare locations and identify notable differences.

Submetering and cost allocation

Read submeters and make reliable consumption data available for transparent cost allocation and billing.

Monitoring building installations

Use metering data to monitor the performance of installations and identify anomalies sooner.

Reporting and sustainability

Make current and historical energy data available for CO₂ reporting, sustainability targets and internal decision-making.

Building benchmarking

Compare buildings based on consumption, performance and other relevant characteristics. Corrections and benchmarks help you interpret differences more accurately.

Data-driven maintenance

Use current and historical data to investigate faults and anomalies remotely and prepare maintenance more effectively.

Integration with existing systems

Share data through REST APIs with building management systems, ERP software, billing platforms, BI tools and custom applications.

Insights for tenants and residents

Give end users access to their own energy data and increase transparency around consumption and costs.

EnergyGrip is the solution

EnergyGrip is the central energy management platform. Nextalink and EnergyFlip are integrated components used when the situation requires them.

EnergyGrip

Within EnergyGrip, buildings, energy data, connections, users and processes are managed centrally.

The platform can be used for:
  • Monitoring and analysis
  • Building and portfolio management
  • Alerts and notifications
  • Reporting and data exports
  • CO₂ calculations
  • Benchmarks and period comparisons
  • Role and permission management
  • API integrations
  • Support for billing processes
  • Control of compatible installations

Nextalink

Nextalink is EnergyGrip’s data collection component.

The gateway is used when meters and installations need to be read locally and no suitable digital connection is available.

Nextalink collects the metering data and sends it securely to EnergyGrip. If digital meters or usable integrations are already available, Nextalink is not always required.

EnergyFlip

EnergyFlip is EnergyGrip’s end-user component.

Through EnergyFlip, tenants, residents or other users can gain insight into their own energy use. This increases transparency and helps end users become more aware of their consumption.

EnergyFlip can also be provided as a white-label solution, allowing the application to align with the brand identity of the property owner, manager or service provider.

Not every building requires the same components. EnergyGrip is configured based on the available meters, systems, users and management objectives.

You manage the property. Aurum provides the digital foundation.

As a property owner or property manager, you understand the buildings, users and management objectives. Aurum adds the platform, data collection and digital infrastructure.

Your role

  • Manage buildings and installations
  • Assess energy performance
  • Allocate and account for costs
  • Plan maintenance and sustainability measures
  • Inform tenants and owners
  • Make decisions about optimisation

Aurum’s role

  • Provide the EnergyGrip platform
  • Support the integration of data sources and existing systems
  • Use Nextalink where local data collection is required
  • Manage software, connections and updates
  • Support the configuration of buildings and users
  • Provide a secure and scalable infrastructure

This means you do not need to build your own energy management platform or development team, while still having a professional digital foundation for energy management.

Suitable for different real estate organisations

EnergyGrip is relevant for organisations that want to manage energy use and building performance centrally.

This includes:
  • Property owners
  • Property managers
  • Housing associations
  • Commercial real estate companies
  • Apartment complex managers
  • Homeowners’ association managers
  • Healthcare and educational organisations
  • Retail and office portfolios
  • Technical property managers
  • Energy and sustainability consultants
  • ESCOs and energy service providers
The solution is particularly relevant when you want to manage multiple buildings, meters, tenants or connections from one environment.

Give tenants and residents access to the right insights

Different users and access levels can be configured within EnergyGrip. This allows you to determine which information is visible to property managers, owners, technical service providers and tenants.

Through EnergyFlip, energy data can also be shared with end users in an accessible way.

This gives them:

  • Insight into their own energy use
  • Up-to-date information on consumption and generation
  • Greater transparency around costs
  • More engagement with energy-saving measures
  • A user-friendly experience in your own brand identity
case Vastgoed Neutraal

Customer example: Vastgoed Neutraal

Vastgoed Neutraal uses EnergyGrip to make data from submeters centrally available for monitoring, analysis and billing.

Where local data collection is required, Nextalink reads the meters automatically. Tenants also receive insight into their own energy use through a white-label portal.

EnergyGrip therefore forms the digital foundation for reliable energy data, transparent cost allocation and better communication with tenants.

View the Vastgoed Neutraal customer case

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Customer example: Change=

At Change=, EnergyGrip provides centralised insight into the heat and electricity consumption of 600 apartments in an all-electric building.

The metering data is used for monitoring, billing and transparent communication with residents. This creates one reliable information source for both technical management and end-user insights.

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Start with one building or portfolio

You do not need to roll out EnergyGrip across your entire real estate portfolio immediately.

Start with one representative building, complex or management process.

During a pilot, you can discover:

  • Which data sources are available
  • How buildings and connections are configured
  • Which anomalies become visible
  • How submetering and cost allocation can be supported
  • Which reports are relevant
  • How end users can be given access
  • How EnergyGrip fits into existing management processes

After the pilot, the platform can be expanded to other buildings, locations and applications.

Discuss a pilot project

Why EnergyGrip?

Hardware-independent

Combine different meters, brands, installations and external data sources without locking your real estate organisation into one supplier.

 

A reliable data foundation

Bring data from the complete metering chain together and monitor data flows centrally. This provides one consistent foundation for analysis, reporting and billing.

 

Scalable

Start with one building or location and expand to tens, hundreds or thousands of connections.

 

Flexible integration

Use REST APIs to connect EnergyGrip to existing building management systems, billing platforms, dashboards and business software.

 

Securely managed

Aurum is ISO 27001- and ISO 9001-certified. EnergyGrip supports features including role and permission management and multi-factor authentication.

 

Continuously developed

Aurum manages software updates, security and the ongoing development of EnergyGrip. This allows you to focus on property management, building performance and sustainability.

Frequently asked questions

Not always. EnergyGrip is hardware-independent. Existing digital meters and systems can be connected directly or through an API wherever possible.
When additional on-site data collection is required, Nextalink can be used.

Yes. Depending on the meter type and available interface, existing submeters can be read directly or through Nextalink.
The metering data is then made centrally available in EnergyGrip.

Yes. When submeters are available per tenant, home or space, the corresponding data can be used for monitoring, cost allocation and billing.
The exact configuration depends on the meters and the existing billing process.

EnergyGrip can bring together data from electricity, gas, water, heat, solar panels, EV charging points, batteries and submeters.

Yes. Buildings, locations, connections and users can be configured separately within one EnergyGrip environment.

Yes. EnergyGrip can be connected to existing building management systems and other software through APIs and other integrations.
EnergyGrip does not necessarily replace a building management system. The systems can be used alongside each other and exchange data.

Yes. EnergyGrip can make reliable metering data available for existing administrative and billing processes.
The required integration depends on the system being used and the preferred configuration.

This depends on the data source and selected connection.
With a direct connection to a meter or installation, data can be made available in near real time. External sources may have a different update frequency.

Yes. Within EnergyGrip, users can be given access to specific locations and data.
For an accessible end-user experience, EnergyFlip can be used, optionally as a white-label solution.

Yes. EnergyGrip can initially be configured for one building, location or complex. Based on the results, the environment can then be expanded.

Aurum supports the initial assessment, data integrations, configuration and further scaling. A helpdesk and support from a dedicated contact person are also available.

Make energy data part of professional property management

Would you like to bring energy use, building performance, billing and end-user insights together in one central environment?

Bring a specific real estate use case to the conversation. Together, we will review which data is available, how EnergyGrip can be connected and how the platform can support your management processes.

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