University campus quad in late afternoon

Free up estate budget for what the university is actually here to do

Universities and research campuses run some of the most complex building portfolios anywhere. Tacit gives every team one source of operational truth.

Dozens of buildings. Hundreds of systems. Zero unified view

Lecture halls, research labs, residences, libraries, each with its own BMS, its own data shape, and its own failure modes.

Tacit unifies the data and surfaces faults with a cost attached, before they become complaints, failures, or compliance risks.

Decentralised estates

Mixed vintages, mixed systems, no common data layer across the portfolio.

Academic calendar complexity

Occupancy swings from 10% to 100%, and HVAC schedules rarely follow.

Research environment risk

Labs and archive spaces require stable conditions. Failures cost more than money.

ESG reporting pressure

Boards want net zero progress. Teams are still pulling data manually.

Every team, one source of truth

Director of Estates

Run a larger, more complex estate without growing your team.

  • Catch HVAC faults before they become reactive callouts
  • Eliminate hours decoding BMS alarms and chasing contractors
  • Build an evidence base for capital investment and planned maintenance

CFO / Finance Director

See where energy spend is going, and where it is being wasted.

  • Quantify waste across every building with specific cost figures
  • Extend asset life and strategically defer capital expenditure
  • Demonstrate measurable ROI on operational improvement

Head of Sustainability

Close the gap between net zero commitments and actual performance.

  • Track decarbonisation progress with reliable data, not estimates
  • Support MEES compliance, CRREM alignment, and scope 3 reporting
  • Surface the faults driving the biggest emissions gaps

Research Facilities Manager

Protect the environments your research depends on.

  • Monitor temperature, humidity, and air quality in labs continuously
  • Get alerted to drift before it affects equipment or compliance
  • Maintain the stable conditions accreditation bodies require

What hides inside a campus building

Representative findings, surfaced by Tacit agents with a cost attached.

Figures are illustrative, based on typical findings across comparable estates, not a specific site.

AHU
Lecture theatre block

Running at full capacity overnight, no occupancy schedule detected.

£180/day

Controls
Research lab B

Heating and cooling fighting simultaneously, deadband set to 0.5°C.

£22,400/yr

Central plant
Boiler house

Lead boiler short-cycling, 47 starts in 24 hours detected.

£14,200/yr

Sensor
Student accommodation

CO₂ sensor offline, zone unmonitored for 9 days.

£75/day

Energy
Main meter

Consumption 41% above design intent, baseload never drops overnight.

£310/day

Three capabilities, working as one

Findings

AI agents monitor every asset 24/7 and surface faults with evidence, root cause, and annual cost impact, ranked so your team always knows where to start.

  • HVAC fault detection across all buildings
  • Controls misconfiguration and scheduling gaps
  • Energy waste quantified in cost per day
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Built-in AI Agents

Four specialist agents covering air handling, central plant, controls integrity, and conservation environment, running continuously across your campus.

  • Domain-specific engineering logic
  • Grounded in established standards for ventilation, water, and conservation
  • No configuration required, agents run on connection
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Indoor Environment

Real-time thermal comfort, CO₂, and humidity tracking by zone and by floor across every connected building. Critical for student wellbeing and research compliance.

  • Zone-level temperature and humidity monitoring
  • CO₂ tracking against WELL Building limits
  • Research lab and archive space compliance
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Built inside a university. We know what campus operations look like

Tacit was founded as a UCL spinout, with direct access to university-grade building complexity: research labs, heritage spaces, mixed-use estates, and the teams who run them.

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University College London spinout

24/7

Continuous autonomous monitoring

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Specialist AI agents deployed

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