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Energy

Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) Compliance: deadline January 1, 2026

What Every Building Owner and Facility Manager Needs to Know. From January 1, 2026, Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) are mandatory for utility buildings with heating or cooling systems of 290 kW or higher. This isn't a future directive—the deadline is now. If you haven't yet taken action, it's time to understand exactly what's expected of you and how to approach this strategically.

Building Health

Mould in rental properties: a climate issue, not a behavioural issue

Tens of thousands of rented properties are plagued by damp and mould. The problem is widespread, yet solutions are lagging behind — but the cause is more often technical than human. Measurement is the first step towards a structural solution.

Building Health

Building the Best CO2 Sensors

Cobra Climate's journey from building custom PCs in 1985 to creating purpose-built CO2 sensors. Frustrated by the limitations of existing climate meters, we leveraged our hardware expertise to build sensors that transmit real-time data to the cloud, filling a critical gap in the indoor climate monitoring market.

Building Health

A Display on the Sensor – Useful?

While sensors traditionally featured LCD displays or indicator lights, Cobra Climate sensors deliberately omit these. Displays can lead to misinterpretation, aesthetic concerns, and aren't necessary when modern push notifications provide more targeted, timely alerts to the right people.

Building Health

Auto Baseline Correction – A Good Option?

CO2 sensors need calibration to deliver accurate measurements. Auto Baseline Correction (ABC) is a common automated solution, but it has limitations in poorly ventilated environments. Cobra sensors offer a more flexible alternative with Intelligent Baseline Calibration (IBC).

Case Study

Sustainable Mobility – Lelystad Airport Businesspark (LAB)

The challenge at LAB was to make sustainable mobility measurable and to change behaviour. As a solution, we deployed a combination of web, wireless, and IoT technologies in collaboration with the Province of Flevoland to engage visitors and measure success. This makes LAB the first industrial park in Europe with the means to measure, predict, and influence.

Building Health

Working Without Worries – Swart Healthy Office

Swart wants to provide its employees with the healthiest possible office environment. Following complaints about ventilation, we installed Cobra Climate sensors that continuously measure air quality, combined with the Cobra Climate Dashboard.

Case Study

Gym Indoor Climate – Leef!

As a LEEF! client, you are never alone. Our vision is that people can improve the quality of their own lives, provided they receive sufficient and proper support. LEEF! is innovative, professional, customer-oriented, and full of passion and enthusiasm.

Case Study

Juniper Workplace Safety

Juniper has an extensive programme to keep employees healthy and compliant with all standards during the Covid period. Following our partnership, a project was initiated to install Cobra Climate sensors in order to provide insight into indoor air quality.

Case Study

Clean Air in the City of Tomorrow: Cobra Climate Monitors the Indoor Climate of CityLab Almere

CityLab Almere uses Cobra Climate sensors to monitor air quality, temperature and energy use across the Green Innovation Hub. Real-time CO₂ data ensures visitors and staff work in a healthy environment while demonstrating concrete sustainability measures.

Building Health

Measured CO2 Values – What Do They Mean?

Understanding CO2 measurements, calibration challenges, and how Intelligent Baseline Calibration (IBC) provides a smarter solution than traditional Auto Baseline Correction (ABC).

Building Health

Ventilation at School Is of Great Importance

A good ventilation system is essential for maintaining air quality and reducing virus spread. Learn how continuous CO2 monitoring provides a smarter, more cost-effective approach than expensive ventilation system upgrades.

Case Study

Good News for Concert-Goers?

German researchers found that indoor concerts pose a low COVID-19 transmission risk when adequate ventilation, hygiene protocols, and limited capacity are maintained. The study offers hope for safely resuming live events, though some experts call for more detailed modeling information.

News

The Link Between CO2 and COVID

Exploring the relationship between CO2 levels, ventilation quality, and COVID-19 infections. While research suggests a connection between poor ventilation and virus transmission, we approach claims cautiously, relying on scientific studies rather than assumptions.

News

Corona GDPR-Proof Contact Tracing

Due to recently tightened measures, it has become mandatory to leave your contact details when visiting a hospitality venue. To avoid collecting customer contact details in a cumbersome (and non-Covid-proof) way, there are fortunately simple digital alternatives.

Energy

Internet of Things – Sweco

On behalf of Sweco and together with partners Appedemic and TNO, a new concept was developed to help people feel comfortable inside buildings. Based on second-generation Cobra Climate sensors. Launched at Provada.