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Prepare Your Business for the Cold: Smart Adjustments for Autumn and Winter

The leaves are changing color and the temperatures are starting to drop; autumn is in full swing and winter is around the corner. On Saturday, October 28, we turn the clock back and officially welcome winter time. This seasonal ritual reminds us that it's time to adjust our operations to the new seasonal reality - and that goes beyond just setting the clock back an hour!

The transition to colder months brings specific challenges, especially when it comes to energy management and building maintenance. Are you unnecessarily heating for an extra hour due to the time change? Is your business easily adapting from a seasonal schedule to a winter schedule? These are crucial questions, especially for businesses such as restaurants, which may adjust their opening hours or even temporarily close during this period.

In addition, companies offering accommodations must consider the risks of winter. Empty accommodations, for example, may be vulnerable to pipe freezing, which can lead to costly damage at the start of the new season.

Fortunately, RecraPlan is here to guide you through these seasonal changes. We offer a range of smart technologies, such as advanced gas and temperature meters and intelligent thermostats, to help you manage your business sustainably and efficiently, regardless of the season. Let's brave the cold together and get your business optimally prepared for the months ahead!

Prepare Your Business for the Cold: Smart Adjustments for Autumn and Winter

Solutions against frost problems

In the off-season, as an entrepreneur, you are busy resetting your company. It may be that your company closes or that you close part of the company, or are fully operational during this period. For every business, you need to reset your company. By using sensors in your company, you have necessary insights even when you are closed.

Make sure your water pipes are prepared for frost. By not properly closing off pipes or properly insulating them, you run the risk of your pipes freezing. This can have significant consequences. By monitoring your water, you have immediate insight if something could go wrong.
Closing buildings. You may want to, after all, lightly heat the building against moisture and mold. Installing a temperature meter can help monitor your buildings remotely to see if the buildings are being heated properly when necessary.
During autumn and winter, heavy rain showers can occur, causing basements to possibly flood. By installing smart sensors, you can quickly identify this problem. Recraplan provides special "water leakage sensors."

Limit your gas usage in the winter

During the winter months, gas consumption is highest in most businesses, especially those renting out accommodations. Research at various parks shows that gas consumption is significantly higher in these months, even when the occupancy rate of an average holiday park is lower than in other periods. Many entrepreneurs are not aware of this. The majority of gas is used for heating spaces; typically this accounts for about 70% of total gas consumption. This includes heating workspaces, accommodations, restaurants, and other buildings. Therefore, it is especially important during this period to monitor your gas consumption and the temperature in the different areas of your business. Many companies, for example, forget to adjust the thermostat when the clock is changed for daylight saving time. In the fall and winter months, the use of facilities often changes, usually due to occupancy rates. Additionally, accommodations are often empty in winter. Heating an accommodation that has not been used for a while can cost a significant amount of energy. By booking accommodations consecutively, one may possibly maintain the same occupancy rate with fewer units. Therefore, you should not underestimate autumn when it comes to energy saving. Unnecessarily heating buildings and accommodations is costly, and you certainly want to avoid that.