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BUILDING INTELLIGENCE FOR GRID FLEXIBILITY,
RETROFIT AND PERFORMANCE

Close the gap
between assumed
and real performance.

BLCK BOX helps turn large buildings with heat pumps into predictable, comfort-safe flexibility assets for the grid — with building intelligence that also supports readiness, refurbishment and performance.

For aggregators, flexibility service providers and asset-optimisation platforms.

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WHY THERE IS A PERFORMANCE GAP

Electrifying heat adds demand.
Flexibility needs confidence.

Electrifying heat puts more pressure on the grid. Large buildings can help by shifting demand — but providers need to know how much they can safely shift, for how long, and what recovery demand to expect afterwards.

BLCK BOX helps providers make more confident dispatch decisions, unlock usable flexibility and manage comfort and rebound risk. The same building intelligence supports better investment and refurbishment decisions.

OUR NETWORK

WHAT BETTER BUILDING INTELLIGENCE ENABLES

Better information.
Better decisions.

Grid flexibility starts with understanding the building.
Put that intelligence to work across your portfolio.

01Unlock flexibility02Plan readiness & refurbishment03Verify performance

01 / GRID FLEXIBILITY

Predictable flexibility.
Comfort comes first.

For aggregators, flexibility service providers and asset-optimisation platforms.

Discuss a flexibility pilot ↗

Turn large buildings with heat pumps into flexibility assets you can plan around.

Make more confident decisions about when to dispatch, how much demand to shift and how long to sustain it. BLCK BOX helps providers unlock usable flexibility while managing the effect on occupants and the recovery demand that follows.

  • Unlock usable flexibility across building portfolios
  • Make dispatch decisions with greater confidence
  • Manage comfort and rebound risk

OUR INITIAL MARKET

Student accommodation.

We are focusing first on purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), with hotels, hospitals and offices as follow-on markets.

Where does BLCK BOX fit in the flexibility market?

BLCK BOX provides building intelligence to flexibility providers. Those providers aggregate assets and connect them to grid services, including services procured by the National Energy System Operator (NESO). Our role is to support their dispatch decisions and help them manage building-level comfort and rebound risk.

How providers connect to NESO ↗

02 / READINESS & REFURBISHMENT

Plan improvements.
Invest with confidence.

For M&E consultancies and commercial building owners.

Discuss readiness and refurbishment ↗

Understand where investment can make a difference.

Building intelligence supports informed heat pump sizing, highlights where improvements could add value and helps owners prioritise investment. Plan a phased or modular refurbishment strategy that reflects your building, budget and long-term goals.

  • Inform heat pump sizing and readiness decisions
  • Identify where improvements could add value
  • Support phased or modular refurbishment
Can refurbishment be planned in stages?

Building insights help owners and advisers weigh priorities, compare investment options and plan improvements over time. This supports a phased or modular approach aligned with operational needs and available budgets.

03 / PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION

Installation is
only the beginning.

For building owners, operators and their advisers.

Discuss performance ↗

Understand what the project delivers in use.

After installation or refurbishment, building intelligence helps assess outcomes against expectations, identify opportunities to improve performance and inform the next operating or investment decision.

  • Assess outcomes after installation
  • Identify performance improvement opportunities
  • Support evidence-based operating decisions
How does verification support the next decision?

Understanding how a building performs in use helps owners and advisers assess whether intended outcomes are being achieved and where further attention would add value.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Understand the building.
Every decision after it gets better.

01 / DECISIONS

Decisions before mechanics.

Sizing, upgrades and dispatch are decisions with capital and comfort attached. The value is in getting them right.

02 / CONFIDENCE

Confidence is the product.

Owners, providers and funders need information they can act on. Reducing uncertainty helps the next decision move forward.

03 / PEOPLE

Occupied buildings first.

People live and work in these buildings. Understanding performance has to fit around them.

ABOUT US

Academic rigour.
Real-world impact.

Patent pendingOpen to partners across Europe

We are a team of former Oxford academics building a more informed future for the built environment.

We believe buildings can play a bigger role in a flexible energy system. We’re bringing AI and a data-led approach to help the industry shift heating and cooling demand with greater confidence, while keeping the people inside comfortable.

Our patent-pending technology is ready for collaboration with commercial partners across Europe. If you share our ambition to improve building performance, we’d like to talk.

Talk to us

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR BUILDINGS

Better decisions
start with
a conversation.

Explore a flexibility pilot, discuss readiness and refurbishment, or find out how building intelligence can support your portfolio.

  • 01Aggregators, flexibility service providers and asset-optimisation platforms
  • 02Student accommodation and PBSA owners and operators
  • 03M&E consultancies and commercial building owners planning heat pump readiness or refurbishment
  • 04Hotels, hospitals, offices and public estates
  • 05Research and innovation programmes focused on flexibility and building performance
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