Book a Demo — Totem Intelligent Energy Management for PBSA
Book a 30-minute call with the Totem team. We show you live energy saving data from a real PBSA installation and calculate an indicative saving for your specific buildings. No slides, no obligation.
What happens on the call
The call starts with your buildings — your portfolio, your current heating setup, what's driving the conversation. We then show you the live Totem dashboard from Bargate House, Southampton — a 122-room PBSA site that has reduced electric heating energy use by over 54% since installation in winter 2024. You see real room-level consumption data, automated schedules, and inter-term setback running automatically.
We then run the ROI calculation for your specific site using your bed count, annual energy spend and heating type. You leave the call with an indicative saving and payback period. If Totem is not the right fit for your buildings, we will say so on the call.
The call agenda
0–5 minutes: your buildings and challenge. 5–15 minutes: live data from Bargate House. 15–25 minutes: ROI calculation for your site. 25–30 minutes: questions and next steps.
Results from a live PBSA installation
Bargate House, Southampton — 122 rooms, operated by Unilife. Over 54% reduction in electric heating energy use. Installation took approximately 15 minutes per room with no disruption to residents and no damage to building fabric. Typical payback period under 2 years.
Richard Powell, Chief Operating Officer at Unilife: "The Totem system has given us the control we needed, cutting unnecessary energy waste while maintaining warm, welcoming spaces for our residents."
About Totem
Totem is an intelligent energy management system for purpose-built student accommodation operators in the UK. Hardware installs behind existing wall sockets — no rewiring, no structural work, no disruption to residents. Pricing is hardware cost plus annual subscription. Financing available. Book a call at https://calendly.com/trevor-totem/30min or calculate an indicative saving at https://www.totem.systems/roi
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Book a demo
See exactly what Totem
does to a real building.
Not a slide deck. A 30-minute call where we show you live data from a working PBSA installation — then calculate what your buildings could save.
The call
What actually happens in 30 minutes
Most energy management demos show you a polished interface and projected numbers. Ours starts with real data from Bargate House, Southampton — 122 rooms, live since winter 2024, saving over 54% on electric heating.
We'll show you what the dashboard actually looks like on a working site — room-by-room consumption, schedules, inter-term setback running automatically. Then we turn it to your buildings and run the numbers for your specific portfolio.
You leave the call with a saving estimate built on your actual bed count, energy spend and heating type. No obligation. If Totem isn't the right fit, we'll say so.
0–5 min
Your buildings, your challenge
We start with you — your portfolio, your current setup, what's driving the conversation.
5–15 min
Live data from Bargate House
The real Totem dashboard on a real site. Consumption by room, schedules, savings accumulating live.
15–25 min
Your numbers
We run the ROI calculation for your site. You get an indicative saving and payback period before the call ends.
25–30 min
Questions and next steps
If it makes sense to go further, we'll agree what that looks like. If it doesn't, we'll say so.
From Bargate House — the live site we'll show you
54%
Reduction in electric heating energy use — whole building, full season
~15min
Per room to install — no drilling, no rewiring, no disruption to residents
<2yr
Typical payback period on a PBSA installation
“The Totem system has given us the control we needed, cutting unnecessary energy waste while maintaining warm, welcoming spaces for our residents.”
Richard Powell
Chief Operating Officer · Unilife / Bargate House
Book your call
Pick a time. No preparation needed.
Choose a slot that works for you. We'll send a calendar invite and a short note on what to expect. You don't need to prepare anything — just show up.
If you'd rather run the numbers first, the ROI calculator takes two minutes and gives you an indicative saving before we speak.
What this call is not
- Not a sales pitch — we show you data, not a deck
- Not a commitment to anything — you're seeing how it works, not signing anything
- Not conditional on portfolio size — we talk to operators at every scale
- Not a long process — if Totem isn't right for your buildings, we'll say so early
