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Construction

The most expensive water gap is between construction and operations

Most buildings protect against water during the build, then start over for operations. The handoff between the two is where the worst water events happen. Here is how to close it.

  • Builder or GC
  • Risk manager
  • Asset owner
3 min read
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Construction

Water leak protection in construction

Water drives most construction insurance claims, and most of it starts with the building's own lines. Here is how real-time detection and automatic shutoff keep an active build dry, on schedule and on budget.

  • Builder or GC
  • Risk manager
  • Asset owner
4 min read
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Insurance & risk

Rising condo insurance, how water risk mitigation can help

Condo insurance is getting tighter and more expensive, and water is a big reason. Here is why premiums and deductibles are climbing, and how mitigation helps condo corporations push back.

  • Asset owner
  • Property manager
  • Risk manager
2 min read

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Insurance & risk

Not fire, not wind. Water is the leading cause of building loss

More than forty percent of building losses come from water. Carriers are responding, and prevention technology is reshaping underwriting. Here is what that means for owners and brokers.

  • Insurer or broker
  • Risk manager
  • Asset owner
3 min read
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Water management

Water damage is increasing, what buildings need to know

Water now drives more than 60 percent of building insurance claims. Here is why it is rising in high-rises, what it costs, and how to get ahead of it.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
  • Facility operator
3 min read
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Insurance & risk

"Leak detection is too expensive" is the most expensive thing you can believe

The real cost is not the system. It is the unnoticed leak that ruins three floors and follows you to renewal. Here is how to think about leak protection as a financial decision.

  • Asset owner
  • Property manager
  • Risk manager
3 min read
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Multi-family

Leak detection in multifamily is an operations problem, not a gadget problem

Most water sensors can detect a leak. The hard part is everything after. Here is why off-the-shelf devices fail in multifamily buildings and what an operations-grade system actually looks like.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
  • Facility operator
5 min read
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Multi-family

Smart leak detection in multifamily: why off-the-shelf hardware stalls at scale

Operators buy leak detection for fewer claims, not for hardware. Across 100 to 2,000 devices, that distinction is what separates a building system from a growing patchwork. Here is what changes when leak detection is engineered as a system.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
  • Facility operator
  • Risk manager
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Multi-family

Condo board members: how leak protection protects your building and residents

Water is now the biggest claim a condo board faces. Here is what is at stake for residents and reserves, and how monitoring and automatic shutoff cut the risk.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
2 min read
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Multi-family

Water damage in condos: know the risks

Water damage in a condo is rarely a one-unit problem. Here are the liability, infrastructure and insurance risks boards face, and the proactive steps that contain them.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
2 min read
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Multi-family

Water protection for high-rise and multi-family buildings

In a high-rise, one leak does not stay in one unit. Here is why multi-family buildings carry the most water risk and how continuous monitoring keeps a small failure small.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
  • Facility operator
3 min read
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Insurance & risk

Managing risk and insurance costs with smart water management

Water drives nearly half of property and builder's risk claims. Smart water management is how owners and developers cut that risk and improve their insurance position.

  • Risk manager
  • Asset owner
  • Insurer or broker
2 min read
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Customer stories

A year of leak catches, and not one of them spread

We looked back at a year of real leaks our monitoring center caught. They started in five different places, mostly after hours. Every one stayed small, and the reason is not what most people expect.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
  • Facility operator
  • Risk manager
4 min read
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Product & technology

What Eddy's 24/7 monitoring center does

Sensors detect a leak. A monitoring center makes sure someone acts on it. Here is what Eddy's 24/7 center does, and why it is the part that actually protects a building.

  • Facility operator
  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
2 min read
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Product & technology

IoT vs BAS in smart buildings, and where water risk fits

Building automation systems and IoT get used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Here is how BAS and IoT differ, how they work together, and why water leak detection belongs on a purpose-built IoT system.

  • Facility operator
  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
6 min read
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Product & technology

Improve water use and save costs with suite metering

A 100-suite building without suite metering can waste an estimated $1,800 a month. Here is how submetering makes billing fair, cuts waste, and catches leaks at the unit.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
  • Submetering provider
2 min read
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Insurance & risk

How to reduce water damage losses with proactive risk management

Water is now the leading cause of property loss, and most of it is preventable. Here is how proactive risk management and smart water monitoring cut losses, claims and premiums.

  • Risk manager
  • Insurer or broker
  • Asset owner
4 min read
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Water management

Three things every property manager can do this week to cut leak risk

You do not need a full system to start reducing water risk today. Three practical steps any property manager can put in place this week, before the next 3 AM call.

  • Property manager
  • Facility operator
3 min read
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Product & technology

From a plumber's wrench to a building-wide watch. Why Eddy exists

Eddy started with a plumber who kept arriving after the damage was done. The mission has not changed: turn the panic of a leak into proactive control.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
  • Builder or GC
3 min read
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Water management

Effective leak mitigation strategies for buildings

A practical playbook for cutting water damage risk in any building: smart detection, plumbing maintenance, staff readiness and a mitigation plan you can actually execute at 2am.

  • Property manager
  • Facility operator
4 min read
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Water management

Kitec plumbing, are you at risk?

Kitec plumbing fails, and insurers know it. If your home or condo has it, here is how to identify it, what it means for your coverage, and how to protect against a flood while you decide what to do.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
2 min read
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Water management

The effects of water damage

Water damage is one of the most common and costly problems a building faces. Here are its real consequences, from mold and structural harm to the human toll, and how to avoid them.

  • Property manager
  • Facility operator
2 min read
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Water management

The emotional toll of water damage

Water damage destroys more than property. Research shows the stress lasts for years. Here is the human cost behind the claims, and why prevention is worth more than it looks.

  • Property manager
  • Asset owner
2 min read
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Water management

Water conservation for buildings

You cannot conserve what you cannot see. Here is how visibility into water use cuts consumption in buildings, supports ESG and LEED goals, and pays for itself.

  • Property manager
  • Facility operator
  • Submetering provider
2 min read

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