Campus Intelligence

Protecting the critical infrastructure that keeps campuses running, compliant, and safe – without disrupting the semester.

The Campus Challenge

Managing the water infrastructure of a modern university or large school precinct is not just facility management; it is municipal management. You are effectively running a small city with a population that fluctuates by the thousands daily.

We understand the unique pressure points facility managers in the education sector face:

• Aging “Legacy” Assets: Many campuses sit on networks that are 50+ years old, with incomplete records of where pipes run or what condition they are in.
• Zero-Disruption Requirement: You cannot dig up a quadrangle during exams or shut down water to a research lab holding years of sensitive experiments.
• Duty of Care: You house students and staff. Ensuring fire hydrant compliance and safe drinking water isn’t just a regulatory box to tick; it is a critical safety mandate.
• The “Silent” Budget Drain: Leaks in sprawling campus networks often go unnoticed for years, draining budgets and undermining sustainability goals.

Detection Services brings 30+ years of utility-grade experience to the education sector. We provide the technology to see underground, predict failures, and ensure compliance – all with minimal disruption to your students and staff.

Tailored Solutions for Campuses

We have curated a specific package of services designed to meet the operational tempo of educational facilities.

1. Non-Intrusive Condition Assessment

Avoid the jackhammers. Know your asset health silently.

Before you commit millions to pipe replacement, let us tell you exactly which pipes actually need it.

• The Solution: Using p-CAT™ Nexus, p-CAT Sonic, p-CAT MFL and p-CAT™ Glide, we scan your critical trunk mains and reticulation pipes using advanced acoustics.
• The Value for Schools and Universities: We detect wall thinning, blockages, and air pockets without breaking ground. You get a “traffic light” health report (Red/Amber/Green), allowing you to prioritise capital spend only on the assets that truly need it.

2. Fire Hydrant Compliance & Pressure Review

Readiness is non-negotiable.

Campuses are high-density environments. In an emergency, your fire infrastructure must perform to Australian and New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS).

• The Solution: Comprehensive flow and pressure testing of all hydrants, combined with mechanical inspections of standpipes and valve laterals.
• The Value for Schools and Universities: We provide a defensible, digital audit trail of compliance for your insurance and safety records. If a hydrant is seized or under-pressure, you will know immediately – not during an emergency.

3. Leak Detection & Sustainability

Stop paying for water you don’t use.

In large precincts, “background leakage” is often accepted as a cost of doing business. It shouldn’t be.

• The Solution: We deploy a range of intelligent solutions to detect leaks within a campus network. Acoustic Sensors, Satellite Remote Sensing, Vibro-acoustic assessment, minimum night flow monitoring and ground surveys are amongst the services utilised to monitor your entire campus footprint.
• The Value for Schools and Universities: We pinpoint leaks with high precision, meaning your maintenance teams dig a small hole in the right place, rather than searching blindly. This directly supports your institution’s Green/Sustainability ratings.

4. Inflow & Infiltration (I&I) Investigations

Protecting your wastewater network.

Stormwater entering your sewer system during wet weather can cause dangerous overflows and environmental breaches.

• The Solution: p-CAT I&I uses AI-led level sensing to identify exactly where groundwater or stormwater is entering your sewer pipes.
• The Value for Schools and Universities: Prevent sewage overflows on campus grounds and reduce wastewater treatment charges by eliminating stormwater ingress.

5. Valve Maintenance & Mapping

Regain control of your network.

The worst time to find out a valve is seized is when you need to shut off a burst pipe flooding a lecture theatre.

• The Solution: We use Hydraulic Valve Exercisers to gently cycle and test valves, recording torque profiles to ensure they work without breaking them.
• The Value for Schools and Universities: We map your isolation points so you can shut down specific zones for maintenance without cutting supply to the whole campus.

6. Pressure Transient Management & Network Calmness

Silencing the invisible shocks that shatter pipes.

Water networks in education facilities are subjected to extreme usage patterns—thousands of students flushing during breaks, gym showers turning on/off simultaneously, or automated irrigation systems kicking in. These rapid changes create “pressure transients” (water hammer) that travel through pipes at high speed, causing fatigue and eventual bursts.

• The Solution: We deploy high-frequency pressure loggers (capable of recording 128 times per second) to “listen” to the heartbeat of your network. We identify damaging pressure spikes caused by pumps, fast-closing valves, or operational errors.
• The Value for Schools and Universities: Pressure profiling across school and university campuses provides a clear, data-driven understanding of how water is behaving within the internal reticulation system, enabling utilities and facility managers to pinpoint inefficiencies, detect pressure transients, and identify areas of excessive or insufficient pressure that often contribute to leaks, bursts, and premature asset wear.

By optimising pressure zones and reducing unnecessary pressure, campuses can significantly lower water loss, extend pipe and fixture life, stabilise system performance during peak demand, and improve overall operational resilience.

This proactive approach not only reduces maintenance costs and disruptions to students and staff, but also supports broader sustainability objectives by minimising consumption and enhancing the reliability of critical water infrastructure

The Digital Campus: Twin Connect™

Paper reports get lost. Your network data shouldn’t. All our findings are uploaded to Twin Connect™, a secure digital dashboard that integrates with your GIS.

• View your entire campus map with “Hotspots” for leaks or defects.
• Access compliance certificates for every fire hydrant instantly.
• Track the degradation of assets over time to forecast future budgets.
• Access historical log notes and work orders for better asset visibility.

Why Leading Institutions Choose Detection Services

• We Work Around Your Schedule: We are experienced in operating during semester breaks, after hours, or in low-traffic periods to ensure zero disruption to the learning experience.
• Student Safety First: Our field teams are vetted, safety-certified (ISO 45001), and experienced in working within live, pedestrian-heavy precincts.
• Local Experience: We have successfully delivered asset health programs for major universities and councils across New Zealand and Australia. We know the terrain.