The ARAD Sonata ultrasonic water meter

Sustainable water management in clinics - the pulse-controlled Arad Sonata water meter from HeylNeomeris as a key technology for CSRD-compliant reporting

In times of increasing environmental responsibility and regulatory requirements, sustainable action is also becoming a strategic task in the healthcare sector. In future, the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will oblige a growing number of companies - including large clinics and hospital operators - to provide comprehensive, transparent sustainability reporting. The careful and documented use of water as a resource is becoming increasingly important.

Hospitals are among the most water-intensive facilities in public life. Hygiene requirements, medical-technical processes, sterilization, kitchens, laundries and air conditioning lead to high but often uncontrolled water consumption. In view of increasingly scarce resources and rising costs, the efficient, targeted use of water is therefore not only a question of environmental ethics, but also of economic efficiency and legal compliance.

This is where the Arad Sonata water meter comes in, which HeylNeomeris offers as a precise and robust measuring instrument for use in professional building structures. The pulse-controlled water meter delivers precise pulse signals that continuously and accurately record water consumption, thus enabling quick and easy categorization of water consumption in hospital processes. These signals can be integrated directly into existing building management systems or digital sustainability platforms - an essential prerequisite for automated and audit-proof data documentation as part of CSRD.

Why sustainable water management is important in clinics and hospitals:

• Water as a critical resource: medical care relies on a continuous, high-quality water supply. At the same time, water is under pressure globally - including in Europe. The careful and targeted use of water is therefore also necessary in everyday clinical practice.
• High consumption - high savings potential: Individual departments such as the central sterile supply or laboratory areas have significantly higher consumption levels. Without transparent recording, potential savings remain undetected.
• Climate protection and EU taxonomy: Reducing water consumption contributes to improving ecological indicators and strengthens the classification according to EU taxonomy criteria.

The Arad Sonata water meter at a glance - advantages for clinics and hospitals:

• Pulse-controlled detection: the water meter generates standardized pulses that enable accurate consumption measurement - regardless of flow rates or environment of use.
• Seamless integration: The pulse signals can be forwarded directly to digital systems and converted into report formats - ideal for CSRD-compliant sustainability documentation.
• Scalability: The meter is suitable for both central main lines and decentralized sub-meters in specific areas (e.g. operating theatres, laboratories).
• Transparency and efficiency: Clinics receive sound data for internal optimization and external reporting - an advantage over pure estimation methods or incomplete measuring points.
• Verifiable sustainability: The consumption data generated serves as the basis for environmental KPIs such as water consumption per patient, per treatment day or per square meter of floor space.

The use of the Arad Sonata water meter not only creates transparency about previously unknown consumption patterns, but also lays the foundation for targeted improvement measures and long-term resource conservation. In combination with the reporting requirements of the CSRD, this creates an effective instrument for the ecological and regulatory safeguarding of clinics - and a signal for sustainability in practice in the healthcare sector.