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Monitor essential infrastructure remotely across every building.
Remote Monitoring for Multi-Dwelling Properties
Managing multiple homes, chalets or buildings across one property can be time-consuming, especially when essential services are spread across a large area. BetterLiving helps you monitor water, power, security and other critical systems from one place, reducing manual checks and giving you greater visibility across your property.
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Managing Multiple Buildings Doesn't Have to Be Complicated
Keeping track of infrastructure across multiple dwellings can quickly become challenging, particularly when properties are spread out or visited infrequently.
Managing multiple water systems and infrastructure across large properties
Water leaks or equipment faults going unnoticed and becoming costly repairs
Coordinating emergency water deliveries or maintenance visits
Identifying the source of problems across multiple buildings and services
Limited visibility of property conditions when you're offsite
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Distributed water systems
Distributed water systems
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Buildings and shared facilities
Buildings and shared facilities
Monitor Every Building From One Platform
BetterLiving gives you a central view of the systems that matter most, helping you manage multiple dwellings more efficiently while reducing unnecessary site visits.
Receive real-time alerts
Know when a system or monitored area requires attention.
Identify issues faster
Reduce troubleshooting time by seeing where problems originate.
Manage from anywhere
Stay informed across your entire property without unnecessary site visits.
Keep essential infrastructure visible across every dwelling and shared area.
Monitor the Systems That Matter Most
BetterLiving provides remote monitoring and control for the systems that keep your property operating efficiently.
Water Systems
Monitor tanks, pumps, valves, bores and water networks across multiple buildings to improve visibility and identify issues before they escalate.
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Monitor gates, access points, sheds, shared facilities and other high-risk areas to improve security across your property.
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Receive alerts when power is interrupted or restored and monitor the status of connected systems across your property.
Explore Power & System StatusWhy Property Managers Choose BetterLiving
Designed for larger and more complex properties, BetterLiving makes it easier to monitor essential services without increasing workload.
Built for large and distributed properties
Reliable long-range wireless connectivity
Real-time alerts and notifications
Flexible monitoring modules
Expandable as your property grows
Mobile and web app access
FAQs
Common questions from managers of multi-dwelling properties.
BetterLiving can detect sudden or gradual water loss across monitored water networks and notify you of potential leaks. Remote valve control can also help isolate sections of the network to assist with identifying the source of the problem.
Yes. BetterLiving can monitor multiple water networks, bores, pumps and storage systems across a single property, giving you one central view of your infrastructure.
Yes. Compatible BetterLiving modules allow you to remotely operate pumps and valves while also monitoring system performance and receiving alerts when conditions change.
Yes. BetterLiving can monitor access points and detect unexpected presence around areas such as workshops, equipment sheds, swimming pools, recreational facilities and other high-value locations.
Yes. BetterLiving can monitor water usage, automate reporting and provide early warnings when water use approaches consent limits.
Simplify Monitoring Across Your Property
Whether you're managing multiple homes, accommodation units or shared facilities, BetterLiving helps you stay connected to the systems that matter most.
Talk to our team about the right monitoring solution for your property.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about BetterLiving, including remote property monitoring, installation, connectivity, alerts and getting started.
BetterLiving is a remote property monitoring system designed to help you stay connected to the systems that matter most. The platform currently includes five monitoring modules: Farm Water, Residential Water, Containment, Presence and Power.
Depending on your setup, BetterLiving can monitor:
- Water tank levels
- Pump operation
- Trough water levels
- Bore and metered water flow
- Electric fence status
- Gate status
- Unexpected presence and property activity
- Power outages and restoration
BetterLiving also supports remote control of selected equipment, including valves and pumps.
BetterLiving devices communicate using LoRaWAN, a long-range, low-power wireless technology designed for remote monitoring. Devices send data to a BetterLiving gateway, which connects to the internet via your existing Wi-Fi network or a 4G connection.
Depending on terrain and installation, devices can communicate with the gateway from distances of more than 5 kilometres.
Yes. While BetterLiving monitoring devices do not connect directly to Starlink, the BetterLiving gateway can use your Starlink internet connection to send monitoring data and alerts.
This makes Starlink an excellent option for properties without reliable broadband or cellular internet.
Yes. If your property does not have traditional internet or reliable cellular coverage, BetterLiving can be connected using Starlink. This allows the gateway to communicate with the cloud while your monitoring devices continue to communicate locally using LoRaWAN.
BetterLiving sends alerts when a monitored event or issue is detected. Notifications are delivered in real time, helping you respond quickly to changes such as low water levels, power outages, gate activity or unexpected presence.
Yes. BetterLiving includes detailed installation and setup guides, and most devices can be installed by anyone with practical property maintenance experience.
Some equipment, such as the Pump Control module, may require installation by a qualified electrician depending on the pump or electrical system being connected.
BetterLiving is designed for properties where remote visibility and monitoring are important, including rural properties, lifestyle blocks, holiday homes and compounds with multiple connected dwellings and facilities.
The system can be configured around the specific assets and systems you want to monitor.
Yes. BetterLiving is designed to be flexible and scalable. You can start with the monitoring modules that are most important for your property and add additional devices or capabilities as your needs change.
Yes. BetterLiving can support monitoring across multiple locations, allowing property owners and managers to stay connected to different sites from one platform.
BetterLiving is designed and developed in New Zealand using proven LoRaWAN IoT technology built for reliable monitoring in remote environments. The platform is designed to support properties anywhere in the world.