{"id":31620,"date":"2026-01-14T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/?post_type=enocean_stories&#038;p=31620"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:18:28","slug":"protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"enocean_stories","link":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean-Powered Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Teachers carry the responsibility of deciding whether activities can safely continue. These decisions were traditionally based on manual measurements and experience.<br>Staff had to walk to schoolyards and gyms several times a day. Then they recorded results by hand or shared them verbally. This process was time-consuming, inconsistent, and stressful. Most importantly, it created uncertainty when student safety was at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Turning Data into Confidence and Safety<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifco.com\/en\/\">Nifco<\/a> recognized that heat stroke prevention required objective, continuous, and reliable data. The company developed a heat stroke prevention system using EnOcean energy-harvesting technology. Energy harvesting allows sensors to use ambient energy and to function without batteries or wires. Ultra low-power EnOcean sensors were installed in schoolyards and gymnasiums. They continuously measure temperature and humidity with minimal maintenance.<br>The system automatically calculates WBGT (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wet-bulb_globe_temperature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"opens a new tab\">Wet Bulb Globe Temperature<\/a>) values. The sensors transmit all data wirelessly to a cloud platform. Teachers and administrators can check conditions anytime from a PC or smartphone. Clear danger levels make risks easy to understand at a glance. When thresholds are exceeded, alerts are sent immediately. This removes guesswork from critical decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reducing Workload While Improving Response Speed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The impact on daily operations was immediate. Teachers no longer needed to perform manual measurements like early morning checks or site visits. Decisions about activities became faster and more transparent. Students also benefited from clearer explanations. When teachers canceled activities, they could show real data on screen. This improved understanding and acceptance among students. At the same time, schools gained long-term data for planning improvements. Heat risk trends could be analyzed across locations and seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-100348.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-100348.png 797w, https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-100348-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-100348-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-100348-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Local Deployment to a Scalable Model<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Public schools across Yokosuka City deployed the system. It now supports dozens of schools with a unified monitoring approach. Maintenance-free EnOcean sensors ensure long-term operation at low cost. The solution scales easily without complex wiring or battery replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEnOcean technology enabled us to create a reliable, maintenance-free system that protects children and supports educators,\u201d says Takaaki Nakamura, Business Unit Manager Connected Business Unit at Life Solutions Company, Nifco Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, this project demonstrates how energy-harvesting IoT can transform heat stroke prevention. It turns environmental data into action. Most importantly, it creates safer learning environments for the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-095234.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-095234.png 536w, https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-095234-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-095234-150x87.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, extreme summer heat has become a daily reality for schools in Japan.<br \/>\nOutdoor classes, physical education, and club activities increasingly expose students to dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31627,"template":"","stories_category":[4244],"stories_tags":[],"class_list":["post-31620","enocean_stories","type-enocean_stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","stories_category-smart-building"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Protect students from heat stroke with EnOcean-powered IoT. Learn how energy-harvesting sensors help schools monitor heat risks in real time.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Protect students from heat stroke with EnOcean-powered IoT. Learn how energy-harvesting sensors help schools monitor heat risks in real time.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnOcean\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-16T09:18:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"613\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/\",\"name\":\"Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-14T09:21:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-16T09:18:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"Protect students from heat stroke with EnOcean-powered IoT. Learn how energy-harvesting sensors help schools monitor heat risks in real time.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":613},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Success Stories\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean-Powered Intelligence\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"EnOcean\",\"description\":\"EnOcean Relaunch\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnOcean\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logos\/1-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logos\/1-1.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"EnOcean\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/enocean\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean","description":"Protect students from heat stroke with EnOcean-powered IoT. Learn how energy-harvesting sensors help schools monitor heat risks in real time.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean","og_description":"Protect students from heat stroke with EnOcean-powered IoT. Learn how energy-harvesting sensors help schools monitor heat risks in real time.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/","og_site_name":"EnOcean","article_modified_time":"2026-01-16T09:18:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":613,"url":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/","url":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/","name":"Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png","datePublished":"2026-01-14T09:21:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-16T09:18:28+00:00","description":"Protect students from heat stroke with EnOcean-powered IoT. Learn how energy-harvesting sensors help schools monitor heat risks in real time.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png","width":2048,"height":613},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/protecting-students-from-heat-stroke-with-enocean-powered-intelligence\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Success Stories","item":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/news\/success-stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Protecting Students from Heat Stroke with EnOcean-Powered Intelligence"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/","name":"EnOcean","description":"EnOcean Relaunch","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#organization","name":"EnOcean","url":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logos\/1-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logos\/1-1.png","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"EnOcean"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/enocean\/"]}]}},"taxonomy_info":{"stories_category":[{"value":4244,"label":"Smart Building"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students-1024x307.png",1024,307,true],"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png",2048,613,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students-150x45.png",150,45,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students-300x90.png",300,90,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students-768x230.png",768,230,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students-1024x307.png",1024,307,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students-1536x460.png",1536,460,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Success-Stories\/Picture-students.png",2048,613,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Simone Werner","author_link":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"In recent years, extreme summer heat has become a daily reality for schools in Japan. Outdoor classes, physical education, and club activities increasingly expose students to dangerous conditions.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/enocean_stories\/31620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/enocean_stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/enocean_stories"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/enocean_stories\/31620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31684,"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/enocean_stories\/31620\/revisions\/31684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"stories_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories_category?post=31620"},{"taxonomy":"stories_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enocean.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories_tags?post=31620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}