They trust us

Parcel Tiny House’s mission is to encourage sustainable tourism, reconnect with nature, offer a unique experience and support local producers. Before working with Synox, the young innovative company faced three types of problems:
– Operational (water and electricity cuts)
– Lack of information (from equipment such as batteries, etc.)
– Farmers’ anxiety (linked to lack of visibility and unnecessary travel in isolated areas)

It was therefore important to find a connected solution to monitor all these elements, while enabling them to add value to Parcel’s data and environmental mission, through a measured impact.

In particular, so that Parcel can continue its growth by installing new tiny houses all over France.

For this project, Synox teamed up with its partner Watteco, which manufactures its sensors in France and Europe, and shares the same approach and values as the customer and Synox.

Thanks to SoDATA#Viz’s sub-account functionality, every farmer can access his tiny house data simply and in real time, from his web space or mobile application.

“In the beginning, we had to deal with power and water cuts, and the lack of visible information was a source of stress for the farmers, who were left to their own devices. At first, we could deal with this, but as soon as we went beyond the five tiny houses, finding an operator to have this on-board vision became vital.”

Géraldine BOYER, Founder of Parcel. Eco-responsible Tiny House.

Parcel Tiny House sets up its micro-houses in the middle of nature, so they have to be self-sufficient in energy, powered by solar panels for the few electrical outlets and even for the air conditioning of some tiny houses in the south of France. This was a technical feat, made possible by the storage capacity of the batteries. This saves a lot of money, and for the farmer hosting the tiny houses, there are no charges.

Installing a battery is highly recommended in certain situations, particularly if your home is not connected to the traditional electricity grid, or if your consumption depends entirely on your solar system. A battery allows you to store excess energy and use it when production is reduced, offering greater energy autonomy and flexibility.

What’s more, using the battery to provide a back-up power source in the event of a power cut is an added benefit, avoiding power interruptions.

In the case of tiny houses, there are always batteries, as the self-contained dwellings are in the wild and not connected to the grid.

The IoT can be used to monitor and collect energy production from solar panels, but that’s not the only use case. It is possible to :
– Measure and connect brightness,
– Track detailed power consumption
– Remote reading of the various meters
To enable you to take appropriate action on your home’s electrical equipment.

We optimize battery charging and are alerted to any malfunctions.

“Anticipation is really key for us. We’re able to know the state of a battery, to adapt the consumption of the tiny house, while raising the awareness of customers who often take to the game, but also to reduce farmers’ travel. For us, it was very important to have this global vision of all our destinations and to control the data from our SoDATA#Viz dashboards.”

Parcel can guarantee optimum comfort for its passengers, by measuring air quality, using indoor temperature sensors with comparison points and setting thresholds for the alerting system.
As for moisture content monitoring, it enables you to control and anticipate the maintenance required throughout the year, which may be specific to a given region, depending on its climate, since wood will require more maintenance.

“It’s customer opinions that create new needs, and I know for a fact that the IoT will be able to meet them.”