Prevention Service

Water Damage Prevention

Detect water leaks, automate response, and protect your buildings with a comprehensive water damage prevention strategy.

The operational challenge

Why do water damage prevention strategies fail?

Most organizations understand the importance of preventing water damage. Yet many projects struggle to move forward because prevention solutions are complex to deploy, difficult to maintain, and rarely adapted to how buildings actually operate.

 

Between multiple vendors, installation work, network infrastructure, and ongoing maintenance, condominium associations and property managers often end up wearing several hats while administering multiple building management systems.

 

An effective water damage prevention strategy must be simple to deploy, easy to use, and able to scale with the building without adding unnecessary operational burden.

Preventing water damage

Identify, alert, isolate, monitor

A prevention strategy connects risk-area assessment, detection, water control, and event monitoring. Each step helps teams act with greater clarity.

Identify high-risk areas

Identify water sources, equipment, and spaces where the consequences of a leak require priority attention. Assess water-related risks.

Send an alert as soon as a leak is detected

Sensors placed in critical areas help detect water and notify the people responsible. View water leak detection.

Isolate the water supply when the level of risk calls for it

Automatic shutoff can help limit water flow at the source according to the rules defined for the building. View automatic water shutoff valves.

Monitor alerts and events

Centralize alerts, automations, and useful information to support team follow-up. Discover Oblik software.

Water Leak Detection and Automatic Water Shutoff: Complementary Roles

Water leak detection helps teams identify the presence of water and receive the alert they need to organize their response. Automatic water shutoff is designed to isolate the supply according to the rules in place for the building. These two roles can be combined in areas where a rapid response is a priority.

PREVCAN — Canadian Water Damage Prevention Association

PREVCAN-certified prevention system

The Assek System is now PREVCAN certified

Leak detection, automatic water shutoff, and monitoring with Oblik. Advanced technology backed by support at every step.

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Frequently asked questions about water damage prevention

Priority areas depend on water sources, the equipment in place, and the potential consequences of a leak for occupants, operations, or assets. A water risk assessment helps identify which areas to address first.

When water is detected, an alert can be sent to the people designated in the building’s response plan. This helps the team locate the affected area and respond more quickly. Learn more about water leak detection.

Detection alone helps identify water and organize the team’s response. When the risk calls for an automated action, it can be combined with an automatic water shutoff valve to isolate the supply according to the defined rules. The right choice depends on the areas to protect and the expected response.

Yes. The Assek water leak prevention system is PREVCAN certified. It combines water leak detection, alerts, and automatic water shutoff.

See how to prevent water damage in your buildings.

Tell us about your buildings, operational challenges, and high-risk areas. See how a strategy combining water leak detection, automatic water shutoff, and centralized monitoring can reduce risk, simplify operations, and protect your assets.