Ten years of production metering, billing and remote shut-off — plus an AI leak-detection layer now in development with the University of Waterloo. Every drop accounted for, before it becomes a claim.
Most buildings find out about a leak from the damage, not the meter. By the time it's visible, it has already run for hours through units, floors and shared infrastructure.
A slow leak began overnight and ran undetected for hours before it was found the next morning. By then it had travelled through 13 units across 10 floors — triggering the corporation's full insurance deductible.
Among the most common and costly sources of property insurance claims in Canadian multi-residential buildings.
Under Ontario's Condominium Act, corporations can recover their insurance deductible from the unit where a loss originates — often $50,000 to $100,000.
A metering layer that already knows what normal flow looks like is the difference between a shut valve and a claim.
Three layers, built in the order that actually protects a building — metering and billing first, remote control next, prediction on top.
Unit-level water metering with a flat monthly rate — no fee buried in the bill to recover a developer commission. Ten years in continuous production across the managed portfolio. Contact us for rates →
In production — 10 yearsBuilding operators can isolate a unit's water supply remotely the moment a problem is confirmed — turning a multi-hour leak into a contained, minutes-long event.
Proven — years in operationA predictive layer trained to recognize abnormal flow patterns and flag a likely leak before it floods a floor — in active R&D under a funded research partnership with the University of Waterloo.
In development — Mitacs partnershipA ~108-unit townhouse community where unit-level water metering is currently being installed — the next rollout in the same program behind our portfolio-wide consumption results.
A managed high-rise with established sub-metering and billing operations — part of the same portfolio the ten-year production track record is built on.
Our AI leak-detection layer is being developed through a Mitacs Accelerate partnership with the University of Waterloo — a funded academic research collaboration, not a repurposed off-the-shelf model. The goal: recognize the flow signature of a developing leak early enough to act on it, not just log it after the fact.
The model is trained against a decade of production metering history from real occupied buildings, not synthetic data.
A flagged anomaly can trigger the remote shut-off capability already proven in the field — detection and response, not detection alone.
Onyx Energy Inc. is an Ontario corporation with a decade of Measurement Canada–registered metering operations behind it.
20+ years in Ontario real estate, with Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty since 2002 and recognized as the #1 Sales Professional, Ontario Commercial, 2010–2013. Began his career with a background in hydrogeology at the University of Waterloo — the water expertise behind this business predates the company itself.
Built Onyx Condo Management from the ground up, winning a $100,000 federal grant along the way and earning recognition as a "Woman to Watch" and for "Small Business of the Year." Currently completing an MBA alongside running the business.
Brings institutional finance and capital-markets experience to the company's long-term financial strategy.
CTO, AA Tech 365 — OSCP-certified, MSc Cybersecurity (University of Guelph). A technology partner to the Onyx group for close to seven years, responsible for the platform's infrastructure and security posture.
Whether you manage a single high-rise or a full condo portfolio, we'll walk you through metering, remote shut-off and what the AI leak-detection roadmap looks like for your building.
