The Fragmented Coliving Operations Challenge #
Managing high-density student housing and coliving properties using spreadsheets leads to three recurring disasters: 1. **Double Booking:** Bed occupancy state desynchronization between on-ground wardens and online booking portals. 2. **Electricity Disputes:** Shared AC and heater consumption split arbitrarily among room tenants. 3. **Late Rent Defaults:** Manual reminder follow-ups with high payment collection friction.
When designing the **Our PG** enterprise platform, we set out to build an end-to-end digital twin for modern shared living facilities.
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Building the Visual 2D Bed Allocation Canvas #
Instead of endless dropdown lists, property managers need an interactive spatial representation of their physical buildings:
interface RoomSlot {
roomId: string;
floorNumber: number;
roomType: "single" | "double" | "triple";
beds: {
bedId: string;
label: "Bed A" | "Bed B" | "Bed C";
status: "occupied" | "vacant" | "maintenance" | "reserved";
tenant?: {
name: string;
checkInDate: string;
rentDueDate: string;
outstandingDues: number;
};
}[];
}
Using high-performance SVG canvas rendering with CSS grid hardware acceleration, wardens can drag-and-drop tenants between rooms with automatic prorated billing adjustments.
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IoT Sub-Meter Reading & Automated Utility Billing #
Every room is equipped with an RS-485 Modbus smart energy meter connected to an ESP32 WiFi gateway: - Every 15 minutes, sub-meter kWh readings are securely pushed to our timeseries telemetry endpoint. - At midnight on the 1st of every month, consumption is calculated per room and divided proportionally among active occupants. - Invoices are automatically compiled and delivered directly to the tenant's mobile app with WhatsApp payment links.
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Zero-Friction UPI AutoPay Rent Collection #
By integrating UPI 2.0 Recurring Mandates and payment webhooks, Our PG automated 94% of monthly rent collection without requiring manual cashier reconciliations.
