Discover the Gold Mine: HVAC System Upgrades for Building Renovation
Founded in 1917, Providence College comprises 40 campus buildings. With ongoing expansion planned, the chilled water supply was nearing its capacity. How to meet this increasing demand without installing a new chiller, and saving on cooling and pumping costs? Retrofitting East Campus buildings with the Belimo Energy Valve™ offered the ideal solution, and is helping the college meet its environmental goals.
RetroFIT+ for enhanced comfort and energy efficiency
Maximise Your Building’s Efficiency With RetroFIT+
From smart upgrades to innovative HVAC technologies, our RetroFIT+ event showcases real-life success stories and practical approaches to retrofit projects.
- Discover how retrofitting can transform existing HVAC systems
- Gain valuable insights from experts, providing you with the knowledge to make informed decisions for your business
- Achieve your sustainability goals with ease and confidence
Uncovering energy demands in diverse buildings with RetroFIT+
Optimising energy usage benefits all buildings, but each type has unique load profiles and requirements. Tailored approaches ensure efficiency, air quality, and comfort for occupants. RetroFIT+ is a major component of any building’s lifecycle and can make an enormous difference in the efficiency of a facility. Our team has decades of experience in the HVAC industry, and our products are proven to deliver results. Let's explore how RetroFIT+ can revolutionise energy usage in different types of buildings:
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Seasonally in session
Given that its occupancy is directly related to instruction times and holiday times, the energy consumption of a school building should match its load profile.With an average occupancy of 7 hours/day when school is in session, these buildings could reduce energy consumption and the correlating costs by 30% by curtailing usage between 6pm - 8am when the building is not being used at full capacity. By coordinating energy usage with occupancy levels both in regard to timing and specific area usage (classrooms, gym, library, etc.), students can be more comfortable with greater potential for concentration thanks to monitored and controlled air quality. Further, more efficient energy consumption can have a positive impact on publicly funded institutions and their tax obligations.
The proportionate energy consumption of school buildings depends on the building's age, size, geographical location, and type of equipment used. In school buildings, heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems and hot water sanitary (HWS) account for approximately 80% of energy consumption.The RetroFIT+ solutions you need: how Belimo supports
With Belimo devices, you can improve energy efficiency and comfort, while improving indoor air quality:
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Around-the-Clock Energy for Around-the-Clock Care
In hospitals, energy supply is required 24/7. Moreover, there needs to be a significant amount of flexibility for heating, cooling, and ventilation, as well as dynamic balancing capabilities to supply the appropriate amount of heating or cooling for each building area.
Different building types experience different degrees of energy usage according to the nature of their function. Air conditioning, heating and hot water sanitary (HWS) account for approximately 73% of energy consumption in hospitals.The RetroFIT+ solutions you need: how Belimo supports
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities have a 24/7 role. The HVAC system's availability and reliability are key to promoting comfort and healthy indoor air regarding infection control and safety. With Belimo products, you can ensure the availability, thermal comfort, adequate ventilation and energy efficiency while allowing more flexible space planning and easy troubleshooting:
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Heating and cooling that clocks out when your colleagues do
Given that office buildings are occupied only during business hours, their energy consumption should be optimised with respect to operating hours in particular. With an average occupancy of 9.3 hours/day, these buildings are able to reduce energy consumption and the correlating costs by 30% by curtailing usage between 8pm and 6am when the building is not being used at full capacity.This means that no heating or cooling power needs to be provided for an empty building, thus reducing both energy costs and emissions. Dynamic balancing ensures comfort even when occupancies change.
In office buildings, air conditioning, heating, and domestic hot water account for approximately 56% of energy consumption.The RetroFIT+ solutions you need: how Belimo supports
Average occupancy is 9.3 hours/day. By dynamically adjusting energy usage to suit the load profile and occupancy rates, you can save over 30% energy between 8pm and 6am when the building is experiencing low to no use. With Belimo devices, you can improve energy efficiency, comfort, and building health, while allowing more flexible space planning, making it easier to find tenants to rent office space:
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Comfort comes first
Like offices and schools, hotels are not occupied at full capacity throughout the entire day. However, they are generally at their highest occupancy in the later hours of the day and at night when guests sleep. Providing guests with a comfortable stay is a top priority. Ensuring good air quality, unobtrusive noise levels, and a hygienic environment are also essential in this context.
In hotels, air conditioning, heating and warm water account for approximately 58% of energy consumption.
The RetroFIT+ solutions you need: how Belimo supports
30% energy saved by reducing consumption when the building is unoccupied.
Average occupancy is 9.3 hours/day. By dynamically adjusting energy usage to suit the load profile and occupancy rates, you can save over 30% energy between 8pm and 6am when the building is experiencing low to no use. With Belimo devices, you can improve energy efficiency, comfort, and building health:
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System agility to suit multiple tenants
Shopping centers, sports venues, airports, and cultural centers – while the functions of these buildings are different, they share some things in common: fluctuating occupant traffic and a need to maintain high comfort and dynamic balancing to ensure high availability of cooling and heating energy. The existing system must be flexible, given that the requirements are subject to constant change in order to meet the demands of changes in space planning. Moreover, as these buildings often house multiple tenants, providing each space with certified energy billing within the individual cost centers must be considered.
The proportionate energy consumption of mixed-use buildings is very distinct. The energy consumption patterns depend on many factors, such as the building's purpose, age, size, geographical location, and type of equipment used. In mixed-use buildings, HVAC systems account for the largest proportion of energy consumption.The RetroFIT+ solutions you need: how Belimo supports
While mixed-use buildings such as shopping malls and sports venues have different purposes and functions, both building types share fluctuating occupancy levels and the high demand and availability of heating and cooling energy. With Belimo devices, you can balance the heating and cooling loads dynamically, thus optimising energy consumption and ventilation in line with occupancy.
Choose your impact
Every building faces challenges, whether big or small. Tackling them effectively can lead to numerous benefits. Simple adjustments can create impressive results, and you can achieve even more with a little extra effort. Adapting the hydronic network for heating and cooling provides substantial advantages but is not always necessary. At Belimo, we believe in taking small steps for significant gains - "Small devices, big impact."
We understand the sweet spot - maximizing energy savings, boosting system efficiency, and elevating comfort levels. Whether you're looking for a simple improvement, a significant overhaul, or something in between, we have the technology and expertise to help.
Belimo RetroFIT+ App
The Belimo RetroFIT+ App offers you a quick and easy way to find the perfect replacement for your obsolete or defective actuators, valves and sensors from Belimo and a number of other equipment sources.
Whether it be for ventilation or water applications, for modernisation or for replacing your system – our app will quickly lead you to the ideal Belimo product which best fulfils your requirements while at the same time offering you maximum quality and performance.
The RetroFIT+ App makes it easy to create and plan Belimo RetroFIT projects.
How to find a replacement with Belimo RetroFIT+ App
HVAC hydronics – The goldmine in energy renovation projects
The smart control of heating, cooling, and ventilation loads has a big impact on the energy efficiency of buildings. A key aspect here is the heating and chilled water circuit, i.e. the hydronics of a building.
Generation
- No energy loss with zero load reduces operating costs.
- Planning reliability as a first step towards better energy efficiency.
Diverting
- Pressure fluctuations in distribution lead to lower power output.
- Making the energy flow visible.
Zone
- Demand-driven zone control.
Learn more how we can support you:
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Brochure – Energy efficiency and comfort in buildings
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RetroFIT+ Product Replacement Tool
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RetroFIT+ Replacement Products
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RetroFIT+ Guide
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RetroFIT+ checklist – Water applications
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Data collection for RetroFIT+ rotary valve adapters
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Data collection for RetroFIT+ globe valve adapters
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Sustainability – Belimo Statement
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Belimo Talk: Pressure Independent vs. Pressure Dependent