Maximize Efficiency: HVAC System Upgrades for Building Renovation
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RetroFIT+ Brochure
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HVAC Upgrades With Our Retrofit Solutions
Choose Your Level of Impact:
Every building faces challenges, whether big or small. Tackling them effectively can lead to numerous benefits. Simple adjustments can create impressive results and with a little extra effort, you can have an even greater impact. Adapting the heating and cooling system 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.
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6 Reasons Why You Should Retrofit Your Building
Evaluate the energy-saving potential of your building's hydronic system with just a few clicks. Download a comprehensive assessment report for detailed insights.
The purpose and performance of a building may change over time. Accordingly, it is important that the technical equipment is also adapted to these changes. Energy-efficient building renovations can be implemented economically by adjusting the existing system, replacing outdated HVAC components, or by adding new, up-to-date technological advancements. It is not always necessary to renew or replace entire systems to increase energy efficiency and minimize operating costs.
Uncovering Energy Savings in Diverse Buildings with RetroFIT+
Optimizing energy usage can benefit all buildings, but each type has unique load profiles and requirements. Tailored approaches ensure efficiency, air quality, and comfort for occupants. Retrofitting is a major component of any building’s lifecycle and can have an enormous impact on 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 revolutionize energy usage in your building:
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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 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 domestic hot water 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 optimized with respect to operating hours, 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
The 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.
The 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 convention 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 system in place must be agile, as demands change frequently to accommodate 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 centers 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 dynamically balance the heating and cooling loads, thus optimizing energy consumption patterns and ventilation according to occupancy levels.
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 modernization 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
Success Stories
Gas Consumption Halved: Belimo's Energy Savings Through Retrofitting at Großröhrsdorf Site
Belimo is committed to increasing energy efficiency and reducing CO₂ emissions in buildings. An example of our initiative is the upgrade of the heating system at our Großröhrsdorf site in Germany, which covers an area of approximately 19,000 m2.
Before our own RetroFIT+ specialists intervened, the site consumed 750,000 kWh of gas annually. Through a series of targeted adjustments and modernization measures, we successfully halved this consumption, resulting in an annual saving of 75 tons of CO₂.
The payback period was approximately one year, and the annual savings amount to EUR 38,000.
Watch our video to see the practical steps and technologies Belimo has employed to decrease energy use, lower costs, and contribute positively to the environment.
Belimo Energy Valve™ Helps New York City Property Manager Cut Carbon Emissions by 40%
In response to a regulatory mandate in New York City focused on improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions for large buildings starting in 2024, a major property management company upgraded key buildings with the Belimo Energy Valve™, a pioneering, IoT-enabled device designed to optimize energy use and maintain Delta T in HVAC systems.
The upgrade dramatically cut energy use and costs – saving over $1 million in electricity in 2023 alone. The effort also earned Paramount $2.1 million in utility incentives, aligned the buildings with 2030 carbon reduction goals, and secured top sustainability certifications. This marks a significant stride towards the 2050 carbon neutrality target, demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability and efficiency.
Watch the video to find out more about the CO2 reductions and cost savings.
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Reference – Paramount Group, New York, USA
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RetroFIT+ Saves Providence College Millions by Forgoing New Chiller Installation
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.
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Success Story - Providence College EV, Rhode Island
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FAQ on RetroFIT+
Efficiency Made Easy: A Belimo Energy Valve™ Story
Retrofitting of the historic Hotel Admiral Bergen (Norway) was already in full swing when Geir Hovden of DNB Commercial Real Estate learned about the Belimo Energy Valve™ through a particular episode of the Practical PropTech podcast. That episode examined closely how cutting-edge technology, such as the Belimo Energy Valve™, is transforming the way we manage building operations and saves energy. Although already midway through the project, it was immediately decided to pivot and equip the hotel's hydronic system with Energy Valves. Their decision yielded impressive results, including enhanced operational efficiency, significant cost savings, and a substantial contribution to their sustainability goals.
Watch the video to discover how our innovation makes installations easier and provides valuable insights for better, smarter building management.
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Retrofitting Buildings for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Following reassessment and recommissioning, Brookfield Place now saves 8.9 million liters of water flow per day in the primary heating system alone.
Belimo RetroFIT+ Helps Existing Buildings Uncover Energy Savings
In the early 2000s, Western Wyoming Community College upgraded their pneumatically controlled air handlers to direct digital control (DDC). However, the pneumatic control valves and actuators for the hot and chilled water coils, as well as the single and dual-duct VAVs, were left untouched. In 2021 the legacy pneumatic equipment was beginning to fail, and the school embarked on a new retrofit project to fully upgrade to digital control.
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Success Story – Western Wyoming College, USA
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Our RetroFIT+ Products
Actuators, valves, and sensors ensure reliable functioning HVAC systems. Damaged or non-functioning equipment can lead to degradation and poor system performance, causing energy waste, occupant discomfort, and increased costs. Belimo offers standard and customised retrofit solutions that increase performance, efficiency, and reliability, with fast delivery and a 5-year warranty.
FAQ
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Retrofit refers to the process of making improvements or upgrades to existing systems or structures. In the context of buildings, retrofitting typically involves upgrading or modifying HVAC systems, lighting, insulation, or other components to optimize energy efficiency, improve performance, and extend the lifespan of the building. HVAC retrofitting can involve replacing outdated equipment, installing new controls or sensors, improving insulation, and implementing other efficiency-enhancing measures to reduce energy consumption and improve indoor comfort.
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Retrofitting buildings is important because it allows for the upgrade and improvement of existing HVAC systems. This can result in higher energy efficiency, improved comfort, and reduced environmental impact. Belimo RetroFIT+ can also help meet new regulatory requirements and improve the overall value of the building while also contributing to a greener future.
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The "+" symbolizes the additional value that Belimo contributes to Belimo RetroFIT+ projects. Belimo offers many products ideally suited for renovation projects, including damper actuators, control valves, sensors and meters. If an adapter or linkage is required, then our extensive range of Belimo RetroFIT+ accessories will ensure a straightforward, on-site installation process. If our standard offerings do not include the ideal replacement product, we also provide the option of customized products and linkages. However, our support and application consulting extends beyond just simply the product aspect. Belimo's sales managers and application specialists are dedicated to helping you determine the optimal approach for your renovation project.
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The cost of retrofitting an HVAC system can vary, depending on various factors such as the size of the building, the complexity of the retrofit, the specific components being upgraded, and the local market conditions. It is important to assess each project individually to determine an accurate cost estimate. Belimo provides a range of HVAC system Belimo RetroFIT+ options. Whether you seek a minor enhancement, a major transformation, or anything in between, we possess the technology and expertise to assist you and can provide a cost estimate accordingly.
Contact Us Today to Optimize Your HVAC System With RetroFIT+
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