Maximize Efficiency: 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.
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Success Story - Providence College EV, USA
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FAQ on RetroFIT+
RetroFIT+ for Enhanced Comfort and Energy Efficiency
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
With occupancy defined by both classroom hours and seasons, energy consumption should align with the building’s 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 when the building is not being used at full capacity, such as 5pm – 7am. 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 availability 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 patient and staff comfort as well as healthy indoor air for 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
As office buildings are occupied during business hours only, energy usage should be optimized to suit the hours of operation. With an average occupancy of 9.3 hours/day, these buildings could reduce energy consumption and the correlating costs by 30% by curtailing usage when the building is not being used at full capacity, such as 7pm – 7am. This way, heating and cooling activity is not wasted on an empty building, saving energy costs and reducing emissions output. 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
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 essential
In hotels, air conditioning, heating and warm water account for approximately 58% of energy consumption.
The RetroFIT+ Solutions You Need: How Belimo Supports
With Belimo devices, you can improve energy efficiency, comfort, and building health to provide the ideal guest environment while saving energy.
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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 to optimize energy consumption patterns and ventilation according to occupancy levels.
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 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.
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.
Effortlessly Upgrade to a Belimo Product With Our App
The Belimo RetroFIT+ App is designed to help you seamlessly find the perfect replacement for your old or damaged actuator. Whether you're looking for air applications or water solutions, modernizing or replacing your installation, our app will quickly guide you to the ideal actuator or sensor that caters to your needs while providing top-quality and high performance.
The RetroFIT+ App enables you to create and plan retrofit projects with unparalleled ease and efficiency!
Contact Us Today to Optimize Your HVAC System With RetroFIT+
At Belimo, we are at your service to guide you to the best solution for your needs, so you can reduce your energy costs and carbon emissions for a more sustainable future.
We change the world to be more efficient. Be part of it!
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