Energy efficient refurbishment of the building - Educative centre Escola Sert

Different measures have been implemented for the energy refurbishment  of the building.

Passive measures:

1. Façade insulation, roof insulation:

• In winter; external Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) reduce heating demand and improve internal comfort
• In summer, external insulation reduces the heating of the façade due to solar irradiation while preventing heat dispersion from inside to the exterior. It is also iimportant to use natural ventilation and to avoid direct sunlight using solar protection systems.
• External insulation reduces cold bridges in comparison to internal insulation.

2. Change of windows:

• Improves thermal insulation (lower U than the existing windows) and reduces solar transmission to the inside
• Overcomes the cold bridge of the window itself by installing a window with a thermal break
• Reduces infiltration, thanks to a high quality installation and higher air permeability class (UNE EN 12207)
• Improves acoustic comfort

Active measures:

1. Replacement of existing lighting with LEDs:

• LED technology improves the efficiency of lighting systems as less power is required to meet the same lighting requirements compared to other existing technologies.
• This solution is also an improvement in terms of its life cycle costs, as it has a longer life expectancy than other comparable technologies leading to lower maintenance costs. Replacements are rarer, leading to lower production-related energy consumption.

2. BEMS (Building Energy Management System) installation:

• Monitoring of energy consumptions (electricity, gas, water..) and possibility to export monitoring reports to Excel
• Clear display of consumption for each system and zone
• Help controlling consumption and to take decisions for the optimisation of the working calendar of different systems, in order to improve both the control system and thermal comfort.

Implemented renewable energy solutions:

1. Implementation of a 19.5 kWp façade-integrated PV plant for self-consumption.

• This solution is proposed after analysing a building’s orientation and shadows. It provides added value to the project as the roof of many buildings serves other purposes (HVAC equipment, services for building users, etc) and is therefore not able to host photovoltaic panels. This change serves to test a new solution with higher replication potential.