Facility and Initial Situation
Facility
- One building with an overall net floor area of about 6.540 m²
- The building comprises an office as well as a laboratory
Initial Situation
The building shell was not insulated and in a bad condition which caused high energy costs. The room climate was not comfortable. Furthermore the heating system was at its end of lifetime and the cooling of laboratory areas and processes were not efficient.
Goals and Measures
Goals of building owner
- Thermal and energy renovation
- value increase of the building
- Outsourcing of technical and economic risks
- Increase the user comfort
- Service and maintenance
Measures
- Installation of energy and environmental quality wood windows
- Building insulation
- Hydraulic balance of heating system
- Heating control system
- Efficient cooling of laboratory equipment
- User motivation and energy controlling
- Maintenance
Facts
Installation of energy efficiency measures |
2002 |
Duration of the contract |
15 years |
Investment |
1,500,000 € |
Energy costs 2013 (Baseline) |
123,346 €/a |
Guaranteed savings in Euro |
35,948 €/a |
Guaranteed savings in % |
29 % |
Reduction of CO2 emissions |
99 t/a |
Innovations and Client’s Advantages
- All from one hand and overall optimization
- Lower heat demand after refurbishment
- Subsidy
- Outsourcing of risks and maintenance
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