Porto Demonstrator factsheet:
Services building in oceanic climate
Targets
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Energy Savings | Behaviour | Comfort |
10% | 75% of users registered in the gamification platform Average login frequency of 3 times per week |
85% of users satisfied with the indoor temperature and humidity levels |
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Building | Climate | Occupants | Equipment |
Type: Services Area: 4000 m2 Floors: 5 Consumption: 630 MWh/year |
Oceanic climate (warm dry summers and mild, rainy winters) Summer average temperatures between 16 and 27ºC and Winter average temperatures between 5 and 15ºC |
400 average daily users Although the building is open 24/7, the majority of the users start working in weekdays between 9 am and 10 am to stop between 6 pm and 7 pm. |
Consumption: lighting; 450 computers; 20 printers; 4 elevators; 80 backup servers; 2 central HVAC system; 2 electric vehicles; microgrid and electric vehicles laboratory; cafeteria. Generation: 16.3 kWp PV panels, 3.8 KW micro-wind turbine. Storage: 16 kWh Li-ion batteries; 204 kWh lead-acid batteries. |
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Electricity Meters | Sensors | Data | Business Models |
Smart meter in the dedicated secondary substation transformer + 165 sub-metering points |
Temperature: n/a Humidity: n/a CO2: N/A Motion: for lighting control in some areas of the building (1/3 coverage) |
Electricity meter’s frequency is configurable (maximum of 5 measurements per second) and the collected data is stored in real-time in online database |
Building owner ESCO |