🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Smart Retrofitting Cuts Energy Costs by 78% in a Spanish Residential Community
Our client
Building type: Residential Buildings
Client Name: Remica for 'Los Castillos' Community
Location: AlcorcĂłn, Madrid
Building parameters: 5 buildings, 36 entrances, 1 266 Apartments
Product(s) implemented:
243 Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostats
243 MClimate HT Sensor LoRaWAN®Â
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“By installing Vicki TRVs and HT sensors, we centralized home monitoring with minimal customer disruption and low installation costs. With the data provided from the MClimate devices our BMS optimizes energy use by adjusting thermal power based on real-time metrics, improving comfort while reducing waste and achieving significant savings.”
Javier Barrio Miguel, Remica R+D+i technician
About Remica
Remica Group was created in 1984 as a company for the installation and maintenance of heating, air conditioning and ACS systems. In 1998, and as a pioneer in Spain, it began to develop its activity as an Energy Services Company, betting on energy efficiency and offering its clients comprehensive management of their facilities.
Remica Servicios Energético provides its clients with real and guaranteed economic and energy savings, reducing energy consumption through the modernization and optimization of facilities.
Challenges
Remica undertook a large-scale project to retrofit the Los Castillos Community, addressing the urgent need for a complete rehabilitation of its heating and hot water production system in all of their buildings that initially had a diesel boilers that provided hot water and heating, the latter with a 12-hour service. A key priority was implementing precise temperature monitoring and control in selected apartments to enhance energy efficiency. Additionally, the project aimed to reduce the cost per useful thermal MWh, optimize resident comfort, and contribute to decarbonization by minimizing the community’s environmental impact.
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Solution
As part of this project, Remica introduced the Hybrid Zero Cost Plan, the first initiative in Spain to generate Energy Saving Certificates (CAE) and secure the largest Next Generation Funds subsidy—€14 million. The comprehensive retrofit included the installation of 102 heat pumps and 1,146 photovoltaic solar panels (630 Wp each) while retaining existing boilers for support. To further enhance energy efficiency, improvements have been made to the building envelope with thermal insulation of the façade.
Additionally, 243 Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostats and 243 MClimate HT Sensor LoRaWAN® were deployed, enabling precise monitoring and control of temperature and humidity across numerous homes. The open-protocol devices seamlessly integrated with Remica’s BMS, providing real-time indoor climate data to optimize energy distribution. Vicki TRVs introduced automated scheduling and open-window detection, further reducing energy waste, while HT Sensors supplied real-time and historical temperature and humidity data for precise system adjustments. As a result, occupant comfort has significantly improved, and by supplying only the necessary energy, waste has been minimized—leading to substantial cost savings. Through the implementation of the Hybrid Zero Cost Plan including the MClimate devices an energy savings of 78% have been achieved, improving the energy rating of the building from E to B which leads to an increase in the value of the property. Â
With an ROI of just 18 months, Vicki Radiator Thermostats offered the Hybrid Zero Cost Plan a cost-effective and impactful solution for residential retrofits. Together with HT Sensors, featuring the longest battery life on the market, they ensured long-term energy efficiency and COâ‚‚ reduction in buildings.
Results
78% energy cost
reduction
18 Months ROI Â
(return on investment)
FUOTA
Firmware Update Over-the-Air
Open protocol
no vendor lock-in
Products in this case study
Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostat
MClimate HT Sensor LoRaWAN®
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