La Garriga (Spain)
Private apartment blocks
The Spanish demo site consists of a new private multi-family construction. It is built with an innovative industrialised system that meets PassivHaus standards, based on prefabricated panels with a high amount of recycled materials (30%). This building is 100% electric thanks to aerothermal heat pumps and PV and it uses smart management technologies.
Technical data
Name
La Garriga
Location
La Garriga, Catalonia, Spain
Köppen classification
Cfa (Humid subtropical climate)
Conditioned area
1.450 m2
Promoter/building managers
EVOPROM, SL, EVOWALL
Urban area
779 m2
Architects
EVOWALL + subcontract
Project type
New building
Construction company/installers
EVOTECNIA, EVOWALL, Subcontractors
Ownership
Private non-profit
Financing institutions
Own funds, bank
Execution timeline
09/2023– 10/2024
Workers/craftsmen
EVOTECNIA, EVOWALL, iTeC, Worldsensing, subcontractors
Solution and innovation potential
CPEH Methodology Certification
PassivHaus with updated PER factors for cooling and dehumidification
Circular products and materials .
Recycled concrete and composites for panels, CO2 footprint of the building reduced by 80% to 90%
Low energy demand
Certified PassivHaus standard, Mechanical ventilation with efficient 90% heat recovery
H&C systems
100% electric system for DHW, heating, refrigeration through aerothermal system, BAPV for energy community
Ventilation
Highly efficient comfort ventilation system with heat recovery
Passive solar gains
Highly solar energy in winter, passive solar protection and automatic solar shield devices
Lighting
Only LED lighting in common spaces and inner apartments
REN production and storage
PV=24 kwp S=130 m2 (E/W orientation), 33kwh batteries. Heat System:35kw = 5kw/unit
Smart metering and BEM
Using Worldsensing´s embedded wireless IoT devices (HW#3) and sophisticated Building Management System (BMS) developed by ITeC and Worldsensing
District exchange
Establish an energy community with collaborative management