Fondo, Santa Coloma de Gramenet

Spanish demo neighbourhood
Climate:
Mediterranean

It is a typical newly built urban project, a multi-family building comprising 38 housing units. The apartments are developed and will be managed by the public housing provider INCÀSOL.

Developed by: incasol

Neighbourhood approach

The regional housing agency (Agència de l’Habitatge de Catalunya) accompanies, communicates, and effectively engages residents with their new home, and supervises building operations, Facilities will be shared at a neighbourhood level with a medical
centre. An energy manager will be in charge of monitoring and optimizing the needs and energy production of both buildings.

Passive systems
  • Optimised insulation for each façade;
  • inertia of elements;
  • shadows (to control overheating in summer);
  • control the absorbency of materials;
  • and optimal ratio of windows in facades.
Active systems
  • Centralized heat pump for domestic hot water and heating supplied by photovoltaic panels.

Innovations

Flexibility Functions

Flexibility Functions

Software (Flexibility function and control algorithms)

To unlock the flexibility potential of SPENs.

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Grey Box Models

Grey Box Models

Software

Grey box models integrate building physics, energy systems, weather data, and occupant behavior for analysis.

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Flexibility Index

Flexibility Index

Software

To provide input to regulatory bodies on how to design future taxes, tariffs, and markets to help promote SPENs.

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Digital Cloud Hub

Digital Cloud Hub

Technical solution (Electronic databases)

Enables data flow between BMS, cloud apps, and users for energy management decisions.

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Integral Energy Management

Integral Energy Management

Instruction (Procedures)

The energy manager optimizes production and consumption with forecasting, storage, and management strategies.

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Context-specific solutions

Urban Simulation Tool at the Neighbourhood Scale

Urban Simulation Tool at the Neighbourhood Scale

Software

The Urban Simulation Tool analyzes and optimizes energy flows in buildings and their interaction with the electrical grid.

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Context-specific solutions

Evaluation Framework for SPEN

Evaluation Framework for SPEN

Theoretical framework

The innovation provides a framework to evaluate the performance of positive energy buildings and neighborhoods, guiding future syn.ikia projects.

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Business Models for SPENs

Business Models for SPENs

Instruction (Guidelines)

The aim is to develop business models for SPENs, focusing on long-term viability and revenue from surplus energy production.

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Neighbourhood Scale User Engagement Process

Neighbourhood Scale User Engagement Process

Software (Mobile phone app)

This innovation engages tenants through the “FeedMe” app, promoting energy efficiency and gathering feedback on indoor environments.

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Integrated Design Process at Neighbourhood Scale

Integrated Design Process at Neighbourhood Scale

Instruction (Guidelines)

The innovation creates a guideline for Integrated Energy Design at the neighborhood scale, ensuring sustainable energy planning across different climates.

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