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Pasaia (Spain)


The Spanish pilot project will take place in Pasaia in the region of Guipuzkoa. The building contains eight dwellings homes owned by a public social housing. The climate is typical of the Cantabrian coast, with cold winters and mild summers.
Climatic zone (Köppen): Climatic zone (Köppen): Cfb (temperate oceanic climate)
Weather characteristics:
- Mild winter, with average temperature clearly higher than the other pilot sites
- Summer: temperatures remain also moderate
Building description
Built in 2008, multi-family building with 8 dwellings, split into two floors. All the dwellings are similar in size: 2 or 3 room apartments, ≈75 m2/each.
Ownership: Building owned by a public non-profit social housing company
Existing heating and DHW System: Individual gas boilers for space heating and DHW and a solar thermal installation (never started) in the roof with individual thermal storage in each dwelling (100 litres). Radiators as heat emitters in the main rooms. Supply/return temperatures: 80/60 ºC.
Existing control and monitoring System: There is no monitoring system installed. Basic control system in each dwelling: water supply controlled by ambient thermostats (on/off control strategy).
Building energy consumption
Consumption data (estimations based on “Plan Zero Plana”):
Space heating and DHW ≈ 32,3 MWh/y
Electricity consumption ≈ 12,8 MWh/y
What has been done
- Detailed implementation projects finalized
- Permisissions for the work ready
- Preliminary works planning ready
- Most of the equipment required for the works already received
- Heat Pumps configuration and communication tests ongoing