06/04-11   -   Press releases

Effineo reviews new approaches to reduce energy consumptions in the existing multi-family residential

Real estate managers have to adopt new practices to face the increase of the energy price. Among them Effineo is retained for (1) the introduction of new elements in the operations contracts of boiler rooms, (2) the use of measure and control devices intended to evaluate and optimize the renovation works and finally (3) sensitization tools to drive behaviour change.

Modernization of the operations contracts of boiler rooms: the permanent follow-up of the in-door temperatures becomes a requirement to guarantee the quality of the services and reduce the energy consumption. The real estate managers are looking for evolutionary solutions. The time of return on investment of the best offers is situated today around 2 - 3 years for energy savings about 10 %.

Performance measurements of the renovation works: it is today necessary to go towards a precise measurement of the savings really obtained on the occasion of the renovation works. It is now simple to appreciate the real performances of the building before and after renovation, because we can “neutralize" the effects of the quality of the operations, the quality of the balancing of the heating network... The measure and control devices of energy performance exist from 80 €HT by dwelling to accompany the renovation projects.

Sensitization programs for families: it is now a major dimension of the approaches to reduce the demand of energy. To know its energy consumptions, be capable of comparing with similar homes, be accompanied to discover the good practices and their impacts … those are the big features which include the good tools of sensitization of families to enhance energy saving behaviours. These solutions are very often linked to the renovation programs. The best offers have a price being situated around 3 €HT by dwelling and year.


About Effineo:
Effineo has robust references in the field of the energy efficiency with several thousand equipped housing, essentially in the social housing.
Effineo has a real expertise in the deployment and operation of infrastructure using temperature sensors and gateways that collect data by radio emission. The detailed analyse of data integrating external climatic factors and the thermal evolution of buildings is represented on a website in real time monitoring. Consequently, it permits a complementary point of view for the optimization of the heating operation by the heating provider and sensitizing on energy saving behaviours of families and tenants also. The gateway can be shared by any other adapted meter (water, electricity, gas..).