Case Studies

Building: Hotel Application: Hydronic balancing and control for radiator heating and fan coil cooling Challenge: Establish top level comfort and minimum energy consumption for heating and cooling Solution: Fan-coil units for cooling; 8 heating risers and radiators equipped with Danfoss products.

Katowice Business Centre is a modern office building where Danfoss hydronic balancing solutions are used; AB-QM™ balancing and control valves in combination with revolutionary NovoCon® actuators.

The Prime Tower in Zurich is a building of many records. With its 126 meters it is the tallest building in Switzerland with 36 floors and 40,000 square meters accommodating mostly offices. And with its more than 6,000 AB-QM valves it is also one of the biggest heating and cooling installations ever designed and installed by Danfoss.

The tallest building of the EU now resides in Wroclaw in Poland. As a beautiful landmark to modern architecture, high user comfort and sustainable practice, the 212 meter high Sky Tower forms the pleasant setting for thousands of people living and working in the building.

Building: Hotel Application: Hydronic balancing and control of water-based cooling system Challenge: Proof effectiveness of PIBCV valves Solution: Comparison test with Hydronic analyzer between traditional and PIBCV balancing and control options

In recent years, average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood has skyrocketed to more than $3,000 a month, excluding utilities. That’s why New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (RBSCC) came together to develop Knickerbocker Commons.

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources conscientiously chooses low-energy, high-comfort solutions to heat the new Resource Management Center in Pennsylvania’s Buchanan State Forest district. Discover how Danfoss ESBE valves and actuators efficiently controlled the hydronic heating system.

600 residents in the town of Soma in Western Turkey now enjoy the comforts of a reliable and cheap heat supply from the town’s brand new district heating system. In the coming years, more than 8,000 households will be joining the system that exploits the excess heat from the municipal power plant – a great improvement from the charcoal boilers of the past, and much less expensive.

The Interchurch Center, located in New York City’s Upper West Side, serves as headquarters for a number of nonprofit organizations. “Between the induction units and the windows, my water temperature was reduced by 10 degrees in the heating season. That’s a significant change, and definitely one that is saving us money.” Discover how the Danfoss hydronic heating solution provided a comfortable, efficient & affordable induction system upgrade.

The city of New York, undertakes an impressive effort to prepare the city for one million more residents, strengthen its economy, combat climate change and enhance the quality of life for all New Yorkers. Results of study show potential annual energy savings of ~$100 million if TRVs were installed in every NYC multifamily building.

A major renovation project in Aff aldVarme Aarhus (AVA), in collaboration with the Danfoss-owned company Sondex®, has increased the efficiency of the heat exchangers by more than 20 percent by replacing old plates with new ones.

Building: Office Application: Production of heating, cooling and domestic hot water Challenge: Design and construct customized district energy solutions for all buildings on the park Solution: Danfoss designed and constructed 3 pre-assembled DSE substations containing control valves for the heating, cooling and domestic hot water, heat meters, self-acting controllers and electronic controllers connected to a central Building Management System.

Building: Office Application: Production of heating and domestic hot water Challenge: Design and construct a customized compact district heating station Solution: Danfoss designed and constructed a pre-assembled station according needs and helped save 14 days of construction work

Building: Hospital Application: Heating + Domestic Hot Water production by district heating substations Challenge: Modernize old and inefficient heat and hot water system Solution: 58 fully equipped prefabricated substations

600 residents in the town of Soma in Western Turkey now enjoy the comforts of a reliable and cheap heat supply from the town’s brand new district heating system. In the coming years, more than 8,000 households will be joining the system that exploits the excess heat from the municipal power plant – a great improvement from the charcoal boilers of the past, and much less expensive.

A district heating system that uses wood chips as fuel to supply the local community, with the intention of taking it a step closer to energy-independence.