El hotel  LAVIDA es un hotel vanguardista e innovador, ubicado en el entorno de PGA Catalunya Resort (Girona). El objetivo consistía en dar servicio a las 52 habitaciones del hotel y climatizar el comedor. Para las habitaciones se quería incluir un servicio de aire primario a unidades interiores y un control individualizado por estancia.

System: Panasonic Air-to-Water Heat Pumps
Installation Capacity: 5 x 24/28 kW
Owner: Brabrand Boligforening
Installation Year: 2014

Background: Brabrand Boligforening has constructed 75 low-energy houses in Hasselager near Århus. The houses have been constructed in clusters with 15 houses sharing a single heat pump installation. The first families moved in in the fall of 2013.

Project Challenge: To construct low-energy houses, which are self-sufficient in water and heating supply. The carbon-neutral houses have been constructed in accordance with the new 2020 low-energy regulations.

Solution: Each house cluster is supplied with hot water and heating from a Panasonic T-CAP Air-to-Water Heat Pump, which is powered by a solar cell system.
The T-CAP Air-to-Water Heat Pump maintains its heating capacity down to -15ºC. All heat pumps are supplied with a HPM1 control system.

Building Energy Analysis: The houses have been constructed in accordance with the new 2020 low-energy regulations, and maintain a very low energy consumption for room heating and production of hot water.

Control: Panasonic Intelligent control with energy distribution for central controller, with web setting for monitoring from distance.

Spec-in co.: HVAC Engineering A/S
Installer co.: HVAC Engineering A/S
Project Management: HVAC Engineering A/S
Distributor: Air-Con A/S

Air Conditioning System: FSV ME1 Series: 38 systems
Cooling Capacity: 1,487 kW / 422 USRT
Indoor Units:
Wall Mounted: 17 units
4-Way Cassette: 217 units

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Air Conditioning System: VRF 3-Way ECOi MF1 Series: 55 systems
Cooling Capacity: 1,498 kW / 426 USRT
Indoor Units:
1-Way Cassette: 235 units
4-Way Cassette: 61 units
Slim low-static ducted: 142 units
Low-silhouette ducted: 74 units
Wall mounted: 18 units
Control System:
Intelligent controller: 3 systems
Communication adapter: 3 systems
Simplied remote controller: 530 units

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An Ideal Choice for Educational Institutions
A Panasonic VRF system was recently installed in one of Shippensburg’s student residences. Having earlier considered a four-pipe hydronic system, the university found the Panasonic solution to be more cost effective. The system allows each dormitory room to be heated or cooled as needed, and heat recovery makes the entire building highly energy efficient. Panasonic’s local representative, Envirocon Associates, Inc., designed and implemented the project. As well as ensuring correct installation, Envirocon performed extensive system diagnostics and programming. Shippensburg’s satisfaction is evident in its plans to install Panasonic ECOi VRF systems in three further buildings.

Air Conditioning System: FSV ME1 Series: 47 systems
Cooling Capacity: 1,605 kW / 456 USRT
Indoor Units:
Wall Mounted: 115 units
4-Way Cassette: 49 units
Ceiling: 59 units
Low-static ducted: 60 units

Words from the designer and installer:
When we were designing this project, we had to maintain a balance between cost, reliability, and technical parameters. A major issue was the climate in Novosibirsk, which is extremely tough on VRF systems—it’s common to see rapid and very large temperature changes here. So the installed system had to be able to function effectively within stable operational parameters and provide totally reliable air conditioning for the shopping mall.
In the end, our decision to choose a Panasonic VRF system was influenced by our own personal experience, as well as by the recommendations of some business colleagues who were already using a Panasonic system.