Torino
The pilot site Torino (Italy) includes three suburbs: Orbassano, Spina3 and MOI.
The three buildings with 697 dwellings have a total surface of about 44,606.60 m² (size from 30 m2 to 90 m2). In MOI and Spina3 the buildings were built between 2003 and 2006, in Orbassano already in the late 1980s, however they have been under renovation between 2005 and 2009. The buildings vary in energy performance from high (MOI and Spina3) to medium (Orbassano).
Three measurement and control systems from service providers Johnson, Caleffi and Techem are used in the pilot. All technical companies contractually agreed on allowing ATC to use the data collected by their systems in an unified and common portal without further interaction necessary during the process of data download. To fully enable the functionality of tenant facing web-services and the Resource Management Services (RMS), system upgrades were implemented.
The following table provides the elements which will be measured during baseline and reporting period:
| MOI | Spina3 | Orbassano |
Consumption | |||
Heat | x | x | x |
Cold Water (m³) | x | x | x |
Hot Water (m³) | x | x | x |
Other factors | |||
Local Heating Degree Days | x | ||
Heating Limit Temperature used for HDD | x |
Pilot Site Video
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Key Facts
Partners
| Agenzia Territoriale per la Casa della Provincia di Torino (ATC) | ![]() |
Department of Electrical Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino – POLITO | ![]() | |
The awareness raising service for tenants (RUAS) measures the following parameter(s) | Heating, Hot water, Cold water, Temperature | |
The management service used by professionals (RMS) measures the following parameter(s) | Heating, Hot water, Cold water (only for ORBASSANO) | |
Expected savings | 6 %-10 % | |
Dwellings equipped with service | 697 |
Resource Usage Awareness Service (RUAS)
Service Description
ATC aims to unify the information available to tenants and staff for RUAS in one ATC portal connecting the suburbs MOI and Spina 3 and one Techem portal for Orbassano. The data is collected from the systems, adjusted to use common variables and unified in one database which is accessed through the web-portal. All tenants will be able to access the new web portal to check their consumption (heating and hot water). The tenants of MOI and Spina 3 will also be able to monitor their cold water consumption monthly.
Devices/Media | WEB Portal, email, paper |
Link to prototype | |
Prototype |
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Parameters shown | Heating, hot water, cold water |
Periods data is visualised |
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Benchmarking opportunities/ comparisons | Tenants will be able to see their consumption and will receive (if needed) coaching from ATC in order to reduce their consumption. Tenants can also choose different ways to show consumption (table or diagrams). |
Units | Thermal units (heating) for Orbassano (Techem system) and kWh in MOI and cubic meters for water in Spina 3 |
Alerts (in portal, email, sms, phone call) | via Email |
Report by email | Yes |
Report by letter | Attached to bill sent by ATC |
Energy coach | Supported by social services (association on site) and ATC staff |
Resource Management Service (RMS) - Orbassano
Service Description
- Activation of the reading system and remote monitoring of heating and DHW consumption for all dwellings (daily);
- Controls annual fuel consumption of heat generator for heating and domestic hot water;
- Annual inspection of the thermal energy delivered to the building for heating and domestic hot water;
- Optimization of energy consumption for heating and domestic hot water by installing electronic devices (Adapterm from Techem).
Features
Devices/Media | Web portal and Adapterm |
Parameters shown | Energy for heating, hot and cold water |
Alerts | Yes |
Resource Management Service (RMS) - MOI
Service Description
- Activation of the reading system and remote monitoring of heating and DHW consumption of housing (daily);
- Monitoring of monthly Cold Water consumption;
- Monthly control of thermal energy delivered to the building for heating and domestic hot water;
- Optimisation of energy consumption for heating and domestic hot water with a streamlined management of the plants through the Johnson Controls Metasys;
- Integrated Management of plants from a distance, through the supervision system of Johnson Controls Metasys with the possibility of sending automatic alerts to the manager.
Features
Devices/Media | Web portal and Metasys Report Engine Network diagram (Johnson Control) |
Parameters shown | Energy for heating, hot and cold water |
Alerts | Yes |
Other | Same as for the other sites: it is required to implement features with regards to expenses for consumption compared to real consumption |
Resource Management Service (RMS) Spina3
Service Description
- Enabling remote reading system, and daily monitoring of the joint consumption of heating and DHW;
- Monthly control of thermal energy delivered to the building for heating and domestic hot water
Features
Devices/Media | Web portal and CONTECA® TOUCH (Caleffi) to ATC portal |
Parameters shown | Energy for heating, hot and cold water |
Alerts | Yes |
Other | Same as for the other sites: it is required to implement features with regards to expenses for consumption compared to real consumption |