{"id":3607,"date":"2026-03-19T10:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/?post_type=case_studies&#038;p=3607"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:24:29","slug":"es002-three-heat-pumps-are-enough-to-claim-the-breeam","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/case-studies\/es002-three-heat-pumps-are-enough-to-claim-the-breeam\/","title":{"rendered":"ES002 Three Heat Pumps are enough to claim the BREEAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>Certificate, Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">In San Sebastian de los Reyes in the heart of Spain, a building with 56 homes is heated<br>and cooled by just three heat pumps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/03\/screenshot-2026-03-19-111057.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/03\/screenshot-2026-03-19-111057.png 808w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/03\/screenshot-2026-03-19-111057-300x252.png 300w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/03\/screenshot-2026-03-19-111057-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/03\/screenshot-2026-03-19-111057-400x336.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>Why is it a unique project? What innovation does it implement in terms of technology, design, services or other aspects?<br><\/strong>This building is a sustainable construction both in its design, execution and final phase, obtaining the highest level of energy rating. Not only does it have a geothermal system with water-water heat pumps operating in cascade, but it also has an underfloor heating-cooling system, special attention to thermal insulation and a double-flow ventilation system with heat recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>What is the replicability potential of this project?<br><\/strong>The replicability of the project is wide, it is applicable to any type of residential building. This technology not only makes it possible to comply with existing building regulations and satisfy European Directives, but also enables a seal of sustainability to be obtained that provides visibility, recognition and the capacity to become a guide for buildings to be constructed in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>Lessons learned<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Savings compared to conventional gas boiler and aerothermal installation of 36%. This represents 32,600e per year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SPF July 2023 = 6,7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SPF Annual = 5,3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>Key Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Building<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>Heat pump and source<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Location<\/td><td>Madrid, Spain<\/td><td>Number of HP<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Construction<\/td><td>2019<\/td><td>Operation mode<\/td><td>cascade<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project type<\/td><td>newly built<\/td><td>Heat source<\/td><td>ground<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heat and cooling distribution<\/td><td>underfloor<\/td><td>Services<\/td><td>Heating &amp; active<br>cooling, DHW<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heated space<\/td><td>6,700m\u00b2<\/td><td>Type of system<\/td><td>central<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No. of apartments<\/td><td>56<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Level of insulation<\/td><td>excellent<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Space Heating, DHW and Cooling<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>Other information<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Installed power<\/td><td>300 kW<\/td><td>Coefficient of Performance<\/td><td>4,6 &#8211; 5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heating temperature<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>Refrigerant<\/td><td>R410A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DHW temperature<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>Boreholes<\/td><td>32 x 125m<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><strong>Description of technical concept<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">The residential building, designed by theprestigious architectural firm Morph Estudio and promoted by AEDAS Homes, has a heating and<br>cooling system that consists of a collection system of 32 boreholes of 125 meters deep each and a production system composed of three<br>Ecoforest heat pumps model HP3 25-100 kW that aim to cover 100% of the heating, cooling and DHW demands. Heat pump source collection and installation were executed by the installer Geoter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">This is a unique project as geothermal energy in the renewable energy that is responsible for covering 100% of the building\u2019s thermal demand, thus obtaining one of the highest levels of sustainability of the BREEAM seal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">The Seasonal Performance Factor (SPF) of 6,7 is a milestone in the energy efficiency of a centralized residential installation of this size.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/03\/es002fact-sheet-ecoforest-madrid.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/annex62\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2196\" style=\"width:333px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic.png 845w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/02\/fact-sheet-button-pic-400x112.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">Case study delivered by: <em>Ecoforest<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--no-margin\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph \"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certificate, Spain In San Sebastian de los Reyes in the heart of Spain, a building with 56 homes is heatedand&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","filters":[],"markets":[],"applications":[],"class_list":["post-3607","case_studies","type-case_studies","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/3607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_studies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case_studies"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/3607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3610,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/3607\/revisions\/3610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"filters","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/filters?post=3607"},{"taxonomy":"markets","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/markets?post=3607"},{"taxonomy":"applications","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/applications?post=3607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}