Bikfaya, Lebanon
Technica
Technica is an industrial facility for industrial machinery. The company facility houses mechanical, electrical and wood workshops, in addition to engineering and management offices. With the objective of reducing the electric energy bills, two measures (LED lighting and PV system) were implemented. This goals of the refurbishment are to improve Technica's competitiveness in the industrial market, provide a more environmentally-friendly and sustainable facility, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Project info
- Construction phase
- Refurbishment
- Building type
- Non-residential building
- Detailed building type
- Industrial Facility
- Net floor area
- 1708 m2
- Construction type
- Mixed construction
- Original construction year of the building
- Unknown
- Project contact
- Roland Abo Zeid
- Contact email address
- Rolando.abouzeid@technicaintl.com
Project team
- Developer(s)/owner(s)
- Technica
- Energy efficiency consultant(s)
- Green Essence Lebanon
Building Rating and Certifications systems
- Rating and certifications systems
- Not applicable
Building Envelope
External walls
- Description of construction
- NA
Roof
- Roof type
- Flat roof
- Description of construction
- NA
Openings and windows
- Glazing type
- Double glazed
- Frame material / description
- NA
- Description of construction
- NA
Basement floor
- Description of construction
- NA
Technical Building Systems
Lighting system
- Primary lighting system
- LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
- Efficiency
- 100
- Description
- Objective is to replace the CFL, Neon and incandescent lamps present in the facility with LED lighting system. This upgrade will reduce the electricity demand from 45.8 kW to 19.8 kW (a reduction of 25.97 kW) annual savings of $15917.
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- Mean Well
Photovoltaics
- Capacity
- 64 kWp
- Total module area
- 427 m²
- Description
- To maximize the available space on the roof, a 64 kWp PV plant will be installed. When the grid is on, the PV system will exchange power with it, and when it is off, the PV system will assist the generator in reducing energy bills.
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- Frontius (Inverter) - Qcell (Panel)
Final Energy Demand
- Energy carrier (1)
- Electricity
- Annual lighting demand
- 86.5 kWh/(m²*a)
- Total specific final energy demand
- 232.15 kWh/(m²*a)
Financial Aspects
- Estimated costs of energy efficiency and renewable energy measures
- 210283 EUR
- Financing sources
- NEREEA Loan
- Financing/funding institution
- Banque of Beirut
