Success Stories Around the World

Health, a sense of well-being, and productivity are dependent upon room climate

The building complex is located near the fourth largest Chinese airport and not far from the National Exhibition Center. Over 70 000 square meters of commercial floor space surrounded by international hotels, a highly efficient, flexible office and a residential building has been constructed. The ground floor of which is characterized by vibrant stores, restaurants and plenty of space for public use. A generously appointed, park-like green space in the center of the complex is an attractive spot for residents and passersby to while away their time.

Build trust with customers with the high quality products

Wenzhou Oujiang Kou Hospital is located in Longwan district Wenzhou, Zheng Jiang Province. It is a grade A tertiary large-scale general hospital with 1,200 regular hospital beds. The total construction area of the hospital is 158,350 square meters. It will be the largest hospital in Wenzhou Area, providing excellent and convenient medical service for 0.8 million people in the Oujiangkou area.

The project utilizes a ground-source heat pump combined with an ice storage air-conditioning system, which requires high stability and reliability of the butterfly valve and actuator. Belimo won the full trust of the customer with high quality products and customized after-sales services.

The world's largest integrated circuit manufacturer (TSMC) chooses Belimo

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, known as TSMC, is the world's largest integrated circuit manufacturer and the largest listed company in Taiwan. TSMC's annual total capacity reaches 4.3 million pieces of wafer. Belimo Characterised Control Valves, Damper Actuators and Fire & Smoke Damper Actuators have been selected by TSMC (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. as the only qualified products. 

The integrated circuits production process has restricted requirements on temperature, humidity and cleanliness of the plant. Therefore, precise control and execution of the HVAC system is very important. The reliability of Belimo Fire & Smoke Damper Actuators and the precision of Characterised Control Valves have received high recognition from TSMC.

University of Oregon’s Football Complex Runs at Maximum Efficiency

Built in 2013, the University of Oregon’s (UofO) Hatfi eld-Dowlin Complex in Eugene is one of the most advanced sports facilities in the world. The six-story, $63 million building, donated by Nike founder (and Oregon alumnus) Phil Knight and his wife penny, features 142,000 square feet of meeting space, locker rooms, offi ces, lounges, and auditoriums, along with a cafeteria and state-of-the art football fitness center. Since the complex was commissioned, facilities personnel at UofO have been focused on continuously enhancing effi ciency and improving occupant comfort by leveraging the latest and greatest building technologies. The most recent example of this occurred in the winter of 2017 with the installation of six Belimo PR Series butterfly valve actuators.

Most successful Energy Valve job in Belimo Asia Pacific

The Hotel Legend Palace is one of the prestige hotel in the Macau Fisherman's Wharf hotel resort right next to the Macau Harbour Ferry Terminal. The complex includes a few 5 star hotels, entertainment facilities, convention centres and lots of fine quality restaurants. The Legend Palace Hotel was completed in 2017. This project is the biggest single new development project using the most number of Energy Valves in Asia Pacific so far. Belimo Hong Kong get involved in the early design stage of the project.

The Vice President of the Facility Management appreciated the unique functionality of the Energy Valve, and committed to use the Energy Valve as the standard product in this project.

Getting the best support from owner, consultant, contractors, and more importantly from Belimo Top Management, Belimo Hong Kong could win the project from the fierce overseas and local competitors.

Optimum cooling and heating, always exactly where they are needed

People who stay in hotels know how important a comfortable room climate is. At the newly built 4-Star-Superior Hotel Melchior Park in Würzburg, Germany, the builders therefore opted for electronic pressure-independent 6-way zone valves of the Belimo ZoneTight™ product family. These "All-in-one" control units measure the flow electronically and automatically ensure the correct amount of water when differential pressure changes occur. The integrated pressure release function guarantees maximum plant safety. This means that an optimum distribution of heating and cooling is ensured at all times.

New chiller with communicative PR actuator - Reliability, security and energy efficiency achieved with Belimo

A reliable cooling circuit is particularly important for the pharmaceutical company SwissCo Services AG in Sisseln (CH). The temperature and above all the humidity in the production plants are decisive for manufacturing the company's effervescent and tablet products. Alongside reliable operation and keeping temperature and humidity levels constant, the aim of refurbishing the cooling plant was to optimise energy consumption.

Where precision and flexibility go hand in hand

The new Logistikcenter 4 of Galliker Transport AG in Dagmersellen delivers unparalleled energy efficiency. In terms of heat technology, the entire logistics centre is totally autonomous and is therefore setting new standards in environmental technology and sustainability. Foodstuffs, but also pharmaceutical products, can be kept in ideal storage conditions in an area covering 22,000 square metres in an automated deep-freeze, high-bay warehouse and various storage spaces with different temperature zones.

The Belimo Energy Valve™ also monitors energy consumption too

It's not just patients with heart conditions that are being monitored in the new clinic Zan Mitrev for cardiology in Skopje, Macedonia. Since its opening on 1 March 2016, it has also been possible to monitor the flow of energy by using the Belimo Energy Valve™. As in cardiac surgery, the entire HVAC system had to meet very high standards in terms of precision, reliability, transparency and safety. The perfect solution lies in the precise and innovative Belimo Energy Valves™.

Proven user-friendliness and reliability of the new PR actuators

The latest product within the Belimo product range has been specially developed for the HVAC industry and meets its requirements by 100%. This is confirmed by the first experiences within the new plant of Kuhn Champignon AG in Full-Reuenthal (CH). The production plant is in operation since June 2015. The new generation butterfly valve actuator from Belimo was installed there in March 2016 and has been running since then flawlessly. The innovative actuators proofed, that they are in highly user-friendly and reliable in the application. The project management for the plant is handled at Trane and the project manager and contact person for Belimo and Kuhn is Andreas Wechner. His experience with this solution was exclusively positive.

Control and balancing of heating and cooling flow in chilled beams

In 2016, the Franco-American company LDR, a specialist in spinal implants and thoracic/lumbar vertebrae disc prostheses, will move into their new company headquarters in the "Parc du Grand Troyes" industrial park (Département Aube). The construction project, with costs totaling 13 million EUR and a surface area of 7000 m², is being headed by Linkcity, which, on a related note, is implementing its first planning and construction project in the Champagne region. The construction work carried out by Bouygues Bâtiment Nord-Est started at the beginning of 2015. One part of the building is intended for administration purposes and theother for logistics.

Belimo Energy Valve Plays Integral Role in Land O’ Lakes, Inc.’s Corporate Facility Upgrade

Land O’ Lakes, Inc.’s Corporate Sustainability Group began making plans to upgrade the facilities in order to increase efficiency and reduce energy consumption. HVAC systems were a particular area of focus due to the fact that as the buildings aged, they became more difficult to cool and meet desired discharge air temperature set points (especially in the summer months). Improving occupant comfort was also a priority.

After conducting a thorough review of piping, valves, and instrumentation, officials concluded that in order to solve the problem, various infrastructural improvements would have to be made. They then began the process of searching for a solution, which eventually led them to the Belimo Energy Valve™.

Belimo and Optimum Energy Test Energy Valve’s Ability to Sustain HVAC Performance

Since its establishment in 1975, Belimo has innovated a number of major developments in HVAC actuator technology and became a worldwide leader in the HVAC industry. With its partner, Optimum Energy, a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and specialists in data-driven HVAC energy optimization for campuses and large facilities, a pilot project was undertaken at the headquarters of one of Optimum Energy’s Fortune 100 clients. The purpose was to test the impact of the award-winning Belimo Energy Valve on longterm sustainability by combatting HVAC system problems associated with low Delta-T.

Measuring, controlling, balancing and shutting with a single valve unit

The DonauSplash indoor swimming pool in Tulln, which was originally constructed in 1974, was reopened after almost a year and a half of general renovation in October 2014. The entire building technology was updated as part of the general renovation and a conversion from natural gas to biomass district heating was implemented. Efficient utilisation of energy was the motto of the building technology consulting engineers – after all, the heating output is about 500 kW. About 30 m³ of water is moved every hour in order to control the temperature of the individual bathing zones. The electronically controlled Electronic Pressure-Independent Valve (EPIV) from Belimo provides a tight seal in order to prevent energy losses in the water circuits, and increases efficiency during planning, implementation and operation.

EPIV – the energy-efficient and sustainable solution for 'Happyland'

'Happyland' in Klosterneuburg (Austria) offers a huge range of leisure activities for all ages including an indoor wellness pool, a large outdoor sports pool, various playing fields and a large sauna area. In 2013 the operator decided to undertake major renovation, extension and modification work. State-ofthe-art technical systems were used, for example to renovate the heating distribution and complex ventilation system. Particular importance was attached to the perfect control technology. The EPIV – one of Belimo's innovative products – more than lived up to its role as a problem-solver in this project.

900 fire damper actuators integrated into ventilation concept via Modbus

After almost four years of construction, the new campus buildings at Hamm and Lippstadt (Germany) were inaugurated in 2014. The university is dedicated to the so-called 'MINT' subjects (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology) and has space in its state-of-the-art laboratories, lecture halls and seminar rooms for up to 4000 students and 120 professorships for research and teaching. The campus at Hamm has in the meantime received the 'Ionic Award' for design. The contribution made to the ingenious ventilation and fire protection concept came from Belimo in the form of its BKN230-24-MOD communication and power supply units.

World's first: Building renovation to receive triple certification

The Challenger site in the Parisian suburb of Guyancourt is to date unique in the world with respect to sustainable building renovation. In 2014, the French construction group Bouygues will have renovated all of its headquarter buildings, which was builtin 1988 and has a total area of 67,000 m², in accordance with the most stringent of environmental and energy efficiency specifications. The consumption of primary energy and water will be reduced thereby to 10% and 40%, respectively, of their original values.

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Business as usual during energy-saving upgrades for induction units

Approximately 1200 induction units in the GENO-Haus building in Stuttgart have been replaced with newer models and both the cold water and hot water circuits in them have been fitted with 2342 tight-seal QCV (Quick Compact Valve) zone valves from Belimo. The building, which was constructed in 1970, was converted on a storey-by-storey basis so as to keep disruption in the workplaces affected to a minimum.

5-stars for energy efficiency at Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf in Dubai

The Marriott Hotel chain opened its hotel experience on January 15th 2014 in Dubai, UAE. With its brilliant design and perfect location in Al Jaddaf, this 5-star hotel has an abundance of thoughtful amenities. These include fully automated luxury guest rooms and suite accommodation that encourages relaxation, with luxury bedding, marble bathrooms, high-speed Internet and flat-screen TVs, also providing views of the Dubai skyline. The hotel offers 352 luxury guest rooms and 128 hotel apartments. The Belimo products could be efficient implemented and enable a sustainable and maintaince-free system.

Energy-efficient hydraulic decoupling of the heating and cooling circuits

The former “Intercontinental” hotel in the New Belgrade district is in a prime location — not far from the Old Town and right next to the international “Sava Center” that seats 4000 people. In 2013, the new owner “Crown Plaza” hotel chain invested 40 million Euros refurbishing the building. When the hotel reopened on the 30.12.2013, there were already around 30,000 pre-booked reservations for the 415 rooms for 2014. With its innovative, motorised 6-way characterised control valves, Belimo supplied a significant proportion of the new, energyefficient HVAC system with air-handling ceilings in every room.

Energy efficiency through transparent system monitoring

The Belimo products “Energy Valve” and the room controller “CR24-B1” were the protagonists of a Macedonian pilot project in Skopje for the determination of the energy efficiency of buildings. The experimental set-up at the Institute of Forestry was able to demonstrate that, with the implementation of meaningful renovation measures, the consumption of primary energy could be reduced by 20 percent by the year 2020 in comparison with the expectations projected for 2007 — as outlined by the 2012/27/EU Directive. Thanks to the Belimo Energy Valve™ also the current energy consumption values and the optimisation potential of the system are known at all times.

Belimo Energy Valve Helps Hillsdale College Meet Strategic Energy Goals

Hillsdale’s Energy Department implemented an energy management program in an effort to reduce the costs associated with providing utility services to the campus. The primary goal of the plan was to help the college absorb potential utility rate hikes while avoiding the need to increase its utility budget as both newly constructed and renovated facilities were completed and became occupied. After roughly a year and a half of trying to achieve savings, the college’s Energy Department examined the operation of their HVAC systems and related mechanical equipment to identify areas where more substantial savings could be achieved through both system optimization and various infrastructural improvements.

Intelligent Energy Valve solves longstanding hydraulics problems

The Ludmillenstift hospital in Meppen/Germany is renowned well beyond the local area for its standard of medical care, state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic technology and its pleasant atmosphere. However, a large number of modernisations over the years, in the form of extensions or modifications, resulted in problems in the hospital's hydraulic distributor circuits. These have finally been rectified through the use of Belimo Energy Valves™.

Belimo Energy Valve Proves Air Coils are Batting a Thousand

According to this sports entertainment complex, its 18 building main campus is the company’s “mother ship,” employing close to 4,000 people. It’s the job of these employees to keep this 24/7 sports channel running. The buildings on campus are also an important factor. They need the most efficient and reliable mechanical systems in order for the show to go on. That is why Belimo chose this facility to install its Energy Valves.

Modernisation and renovation of heating/cooling ceilings with Belimo 6-way valves

The Eqho tower, located in the La Défense district of Paris, has undergone a major renovation over a number of years. Originally called “Descartes Tower”, it is a 130 m high office skyscraper (40 floors) opened in 1988. The objective of this renovation was to modernise all the technical installations for the air conditioning and electrical systems. For heating and cooling an area of 27,000 m² has been equipped with combined heating/cooling ceilings. The Eqho tower now has 80,000 m² of office space, providing jobs for around 5,300 people.

Belimo’s EF Spring Return Actuators Serve as Economical Alternative to MS41xx Series Actuators

During the replacement process, a number of different actuators were examined and after careful consideration the decision was made to replace the failing units with Belimo’s EFX120-S N4 spring return actuators. In addition to having a NEMA-4 rating, Belimo’s EF actuators offered higher torque (270 in-lbs) in a single direct-coupled unit, and because of this, only 150 actuators were required to do the work that the 250 MS41xx units originally did (one EF unit can effectively operate a 66 sq ft damper). The cost for the more robust EF actuators was almost equal to the cost of ordering 250 M-Series actuators.

University of New Brunswick, Canada Efficiency that fits to a T

Low Delta T occurs when the supply and return chilled water temperature across an HVAC system is less than the chiller’s design calls for. This was evident on two separate structures at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Canada, where Belimo Energy Valve™ helped achieve real-world savings through optimization of chiller operations.

Belimo Puts the FIT in RetroFIT with Space saving Solutions for Assisi Heights Renovation

Those seeking comfort will find it at Assisi Heights in Rochester, Minnesota. Indoor air comfort that is, now that a comprehensive renovation of the facilities HVAC mechanical system is complete. For many years, that wasn’t the case.

Until recently, the Sisters of St. Francis of Rochester, along with others who lived, worked, and taught at the historical convent, did so without air conditioning and a very outdated steam heating system.

Pressure Independent Control Valves Meet Challenges of Variable Primary System

Variable primary chilled water systems can be a cost effective alternative to standard primary/secondary systems and are becoming more commonplace for that reason. At the same time, these systems are often more challenging to control. In designing a variable primary system for the new Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in Washington D.C., the design firm of DMJM in Arlington, Virginia, met this challenge with pressure independent control valves.

Pressure Independent Valve Technology Earns Wings at Eglin AFB

Pressure independent valve technology played a key role in a major Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC)Project at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The project, completed in late 2006, included the conversion of a chilled water plant, known as Building 42, to variable flow. The conversion helped the plant and the buildings that it serves meet the requirements outlined in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and has also resulted in significant energy savings. The installation of 62 Belimo pressure independent characterized control valves (PICCV) helped pave the way for a smooth transition to variable flow, ensuring that the base will continue to enjoy worry-free energy savings for years to come.

Southland Industries Discovers Labor-Saving Value of New Linkage Technology at Fort Belvoir Hospital

Andy Cummings of Southland Industries has suffered through his share of cumbersome damper actuator installs. With over 30 years of experience in the sheet metal industry, he knows that the process is not only time consuming, it can yield disappointing results if the connections are in any way unstable. Damper blades can become twisted or bent, linkages can bend or even break, etc. Meanwhile, the last thing a busy design, build and maintenance firm like Southland Industries wants is to revisit a failed installation that was already labor intensive to begin with!

Convenient modernisation to achieve highest reliability and safety

Fortum Power & Heat is a leading clean-energy company that provides electricity, heating and cooling as well as smart solutions to improve resource efficiency. Having produced 28 TWh in 2016, Fortum is one of the largest heat producers globally. In Poland, one of the core markets, Fortum run over 800 km of district heating networks that serve around 360 000 households. In Wrocław alone, the largest city of western Poland, there are approximately 520 km with 5 200 district heating substations in operation of which 3 500 are owned by Fortum. In 2014, the decision was made to start modernising these substations. Aiming for highest reliability, Fortum chose retrofit globe valve actuators with electrical emergency control function (SuperCap) from Belimo.

Habitat for Humanity Home Utilizes Belimo CCV™ Valves to Complete Innovative Design

Habitat for Humanity in Riverside, CA has raised the bar on energy efficient residential design with a unique system that uses one heat source—a tankless boiler—for both domestic hot water and radiant floor heating. Peter “Rugg” Lehrbass, a Facilities & Planning Services engineer at California Baptist University was called upon and volunteered his design services for the Habitat home, which is on track to become Habitat’s first LEED platinum certified home.

Actuator Retrofit at Yale University’s Kroon Hall Demonstrates Nothing is Greener Than Reliability

“Replacing the actuators was a matter of taking the old one off and putting the new one on. It took about one hour per valve and the system was up and running again,” said Mr. Beauton. This means less down time and less repair costs.

Belimo Bridges the Gap Between Proprietary Control System and Control Valves at Middle School

One teacher threatened to wear a bathing suit to class (in mid-winter) if the overheating problem at the Lincoln Hall Middle School in Lincolnwood, Illinois wasn’t soon corrected. Clearly, it’s hard enough to make a 13-year old concentrate; and even though Jim Caldwell, Director of Buildings & Grounds was pretty sure this was an idle (and good-humored) threat, the school was ready to find a control solution for the unit ventilators that were overheating several classrooms.

MIT Tests New Energy Valve Technology at Charles Hayden Library And Reaps the Rewards of Higher Delta-T!

Low Delta-T Syndrome is a common (and costly) problem in many large facilities, especially on sprawling campuses with central chilled water plants. This was and still is the case at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). But the problem isn’t as bad as it use to be. Facility engineers within the University’s Sustainability and Utility Planning are now optimistic that it will continue to improve. This is in thanks to new valve technology from Belimo that was applied to MIT’s Charles Hayden Library as a beta test for a new Belimo product – the Belimo Energy Valve™. The results are promising for any large facility currently battling Low Delta-T Syndrome.

Green Factory 2.0: Focus on energy

Over a 45-year period, the Alois Müller Corporate Group has developed from a family business to a company with around 350 employees. The company is regarded as a specialist in system engineering, energy and building technology (heating, ventilation, sanitation and air conditioning). It demonstrated its comprehensive know-how in various projects, including the new construction of the Allianz Arena in Munich. Its own flagship project is the Green Factory 2.0 in Ungerhausen (DE). With a total area of 18,000 m², it is the world's largest virtually energy self-sufficient green factory. Sustainable and energy-efficient production is also the focus at BELIMO Automation AG. With the new generation of butterfly valves and the PR and PRK butterfly valve actuators with emergency control function (SuperCap), Müller has found a solution to achieve its targets.

Quality products and timely service get the job for Belimo Aircontrols at the New York Post

When the mechanical contracting group of The Trane Company won the bid from McClier Corporation to do the mechanical engineering for the new, state-of-the-art New York Post printing facility, its control design team chose Belimo as its supplier of actuators and valves. The decision was based on Belimo’s reputation for reliable products and timely, all-inclusive customer service.

New Generation Actuators and Retrofit Linkages Ease the Pain of DDC Conversion at Oklahoma City VA Hospital

The Oklahoma City VA hospital was the very first project to use the new generation actuators and linkages. The fact that ES2 was not only willing to wait for the product, but be the first to use it, is indicative of their confidence in Belimo technology and innovations. Neither Kinser nor Woods had any reservations about being the first to use the product. “Belimo has always given us awesome products and support. The actuators always perform as expected. Belimo is constantly looking for ways to improve their products. It’s always been a great product for our customers,” said Kinser.

PICCV Adds Longterm Value to High Rise Property in Mid-Town Atlanta

Roger Bennett was looking for an opportunity to showcase pressure independent control valve technology to his clients. He found it when his firm, WayPoint Systems, was awarded the contract to provide a complete Direct Digital Control (DDC) system retrofit for a high rise property in midtown Atlanta, known as 1100 Peachtree. The 582,000 square-foot, 28-story class-A office building is managed by Carter and Associates.

Belimo Pressure Independent Technology Provides Efficient, Long Term Solution for Growing Retirement Community

Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers, FL, is an extraordinary property. With over 400 acres and nearly 2000 residents, it is Florida’s largest life care retirement community, combining all the services of a comprehensive staged elder care facility and the amenities of an all-inclusive resort. Also extraordinary is the fact that this sprawling property, which includes a 75-acre island and a wide assortment of medical, recreational, and living facilities, is served almost entirely by one central energy plant. The efficient and seamless delivery of heating and cooling to the outlying buildings is, in no small part, thanks to the nearly 1500 Belimo Pressure Independent Control Valves (PICCV).

Phoenix Reduces Chilled Water Expenses with Pressure Independent Technology

Hartford, Connecticut’s most iconic building also may be one of its most difficult to heat and cool. The corporate headquarters of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. at One American Row in downtown Hartford is a true architectural landmark. The 13-story building, designed by famed twentieth-century architect Max Abramovitz and completed in 1963, is the first New England office building to be both LEED certified and on the National Register of Historic Places. However, the building’s ship-like profile and glass curtain walls cause tremendous solar gain, creating ongoing heating and cooling challenges for Phoenix.

Pressure Independent Valves Make Cost Effective Alternative to Reverse Return System for US Census Bureau

It was right there in black and white. Paraphrased, the guideline stated that pump and piping systems shall be arranged in a reverse return configuration. The standard is part of the GSA’s (US General Service Administration) design guide, known as the PBS-P100, and serves as the guideline for all US governmental buildings. However to all rules, there are at least one or two exceptions. Such was the case with the new US Census Bureau headquarters located in Suitland, Maryland. The 8-story, 1.5 million sq. ft. facility, scheduled to be completed in October 2006, simply was not a good candidate for the use of reverse return for all systems.

University of Miami The Belimo Energy Valve™ Cures Medical University's Low-Delta-T

The University of Miami medical campus saves thousands of dollars and increased plant capacity with the Belimo Energy Valve retrofit.

Control Strategy has University of North Florida Seeing ORANGE

The University of North Florida (UNF) chilled water plant gives new meaning to the term “Florida orange.” At first glance it looks as though the chilled and condenser water piping were laden with large, orange-colored tropical fruit. But the assortment of brightly colored Belimo control valves is in place throughout the plant (and campus) to save the university energy and labor. It’s part of a carefully orchestrated control strategy, developed and implemented by the Campus, the engineering community, and Facility Automation Solutions in Jacksonville, Florida that gives plant personnel computerized remote control over chilled water and cooling tower operation.

Precision Control Plays Important Role in Sonoma State University Renovation

Sonoma State University had high aspirations for converting the original Ruben Salazar library into a multi-use facility and was willing to go the distance to achieve their goal without a large increase in campus demand for peak power. Be assured, a project like this demands a lot of careful consideration, from selection of the 106 kW solar photovoltaic system to the valves and actuators that control water flow and damper operation in over 100 zones.