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Solution

Micampus: Industrial Area Transformed

into a Student Residence District

Micampus MT14: Principal facade of the building. © LG Electronics Technical rooms and control cabinets play a critical role
in the centralized production. © LG Electronics
The well-known industrial area of Madrid, Fuencarral-El Pardo district, has long served
as a base for numerous factories and office buildings. Currently, this district is undergo-
ing a significant transformation spearheaded by Windwood Micampus.

The project aims to create a student residence Smart Metering
district offering general living services, with each
building featuring unique facilities accessible to all The VRF systems include a cost distribution fea-
Micampus tenants. For instance, some buildings ture enabled by a smart energy metering system
will have amenities such as swimming pools, and a power distribution interface (LG PDI). This
cinema rooms, workout areas, and specialized system allocates electricity costs, allowing ten-
catering services. This concept is designed to ants to control expenses for each room and indi-
gather students’ needs, transforming the area vidual air conditioning unit.
into a vibrant student residence district.
BACnet on EBMS Supervisory
Living Facilities
The Energy Building Management System (EBMS)
Micampus now boasts over 10 buildings in facilitates the control and monitoring of each
Madrid, each offering a variety of room types building. Additionally, all buildings are connected
tailored to meet students’ needs. Each room is to a central EBMS, which oversees maintenance
equipped with a kitchen, bathroom, bed, and and cost control across the entire property.
workspace. General facilities include parking
lots for cars and bikes, storage rooms, meeting Conclusion Multi V 5 Outdoor Units. © LG Electronics
rooms, workrooms, and on-site canteens and
restaurants. The transformation of industrial areas into a stu-
dent district offers unique common services in
VRF Centralized Production System: each building, providing comfort and wellbe- BACnet protocol, ensures comprehensive prop-
Comfort and Wellbeing ing for residents. Tenants can control their liv- erty control and monitoring across a private
ing spaces, and the integrated EBMS using the wide-area network (WAN). 
Rooms are equipped with Domestic Hot Water
(DHW) and air conditioning, allowing users to
locally control the temperature and fan speed for
personalized comfort. All HVAC and DHW instal- José María Redondo
lations are centralized and managed by VRF BMS, Central Controller & Gateways Product Manager
(Variable Refrigerant Flow) systems. Common LG Electronics European BusinessMember of BACnet Interest Group
areas also feature air handling units with VRF- Europe Spanish Representative of BACnet Interest Group Europe
based solutions. josemaria.redondo@lge.comwww.lge.com

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