KNX HOME AUTOMATION
KNX Home Automation and Energy Efficiency for 411 Apartments in Madrid.
In Madrid’s Mahou-Calderón district, on the former site of the historic Vicente Calderón Stadium, stands Vivenio Casimiro Mahou 21, a residential complex comprising 411 rental apartments, designed to combine living comfort, energy efficiency and intelligent building management.
Located in the Madrid Río area, the complex features apartments of various sizes, alongside a wide range of amenities and communal spaces, including swimming pools, wellness facilities and recreational areas.
The building stands out for its commitment to sustainability, achieving an A energy efficiency rating and incorporating geothermal and aerothermal systems for domestic hot water production and indoor climate control.
In a residential development of this scale, providing personalised climate control and monitoring energy consumption across individual apartments and communal areas requires reliable, flexible and interoperable systems.
To meet these requirements, the project integrates Comelit BES KNX home automation solutions for climate control, alongside an energy consumption monitoring system based on the Modbus protocol. The collected data is transmitted to a centralised platform, providing the property management company with valuable information to analyse consumption patterns and identify opportunities for energy optimisation.
KNX Climate Control: Personalised Comfort in Every Apartment
All 411 apartments are equipped with an automation system based on the international KNX standard, enabling compatible devices and systems to communicate through a common infrastructure.
At Vivenio Casimiro Mahou 21, Comelit BES KNX technology is used for intelligent zoned climate control, managing underfloor radiant heating and cooling systems and, in selected apartments, air conditioning systems.
The system allows temperatures to be adjusted independently across different living areas according to residents’ needs, coordinating the operation of the installations and helping maintain the desired indoor comfort conditions.
The ability to manage different types of heating and cooling systems through a common automation platform makes it possible to accommodate the various HVAC configurations within the residential complex.
The KNX standard also promotes interoperability between compatible devices, providing a flexible architecture for climate control in large-scale residential buildings.
Energy Consumption Monitoring via Modbus Across 411 Apartments
In addition to climate control, the project includes energy consumption monitoring for each residential unit using the Modbus protocol to collect data from the metering systems.
For each apartment, data is collected on:
- Domestic hot water
- Chilled energy storage
- Total energy consumption
- Energy used for heating
- Energy used for cooling
- Electricity consumption
The collected data, together with information from the climate control systems, is transmitted through Comelit BES devices to a centralised data management platform accessible to the company responsible for managing the property.
This solution enables energy consumption to be monitored across individual apartments and communal areas, providing a more detailed overview of resource usage throughout the residential complex.
Access to this information allows property managers to analyse consumption trends, identify potential anomalies and assess targeted measures to optimise operating costs.
Energy monitoring therefore becomes a valuable tool for building management, providing the data needed to identify and implement energy-saving measures while supporting a more informed and efficient use of resources.
KNX Home Automation Supervision: One Interface for Home Control
The Vivenio Casimiro Mahou 21 project features Comelit KNX home automation supervisors, allowing residents to manage key home functions through a single touchscreen interface.
Integrated into the Comelit BES KNX system, these supervisors provide an intuitive interface for climate control, enabling users to view the different zones within their apartment and adjust temperatures according to their daily needs.
The devices also support IP video intercom functionality, bringing home comfort management and entrance communication together in a single control point.
This integration simplifies interaction with the home’s technological systems, making the most of the flexibility of the KNX standard and the integration capabilities offered by Comelit solutions.
The Vivenio Casimiro Mahou 21 project demonstrates how Comelit Home & Building Automation solutions can be applied in residential environments, where personalised climate control, home automation supervision and energy consumption monitoring contribute to residents’ comfort and more efficient building management.
