INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Design-driven energy efficiency at
Barcelona Tower Hotel
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s a single-source, global solution
provider, Schneider Electric helps
Barcelona Tower Hotel achieve
30% energy savings through the design,
installation and integration of software,
systems and connected devices.
The Barcelona Tower Hotel is situated in
the district of Bellvitge in L’Hospitalet de
Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. Its 105 metre
tower spans 29 floors and is topped by The
Dome, a stunning glass roof cupola that
serves as a unique space for events and
special occasions.
The property was designed by famous
British architect Richard Rogers, together
with Luis Alonso and Sergi Balaguer, and
features 280 luxurious guest rooms with
designer aesthetics and great views over
Barcelona and the Mediterranean Sea.
Other amenities include junior, duplex and
presidential suites, a health club, luxury
spa, indoor pool, a trendy bar and the
contemporary Restaurant Bouquet.
Barcelona Tower also offers the largest
hotel-based event centre in the city. Its
5,000m 2 Convention Center has 22 multi-
configuration meeting rooms and two
terraces with space for up to 1,800 people,
as well as the eight-metre-high, 1,600m 2
Cosmos Ballroom and a fully-equipped
auditorium, which seats up to 480 people. property has achieved Gold Level status in
TripAdvisor’s GreenLeaders programme,
which was designed in collaboration with
the US Green Building Council’s LEED
Certification Programme, the United Nations
Environment Programme and the US
Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY
STAR programme.
Barcelona Tower is part of NH Hotel Group,
one of the top 25 chains in the world and
one of the main chains in Europe. NH Hotel
Group operates nearly 400 hotels with close
to 60,000 rooms in 29 countries across
Europe, America and Africa. Foundation work for Barcelona Tower began
in the summer of 2003 and the hotel opened
in 2006. Services to the hotel and upgrades
have been implemented in 2008 and 2009.
Schneider Electric was originally considered
to implement only the electrical distribution
in the hotel. Thanks to a strong collaboration
with the hotel operator, Schneider Electric
was able to understand the specific needs of
this project and to build, with its partners, an
added value proposal that resulted in a much
larger offer scope.
Goals and challenges
Barcelona Tower is a very ambitious building,
with a design that is focused on energy
efficiency and bioclimatic technologies. Its
structure is made of concrete, aluminium
and natural stones. A key objective was
to combine the highest level of comfort
with optimum energy efficiency. The
The solution: Driving efficiency
through integrated technology
The EcoStruxure Building solution provided
by Schneider Electric followed the building
code regulations defined in Spain’s
Technical Building Code, Codigo Tecnico
de Edificacion (CTE). Energy savings are
estimated to be up to 30%. Key savings
in this project have been achieved
through the installation and integration of
Schneider Electric software, systems and
connected devices.
Result
Thanks to the excellent design-phase
planning and collaboration between
Schneider Electric and Barcelona Tower,
the hotel enjoys the advantage of a
complete, integrated solution from a single
solution provider which was specifically
designed to help the hotel meet its energy
efficiency goals. n
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