Charmex International built a 6,000-sqm building in Getafe (Madrid) to house its own offices, with additional space available for rent. Its goal was to achieve a nearly net zero-energy building and secure LEED certification.

AIGUASOL participated in different parts of construction to reduce demand and design a desiccant evaporative cooling (DEC) system with the goal of producing a highly efficient system to treat the building’s primary air. The DEC system cools or heats, as needed, using a desiccant wheel and a field of solar collectors, which regenerate or which directly supply heat to the primary air treatment unit’s heat battery.

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