How Indoor Football Arenas Can Reduce Energy Costs While Maintaining Ideal Conditions for Athletes
In this case study, we explain how the Ecomanagement system helped a large indoor football arena cut its energy consumption by more than half — without compromising air quality or temperature conditions.
Facility and Initial Conditions
Facility type
Indoor football arena
Area
7,000 m²
Initial energy consumption
41,000 kWh
The arena operates under a dynamic, frequently changing schedule:
Training sessions on weekdays
Matches and tournaments at weekends
Idle periods between sessions
A key challenge of the facility is its strict technical requirements for the indoor environment
Fresh air and controlled CO₂ levels
Stable temperature
Absence of draughts and overcooling
Uniform pitch lighting
In this project, we used technical requirements for engineering system operation and athlete comfort (air freshness and temperature), training and match schedules, and external weather conditions. Based on this data, ventilation, chillers, heating and lighting systems are managed using neural networks.
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Monitoring and Control System
To gain a complete view of energy consumption, a monitoring system with the following configuration was deployed:
26 electricity consumption sensors
12 pieces of controlled equipment
3 temperature and humidity sensors
3 CO₂ and illuminance sensors
2 ventilation unit controllers
3 chiller controllers
2 relay modules
3 motion sensors
The system consolidated data on:
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training and match schedules
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actual pitch utilisation
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indoor climate parameters
4
external weather conditions
Based on this data, machine learning–based control algorithms were implemented to manage ventilation, heating, cooling and lighting.
Where Energy Was Lost — and What Changed
Ventilation: the Main Source of Savings
Previously, ventilation operated almost continuously, regardless of the number of people on the pitch.
What we did:
Introduced CO₂-based control
Linked operating modes to the schedule
Adjusted system capacity to actual occupancy
As a result, ventilation optimisation became the primary source of savings — up to 15,300 kWh per month.
Heating and Climate Control
The arena required a stable temperature for athletes, without overheating during idle periods.
What we did:
Revised climate control settings
Eliminated excessive heating
Adapted temperature levels to different usage scenarios
Result: heating energy costs were reduced by 30%, with no deterioration in training conditions.
Lighting
Pitch lighting is another significant energy consumer.
What we did:
Implemented brightness control
Enabled automatic switching based on motion and daylight sensors
Lighting energy consumption was reduced by approximately 1,400 kWh per month.
Overall Impact
Total energy consumption reduced by 37%
Equivalent to savings of approximately 21,000 kWh per month
Contact us
Call us: +7 (495) 741-93-30
Email us: info@ecomanagement.pro
Email us: info@ecomanagement.pro
Energy efficiency management
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