Retail
Shopping centres need cooling, power and fire systems that keep pace with crowds through long trading hours, and our reference list includes 53 retail projects.
From city landmarks to provincial stores
Our 53 retail projects range from Bangkok shopping complexes such as One Bangkok Zone 1 (R1), The EmQuartier, The EmSphere and CentralWorld (Zen) to store chains across the country: 15 Big C, 9 Boonthavorn, 8 Central and 4 Robinson projects.
The list reaches from Chiang Mai in the north to Hat Yai in the south. Three retail projects are on site now: Bangkok Mall Zone 1-2, The Forestias North Plot Mixed-Use (N1, N2, N3, S1) and The Platinum Square.
In 2015 the Thai Electrical and Mechanical Contractors Association (TEMCA) gave SECCO its M&E Installation Award in the commercial category for The EmQuartier and UBC III Tower.
What a shopping centre asks of its systems
Retail buildings put wide open floors, restaurants, cinemas and crowds under one roof. These are the demands that shape their engineering.
Cooling that follows the crowd
Cooling load rises and falls with footfall, from a quiet weekday morning to a packed weekend afternoon.
- A central chilled-water plant with several chillers, so output can be staged to demand
- Variable air volume to malls, shops and atria
- Ice or chilled-water storage to move part of the load to night-time hours
- An energy management system that runs the plant to the trading pattern
Air for kitchens, cinemas and smoke
Food courts, restaurants and cinemas add heat and odour, and tall atria need a plan for smoke in a fire.
- Make-up air and exhaust for kitchens and food courts
- Smoke extraction for atria and malls
- Pressurised escape stairs
- Ventilation for basement car parks
Power for long trading hours
Large centres usually take a medium- or high-voltage supply and distribute it through their own substations.
- Medium- and low-voltage substations and switchboards
- Emergency power for escape lighting, fire systems and lifts
- Supplies for lighting, façade lighting, tenants and signage
- Sound, paging and security systems
Water, drainage and fire protection
Restrooms, kitchens and wide roofs put heavy loads on water and drainage, and the fire code covers every floor.
- Water storage, pumping and sanitary distribution
- Roof drainage sized for tropical downpours
- Gas supply for restaurant kitchens
- Sprinklers, fire alarm and gas suppression for electrical rooms
Where our services fit
HVAC and mechanical
Central chilled-water air conditioning, VAV and VRV systems, ventilation, make-up air and pressurisation, ice bank storage and energy management systems.
See the scopeElectrical and communication
High, medium and low voltage systems, lighting and façade lighting, UPS and emergency power, fire alarm and security, paging, sound and AV systems, and building automation.
See the scopePlumbing and fire protection
Plumbing and sanitary distribution, fast flow drainage, waste water treatment, gas distribution, fire protection and sprinkler systems, and FM200 fire protection.
See the scopeEPC and design
Mechanical and electrical design for shopping centres, value engineering for budgeting, chiller plant management and energy retrofits.
See the scopeTesting and commissioning
Start-up, testing and commissioning, support through the warranty period and a 24-hour standby team.
See the scopeFacility management
Preventive maintenance, operation and maintenance, and service and repair, with a team on standby for emergency 24-hour service.
See the scopeShopping centres and stores
Eight of our retail projects, in Bangkok and the provinces.
More retail projects
Including the three retail projects on site now. The full list has 53.
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