Shopping malls

The energy metering system must also allow quick reconfiguration to match the location of each tenant.

Control of facade and advertising lighting, as well as parking lighting, should be provided both by ambient light level and by timer, taking into account the flow of visitors to the mall. Advertising illumination should likewise offer sufficient control flexibility — for example, running specific advertisements at specific hours.

Maintaining the required indoor climate is another important factor, both for comfort and for energy saving. To this end, the system should provide both local climate control in specific zones and centralized control — for example, when a store is closed and no tenants occupy a zone, comfort temperature is not maintained there. Or specific zones can be centrally switched to economy mode according to the operating schedule of each store or retail outlet. In addition, during night hours the automated supervisory control and management system, besides switching equipment to economy mode, provides natural cooling of the building in summer to cut air-conditioning costs in the morning hours.

Great importance is also attached to safety and security systems, since a shopping mall gathers large numbers of people. Competent, correct operation of these systems helps avoid possible incidents and accidents.