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Forest City Enterprises - Redondo Beach, CA - South Bay Galleria

  • South Bay Galleria at night  
  • Inside South Bay Galleria 

South Bay Galleria – Energy Reduction Project

Showcase Project: Forest City Enterprises

Location

Redondo Beach, CA

Project Size

390,000 Square Feet

Annual Energy Use (Source EUI)

Baseline
(2011 - 12)
404 kBtu/sq. ft.
Expected
(2013)
323 kBtu/sq. ft.
Actual
COMING SOON

Expected
Energy Savings:

20%

Annual Energy Cost

Baseline
(2011 - 12)
$1,802,000
Expected
(2013)
TBD
Actual
COMING SOON

Expected
Savings:

TBD



Background

In implementing a broad and aggressive program to prioritize energy efficiency measures at South Bay Galleria Mall, Forest City Enterprises has established a showcase model-facility for the shopping center industry. Forest City is expected to obtain a 20% reduction in both electric usage and operating costs, and will leverage its new smart building controls system to participate in a regional demand-response program.

Solutions

To maximize cost savings through energy efficiency, Forest City is improving the efficiency of its chilled water circulation loop with new chillers, VFD retrofits, and refurbishment of air handling units. These measures are designed to improve the effectiveness of system delivery for chilled air while reducing operating costs.

Other Benefits

Forest City’s installation of multi-dimensional smart building controls will enable it to participate in Southern California Edison’s Auto Demand Response program. This program is a partnership with local utilities and grid operators to reduce power needs during peak periods. Forest City’s participation in the program will reduce its electric costs while helping to promote grid stability and power affordability in the community.

Air handlers at South Bay Galleria

Background

The South Bay Galleria is a 900,000 square foot, three-story enclosed retail shopping center with over 140 specialty shops, a food court, restaurants and a movie theater. Built in 1985, the mall is located approximately 10 miles from the coast, creating an equipment maintenance challenge due to the fresh intake of salt air and its highly-corrosive effect. The building will use the EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager system to track its energy intensity rating. Work on this project began on March 1, 2012 with the project scheduled for completion by December 31, 2012.

Solutions

Forest City incorporated the following energy efficiency measures:

  • New variable speed centrifugal chillers that operate efficiently both at full load and part load conditions.
  • Conversion of the plant from constant to variable primary flow, lowering energy use at part load.
  • Installation of VFDs on all condenser water pumps and air handlers.
  • Implementing chilled water and condenser water reset based on outdoor air temperature.
  • Incorporating air handler static pressure resets based on load demand.
  • Upgrading of central plant actuators from pneumatic to DDC.
  • Improved energy management system with new backbone, controls, BACnet interface, and web-enabled control.
  • Automated Demand Response to reduce electric usage during peak periods without manual intervention.

Other Benefits

Forest City will commission a study to determine applicability for ENERGY STAR and LEED Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance certifications.