IKEA and the design team embraced the integrated design process and achieved an innovative mechanical design for the store built in Centennial, CO in 2011. The 420,000 square foot (39,000 m2) store is very cooling dominant.
High efficiency lighting and a white roof were added to reduce the cooling loads. 225 tons (791 kW) of peak cooling capacity is added by the ice storage tanks. This allows the system to provide air conditioning for the next day while heating the building overnight with the heat taken from the ice. Plastic pipe was laid in 37,500 square feet of the loading dock area to dissipate excess heat from the cooling dominant building. Snow falling on this area in winter is melted by the system, providing a significant benefit to the owner. The alternative was simply to dissipate excess heat to the atmosphere via a fluid cooler.
Architect: Greenberg Farrow Architects, NY
Interior mechanical system: Acies Engineering, Sunnyvale, CA
Geo System Conceptual Design: Ed Lohrenz, Geo-Xergy Systems, Winnipeg
Project completed: 2011
High efficiency lighting and a white roof were added to reduce the cooling loads. 225 tons (791 kW) of peak cooling capacity is added by the ice storage tanks. This allows the system to provide air conditioning for the next day while heating the building overnight with the heat taken from the ice. Plastic pipe was laid in 37,500 square feet of the loading dock area to dissipate excess heat from the cooling dominant building. Snow falling on this area in winter is melted by the system, providing a significant benefit to the owner. The alternative was simply to dissipate excess heat to the atmosphere via a fluid cooler.
Architect: Greenberg Farrow Architects, NY
Interior mechanical system: Acies Engineering, Sunnyvale, CA
Geo System Conceptual Design: Ed Lohrenz, Geo-Xergy Systems, Winnipeg
Project completed: 2011
