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Continente Nova Arcada

Installation of BE in the new Arcada Continente

  • Area Building Efficiency
  • Site Braga, Portugal
  • Client SONAE MC
  • Description

    Sonae MC has opened a new Continente Hypermarket in the Nova Arcada shopping centre in the city of Braga. Featuring a sales area of 6,500 m², this 30 million euro investment has created a considerable number of new jobs in the region.

    The new Continente store falls under the “Hypermarket of the Future” concept, the decor is marked by the use of natural materials such as wood and a focus on lighting which creates a pleasant and cosy environment, thereby enhancing the shopping experience.

    The facilities were designed to promote the quality of the products and to help consumers choose. Special mention should be made of the areas allocated to the sale of fruit and vegetables and meat and fish, reflecting the investment made by Continente in domestic production.

    Sistavac installed a control and monitoring solution using automated servers and the SCADA system, ensuring the highest levels of energy efficiency and the transparent management of the store´s technical installations. A highly innovative project in the area of Building Management Systems in the retail sector in Portugal.

    The solution is composed of the following systems:

    - Smoke extraction control

    - Units for the production and distribution of hot and chilled water 

    - Control of the ventilation system

    - Measurement of thermal energy 

    - Control of the lighting system  

    - Measurement and reports on the consumption of electricity and water  

    - Monitoring of water pumping systems

    - Monitoring of general electricity and generator units 

    - Monitoring of the cooling system

    - Measurement and reports on temperature records