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CASE STUDY NO. 2
MAKERS QUARTER BLOCK D OFFICE BUILDING
(Below) Rendering of an inte- rior design for an employees’ cafe in an upper floor tenant space with all-electric cook- ing equipment. (Courtesy of idGROUP)
Commissioning
The commissioning process included the BMS along with the building equipment operation. The coordination of the different communication protocols required programming revisions to make the BMS interface function properly and to establish the appropriate comfort temperature range.
Electric Kitchen Facilities
The tenant spaces include the possibility of installing all-electric kitchens as part of company- provided cafes serving lunches and snacks. In addition, the ground floor is programmed for the possibility of all-electric commercial kitchens or cooking facilities for retail tenants such as res- taurants, coffee shops and similar community food outlets.
Natural gas is available in the adjacent street but the building manager encourages any potential tenant contemplating food service to consider the advantages of an all-electric food preparation facility.
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