Decathlon Climatizacion

Decathlon Climatizacion

Rooftops installation

Decathlon Climatizacion

Decathlon Climatizacion

Rooftop on deck

Decathlon Climatizacion

Decathlon Climatizacion

Rooftops installation

Renovation of air conditioning in Decathlon stores

Since 2014, GMD Solutions has carried out several projects for Decathlon Spain. In total, more than 15 stores have been opened with our help and a logistics warehouse has been remodeled. In addition to the work done on construction sites, we have worked with the maintenance department of the French brand to renovate 28 air conditioning machines in 16 stores over the last 2 years.

Most Decathlon stores are air-conditioned by one or more roof-top systems. This system is compact and integrates all the components for the heating, cooling, and ventilation systems for air renewal. It allows reaching high power without affecting the sales areas since they are installed on the roofs, as the name suggests. Additionally, from an economic point of view, the roof-top system integrates different technologies to achieve optimal energy efficiency: high-efficiency fan, free-cooling (free-cooling is the use of the outside temperature to air-condition a room with almost zero consumption of the installation during certain hours), heating mode with heat pump, management system and UV lamps to enhance air quality. For these reasons, it is a system fully adapted to air-condition medium and large surfaces such as commercial stores. In the case of Decathlon, the roof-top units are used to air-condition the salesrooms and, sometimes, the stores’ reserves.

In some of these stores, the roof-top models installed may be more than 15 years old. As the air-conditioning market is constantly evolving to improve the performance of the equipment, today, these models are no longer optimal in terms of the consumption they need to work properly.

Decathlon Spain has been committed to improving the energy efficiency of its facilities and, naturally, the replacement of the oldest and most worn roof-top units is often a major line of action for the leading brand in sales of sports products. Since 2018, GMD Solutions has been drawing up the projects and managing the replacement of this equipment on the spot, in collaboration with the installers chosen by tender. In total, 16 stores have benefitted from new-generation roof-top systems, improving the energy efficiency of the buildings. The new models installed are from some of the leading brands in the market, such as CIAT, Lennox, and KEYTER. The replacements were carried out in all cases by companies validated by Decathlon, with extensive experience in the sector, such as TH Mantenimiento, INELT, SADES, and MANTOTAL.

GMD Solutions proposes several options to improve the energy efficiency of buildings: energy audits, replacement of air conditioning systems, and installation of photovoltaic panels for self-consumption. If you are interested in learning more about how we can help you to improve the efficiency of your facilities, do not hesitate to contact us.