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Tokyo Department Store Puts CO2 Water-Loop System in High Rise Tokyu finds alternative to CO 2 condensing units for basement food store where space is limited. ― By Devin Yoshimoto
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Nove mbe r 2019, Tok y u Department Store, a major Japanese chain, opened a new 47-story high-rise commercial complex called Shibuya Scramble Square, just a few blocks from Tokyo's well-known "Shibuya Scramble Crossing" intersection. The company installed several CO 2 plug-in display cases combined with a water loop system in the complex’s basement food-shopping area. The combination of CO 2 plug-in equipment with a water loop system in a retail department store setting is relatively new in Japan, where CO 2 outdoor condensing units in convenience stores are dominant. The innovation represents a new opportunity for end users such as department store retailers to employ natural refrigerant systems, especially those located in densely populated Tokyo neighborhoods, where space is always limited.
Shibuya Scramble Square, a 230 meter (754 foot) tower overlooking the Shibuya Scramble Crossing, opened on November 1, 2019.
April-May 2020 // Accelerate Magazine