Three projects, financed with more than EUR 350,000 by the State Fund for Local Employment and Sustainability, have already been started up with the aim of optimizing the energy management of the Tradeshow and Congress Centre of Malaga (FYCMA) by updating equipment related to the centre's lighting and air conditioning systems.
FYCMA continues to implement its policy geared to the efficient management of its energy resources with three new projects now under way, financed by the State Fund for Local Employment and Sustainability (FEESL).
With a budget of over EUR 350,000, improvements include the installation of double sliding doors in the entrances to FYCMA’s two halls, the implementation of a zone lighting control system, and the modernization of the centre’s energy management by updating its control system.
In the first case, sliding glass doors will be installed in front of the existing metal ones of the entrances to the halls so as to improve insulation between the central patio and their interior, thus reducing air conditioning running costs during events. As to the implementation of the zone lighting control system, this will be modified so as to allow for the partial illumination of areas inside the halls by means of a lighting system by quadrants, with the aim of limiting lighting to the specific areas used for an event. However, all the existing metallic halogen lamps will be reused and work will centre on overhauling cabling and lighting switchboards.
The last project, affecting all the facilities, involves updating and improving the air conditioning and electricity control systems of the building, the existing management software being replaced by a more modern and sophisticated software package, and the installation of thermal energy meters in strategic points of the power grid to analyze consumption in real time and optimize it.
Lastly, work will also soon commence on the installation of underground skip bins for different types of waste, adjacent to FYCMA, thus facilitating the recycling process of waste generated by the centre, as well as implementing a more hygienic and aesthetic method than the usual containers.
All these improvements form a part of the measures taken to optimize the centre’s energy management with the aim of cutting running costs and contributing to environmental protection. FYCMA already has a photovoltaic power plant, which only last year generated 95,000kWh, or the equivalent of the yearly energy consumption of 23 houses. Likewise, specific measures have been taken to use less paper. Lastly, it is important remember that FYCMA recently received the Environmental Management certificate from the Spanish Association of Standardization and Certification (AENOR), in accordance with the UNE-EN ISO 14001 standard.
