RETAIL MARKETS
Functional, constructable solutions based on the industry experience of our staff.
DC Engineering’s Retail Market teams are passionate about understanding and employing cost effective, sustainable refrigeration and other solutions that meet and exceed our client’s expectations. From the largest retail chains to boutique establishments, clients have trusted us to provide engineering solutions for their specific project goals, as well as their overall business needs.
Operational Expertise
Many of the senior staff on DC’s Retail Teams have facilities engineering experience in large grocery store chains. We understand the responsibilities and challenges involved in design criteria, on-going retrofits, energy upgrades, and operational & maintenance issues. This understanding has led us to develop a suite of Retail Market Specialty Services that complement our traditional MEPS engineering services.
DC Engineering’s Retail Market Specialty Services
Our understanding of the operational challenges and opportunities in the retail arena, have led practical industry leading solutions in the areas of energy and operational efficiency, sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
Industry Leadership in Sustainable Solutions
DC Engineering is actively involved with major retailers, equipment manufacturers, and industry associations, helping to advance the design and adoption of new technologies and energy efficient design.
- Designed the first CO2/Propane based natural refrigeration system in the US
- Design of various versions of combined heat and power systems with technology dependent on system application and end-user priorities.
- Among the first design firms in the US to help clients transition to Transcritical CO2 and Secondary CO2 systems (100+ systems as of Fall 2024)
- Energy modelling to validate new CO2 system components and support system choices
- Industry Presentations (since 2007 and ongoing): ASHRAE, IIAR, EEI, FMI, NASRC, ATMOsphere, EPRI, CA Energy Commission.
DC business leaders with trade organization leadership for over 15 years.
ASHRAE
- 10.8 Refrigeration Load Calculations, Committee Chair
- 10.2 Refrigeration Applications, Committee Chair
- 10.1 Custom Refrigeration Systems, Sub-Committee Chair
- SSPC 147, Voting Member
- T-STDS-SPC 210 (Testing Methodology Walk-In Coolers) Voting Member
IIAR
- CO2 Handbook Committee
NASRC
- Founder/Chief Governance Officer
- CO2 Technical Committee Voting Member
- Partnership with NASRC to create the first open source CO2 installation specifications.
- DC hosts equipment manufacturers for trainings and provides subject matter expert analysis on new technologies for various publications.
- Energy efficient building and refrigeration system design programs have saved millions in energy savings and accompanying utility rebates
Serving Retail clients in the following market sectors:
“I’ve worked with DC Engineering for many years on a wide variety of projects – everything from new stores, to remodels, to small one-offs. Some of the projects have been straightforward; others have been super complicated on tight timeframes. Although I know the DC team does great design work, the things that come to mind for me as a construction manager are their dedication to doing the job right, and their commitment to hitting deadlines, regardless of what we throw at them.”
Tom Hammar, Construction Manager
Whole Foods Market
