For Shopping Centers

Flagship operations for every mall.

Noda's AI agents analyze central plants and shared spaces across mall portfolios, lowering landlords' operating expenses.

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Dynamic condenser water setpointNeeds Acceptance$21,940/yr
$118K
Year 1 energy savings identified for one shopping center REIT
40%
Load shed in a grid emergency at Macerich centers
117K
kWh cut annually across eight food court AHUs

Higher NOI, center by center.

Noda brings down utility bills, peak demand charges, and emergency repairs at enclosed malls, and keeps shoppers comfortable through the busiest days of the year.

Energy savings across every system.

Noda's AI agents analyze the central plant, air handlers, and rooftop units continuously, and write up each fix as a Project, from condenser water resets in the plant to static pressure on the air side.

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All systemsCrestmoor Galleria
$64,175/yracross 4 Projects to accept
  • Dynamic condenser water setpointCH-1, CH-2$21,940
  • Improve static pressure setpoint adherenceAHU-C3$18,640
  • Reduce chilled water bypassCHWP-1$14,380
  • Reduce simultaneous heating and coolingAHU-A1$9,215

Lower peak demand automatically.

Noda's Automated Demand Management sees each peak coming and trims cooling across shared spaces before demand crosses its target. Every setpoint returns to the BMS once the peak passes.

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Building powerAbove the demand limit
1,486 kW
Limit 1,450 kW
AHU-C3North concourse74°FMax 77°F
AHU-C5South concourse73°FMax 76°F
AHU-A1Center atrium74°FMax 76°F
AHU-FC2Food court72°FMax 74°F

Reduce cooling costs in shared spaces.

Air handlers serving shared spaces frequently hold one fixed discharge temperature all day, overcooling their zones when crowds thin out. Noda flags units whose zones sit below setpoint, and a reset tied to zone temperatures cuts energy while comfort holds.

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Insight
Discharge Air Temperature Reset Opportunity
AHU-FC2 · Food court · Crestmoor Galleria
Discharge air setpoint55°FFixed
  • Seating north71.2°FSetpoint 74°F
  • Seating south70.6°FSetpoint 74°F
  • Counter line72.1°FSetpoint 74°F
  • Seating east71.8°FSetpoint 74°F

See performance across every center.

Older centers frequently run different BMS vendors, each with its own point naming. Noda's Independent Data Layer maps every center's points onto a single standard model, so portfolio teams read each mall's data the same way.

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Crestmoor Galleria
Johnson Controls MetasysCRG.AHU-FC2.DA-T
Halden Square Mall
Tridium NiagaraHSM_FC_AHU2_SAT
Standard modelHaystack · Brick · DBO
AHUDATDischarge air temperature
CH-1AHU-FC2VAV-4
  • Johnson Controls
  • Honeywell
  • Siemens
  • Trane
  • Schneider Electric
  • Automated Logic
  • Distech Controls
  • Delta Controls
  • Tridium
  • Alerton

Works with the systems you already use.

The Noda LaunchPad, a secure on‑premises gateway, reads data from building management systems of any generation that support BACnet/IP, Modbus, or MQTT.

Aerial view of a regional shopping mall at dusk, with rooftop units across its roof and parking lots around it
MacerichCase study
“Thanks to Noda and Berkeley Lab, we now have a solution that delivers both efficiency and demand flexibility. Their technology helps us save energy and costs every day, while maintaining high-quality indoor conditions and supporting grid reliability.”
Brandon Crowe
VP Information Technology · Macerich
40%
Load shed during a grid emergency, with zone temperatures inside site limits
$60K
In savings at two sites within six months
4M
Sq feet across 3 Macerich pilot sites

Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory case study, 2025

Results from Noda customers

RetailAir handlersComfort + efficiency

8 food court AHUs running smarter and more comfortably.

What Noda Diagnosed

A major regional shopping center had eight food court AHUs locked at a static 55°F discharge, opening chilled water valves even when zones were already below setpoint. A dynamic discharge reset tied to zone-temp adherence cut 117,300 kWh annually across the eight units while improving comfort.

8 food court AHUs
117,300 kWh reduced annually
Comfort simultaneously improved
$22,017 annual savings
Annual savings$22K

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Frequently asked questions

  • Where do the savings come from?

    From how the central plant and air handlers run day to day: condenser and chilled water setpoints, pump and fan pressures, chilled water bypass, and air handlers heating and cooling at once. Each fix is a change to a setpoint or control sequence in the existing BMS, so none of them needs new equipment.

  • Does Noda cover tenant spaces?

    Noda analyzes the equipment connected through the landlord's building management system, typically the central plant and the units serving concourses, atriums, and food courts. Equipment a tenant controls on a separate system stays out of scope unless it's connected too.

  • How does Noda lower demand charges?

    Automated Demand Management forecasts demand from metered power, weather, and occupancy schedules. When the forecast approaches a target, it nudges occupied cooling setpoints up in small steps, never past the maximum set for each zone.

  • Will shoppers feel it when Noda sheds load?

    Each zone has a maximum temperature the operations team sets, and Automated Demand Management never goes past it. During the grid emergency in the Berkeley Lab study at Macerich, zone temperatures stayed inside site limits throughout.

  • What hardware does Noda require on site?

    Each center needs one Noda LaunchPad, a gateway that connects to the site network and collects trend data from the existing BMS. Noda doesn't reprogram the BMS or require new sensors.

  • How are savings reported to owners and investors?

    Noda measures each completed Project against a baseline adjusted for weather and occupancy. Savings roll up by center and across the portfolio, with energy and emissions figures ready for disclosure.

AI that works after closing time.

Continuous analysis for shopping centers, during opening hours and overnight.

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