朱光玉火锅馆 — Four Outlets in KL, Selangor and Johor, Every Opening Date Held

Hotpot is the most demanding comfort environment in commercial F&B. Every table is a live heat source: induction or gas burners running continuously beneath diners, plus steam, plus a full commercial kitchen behind.

Cooling that fights a dining room full of active burners is not a floor-area calculation — it is a heat load problem where getting the zoning wrong produces a dining hall that is simultaneously too cold at the perimeter and unbearable at the centre.

Compounding it: a brand rolling out multiple outlets nationally needs the same guest experience in every location, in buildings that differ completely in shape, ceiling height, and services access — and every outlet has a fixed opening date.

CASS was appointed HVAC design-and-build contractor across the brand's Malaysian outlet programme, delivering four outlets in Kuala Lumpur (Pudu), Klang (Selangor) and Johor Bahru (Johor).

System design was zoned by function rather than applied uniformly — higher-capacity ceiling cassettes over dining halls carrying the burner load, separate units per VIP and private dining room for independent control, dedicated provision for kitchen, canteen, dishwash and cold-store areas, and wall-mounted units where cassette installation was not appropriate.

Each outlet was delivered to the brand's opening schedule, with scope covering equipment supply, installation, copper piping and SIRIM-certified control wiring, insulated condensate drainage, and cable tray systems. Variation orders were absorbed mid-project as layouts evolved — outdoor dining areas, additional dining zones, store rooms, and dishwash areas added without displacing the opening date.

The Johor Bahru outlet was executed as an outstation deployment: crews accommodated on site for the duration, crane and lifting equipment mobilised, and the full installation completed away from the Klang Valley base.