Natural Ventilation System for Animal Care Facilities

When designing an HVAC system for an animal care facility, we consider a number of criteria including user comfort, code requirements, cost, and correct equipment. Kennels, play areas, and procedure rooms all need to be served with natural ventilation, so how do we approach the design?

The Haslet Pet Resort is a 7,600 SF facility that includes over 3,000 SF of animal treatment and procedure rooms.?Supplying natural air to these spaces proved to be a bit of a challenge.

The solution was to design the building with a series of operable windows that automatically open when the right weather conditions exist. The natural air is then circulated throughout the interior and released back to the exterior through louvers on a 35-foot-high tower specifically designed for the effect ...

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