Case Study - Nuaire Fans Get Up Close and Personal with Primates
Nuaire’s constant pressure system is well known for its ability to provide energy saving multi-room ventilation.
Up until now residents to benefit from the “on demand” ventilation system have been of the human variety. ……however the latest species to feel the benefits are primates – the chimpanzees at Edinburgh Zoo!
Nuaire was commissioned to provide the ventilation system for the new £5.65 million primate building, named the Budongo Trail, at Edinburgh Zoo. The new enclosure is named after the Budongo Forest Project in Uganda, which was set up by Professor Vernon Reynolds to protect the forest and its chimpanzees and to undertake research into the dynamics of the forest.
The 1400m2 facility will house up to 50 chimpanzees in a naturalistic environment, consisting of three chimpanzee “houses”, linked by bridges and tunnels, as well an external enclosure. The public will be able to get as close as possible to the chimps using a route which weaves between the pods and gives visual access to the chimps at points along the way.
RSP Consulting Engineers LLP, approached Nuaire to utilise their expertise in providing energy saving ventilation solutions.
The constant pressure principle reduces energy consumption by using a unique control damper that reacts to the environments requirements. The fan adjusts its speed to suit the damper, matching the system output to demand.
This can save up to as much as 70% of energy over conventional controlled systems, reducing carbon emissions as well as lowering running costs.
Continuous low level background ventilation ensures that the chimpanzees enjoy a constantly fresh environment providing comfortable surroundings for the unusual residents.
The “on demand” ventilation results in fans that are rarely at 100% of design duty and this combined with the unique integrated silencers ensures that acoustic requirements are maintained. As a result the exceptionally quiet operation of the systems means that the chimps are not distracted by the unnatural noise of fan motors.
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