GARDEN CENTRES
Commercial and retail glass structures by their
very nature of the construction, mean solar heat gains can make the buildings both
uncomfortable for customers and, in the case of garden centres, create problem conditions
for the plants.
In this particular garden centre
four internal evaporative coolers are mounted onto the steelwork structure of the
building. During the day these internal coolers take the fresh air supplied by the
natural ventilation of the building and use it to provide cooling for people and plants.
During the night the
ventilation is closed down and the internal units take the on role of humidifiers to
produce better conditions for the plants.
The coolers are fitted with circular
diffusers which direct the air down to create a comfort zone at low level.
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