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Fabric
covered building covers
55' by 290' composting
platform
Location:
New York
Building Size:
55' wide by 29' long
Fabric Covered
Building
Application:
Agricultural,
Composting
The fabric building, utilized for chicken farm
composting, was designed to create as much
natural ventilation as possible. Thompson
designed & installed the building to have a 3"
low-level air intake along the base of the curb
foundation to create a natural air circulation
that would exhaust condensation through a 10"
center ridge vent. "Compost piles create
lots of heat, creating a consistent natural
airflow provides a comfortable environment to
work in," says Thompson.
ACE
Farm, a family owned
chicken farm in New
York State, has been
in existence for
more than seven
decades. Their most
recent expansion
with a fabric
building enabled
them to eliminate a
problem and create
an additional
revenue generating
business.
The challenge was
handling the daily
droppings of 200,000
chickens. ACE Farm
had reached the
maximum levels of
soil nutrients and
could no longer
spread compost
chicken manure on
the family farm.
Tyler Etzel, ACE
Farm owner, had to
find alternate means
to safely dispose
compost product. "We
began to sell our
chicken manure to a
company who sold it
as soil amendments
for fertilizer. When
we worked the
numbers and did some
research, we
realized that there
was an opportunity
for us to
manufacture soil
that can be sold to
a variety of end
users," says Etzel.
ACE Farm needed a
building to mix and
house compost
product in.
"Consistency is key.
We mix leaves into
our chicken manure,
which creates an
excellent base
product. Chicken
manure soaks up huge
amounts of water, we
needed a controlled
environment to
eliminate excessive
moisture exposure
and unwanted
debris," says Etzel.
Etzel purchased a 55'W
x 290'L arch
design, fabric
building. "At first
I was looking for a
greenhouse, but
after viewing a
few neighboring
fabric buildings,
the quality and
durability of a
fabric building
made more sense to
me," says Etzel.
''The fabric
building offered a
great clear-span
environment to work
in and the
flexibility to
create a well
ventilated
environment."
"Fabric buildings
are ideal for
compost
applications, the
fabric is not
affected by the
corrosive
environment and the
galvanized steel
tubing has an
additional corrosion
barrier."
The fabric building
now houses a Scat
Turner that breaks
up, mixes and
aerates the compost
product. "Excessive
moisture and
unwanted debris are
no longer issues,"
says Etzel. "The
building helps us to
legitimize our
composting
business."
The building cover 270'
windrow piles that are
12' wide by 5' high
Fabric Covered Building
Highlights
•
10
inch
center
ridge
vent
to
allow
hot moist
air
escape
• A
3
inch
low level air intake
was
constructed
to
induce
natural
air
circulation to
exhaust condensation through
the
10
inch
center
ridge
vent
•
The
fabric
is not affected by
the
compost
environment
and
is
a non-conductor of heat
which
provides
a
cooler
work
environment
Installation
•
Installation
was
completed
in
5
days
A Scat Turner breaks
up, mixes and
aerates the 2
compost windrow
piles
The 3 inch low-level
intake helps to
create natural air
circulation
Condensation is
exhausted through
the center ridge
vent
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