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HEATING AND COOLING

Aquariums also require significant amounts Without an air heat recovery system, the heat
of outside air circulation to maintain healthy energy in the warm exhaust air would be discharged
environments for occupants and the durability from the building and cold outside air would need
of the building itself. At the same time, many to be heated. A traditional heat recovery system
spaces such as restrooms, LSS rooms and storage for an aquarium would typically leverage run-
rooms require exhaust air to control odors or around loop technology (see Figure 5) in order to
other air contaminants. eliminate any risk of contaminants being transferred
from the exhaust to the outside air intake stream.
Heat recovery efficiency for these types of systems
typically hover around 50%.

Figure 5—Traditional Run Around Loop Heat Recovery

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