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Johnson Controls Replicates Tropical Rainforest Environment at Zoo Leipzig, Germany

Ideal climate created for 300 animals, 24,000 plants at new Gondwanaland hall

You don't have to be human to benefit from building system integration. At the new Gondwanaland hall at Zoo Leipzig, Germany, we created a tropical rainforest environment that's now home to 300 animals and 24,000 plants.

 

The location hosts animals representing Africa, Asia and South America so, depending on the exhibit, the temperature in the 120,000 square foot/16,500 square meter facility must be maintained between 24 C/68 F and 42 C/107 F and the humidity level may need to reach 80 percent.  To achieve those goals, data from the various building systems are collected by 15 subsystems that feed into a Johnson Controls METASYS® building management system that can be monitored in real-time from any mobile device. In addition, the roof of the tropical rainforest has a foil covering, providing natural heating to reduce operating costs. The METASYS® system is integrated with a ventilation system to transfer the heat and regulate ideal temperatures to different parts of the zoo.

 

“The building management system at Gondwanaland provides a realistic habitat for the plants and animals in the most efficient way possible,” said Felix Colsman, vice president, Service and Technology, Johnson Controls.  “When building systems work together, the result is saved money, reduced energy and happy residents – regardless of the species.”

 

Established in 1878, Zoo Leipzig is one of the oldest in the world and home to around 850 species.

 

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