Builder: Post Farm Structures
Owner: Ben Loewith, Summithorn Holsteins
Designed By: Post Farm Structures Inc.
Engineered By: Tacoma Engineers
Materials Supplied By: Kenmar Concrete Forming, Agway Metals, Otter Valley Construction, Mar-Span Truss, Stubbes Precast, Ontrack Door Systems, Voisins Equipment Rentals, Ventec Canada
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113’-4” x 504’ Freestall Dairy Barn
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532 cow freestall barn – 184 lactating cows, 348 heifers
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Automatic Houle alley scraper to scraper alleys, scraping to center of barn. Manure pumped to over 350 ft to existing pit
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Barn designed for maximum air flow utilizing Sun-North ventilation curtains and galvanized wire mesh bird screen
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Walls are clad with PVC & poly-coated plywood - no exposed wood
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Exterior finished with steel cladding, and custom trims to match existing with light panels to gable ends
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20’ x 80’ slatted link to connect new barn to existing. Allows for cow traffic to milking parlour
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Vaulted center ridge featuring lexan light ridge with Ventec chimneys to maximize natural light on the feeding table
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Sand bedded stalls designed with 45 degree angle to inside of curbs for cow comfort
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Energy efficient LED lighting system
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Building Code Commission approved alternative to vertical fire separation across barn required due to square footage. Barn design includes various fire-hazard mitigating measures
