Design of buildings
Implementation
Mid term
Sustainability components
- GHG emissions
- Air quality
- Soil
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Animal welfare
- Economic
- Social
- Technical feasibility
Climate risk region
Southern
Weather event addressed
Farming system
ANIMALS
Dairy
Description of the measure
Redesign barns and milking parlour for allowing passive ventilation
Comments on sustainability
Open barns (8 meters height and no walls) have shown to be successful for enhancing passive ventilation. However, it entails a complete re-building of the farm facilities , with the positive effect of making the farm more efficient, being the negative aspect a very hgh investment. Other partial solutions exist, such as shading East-South parts of the barn, installing walls that can be removed, better insulation of roofs, etc.