Cornell University’s Veterinary Medical Center Small-Animal Surgical Suite

Erdman Anthony provided mechanical and electrical design, as well as construction administration services, for the rehabilitation of the HVAC system that serves the small-animal surgical suite at Cornell University’s veterinary medical center. The intent was to address major deficiencies contributing to the spaces operating outside of their desired temperature and humidity setpoints.

Our firm’s scope of services involved addressing the main issues identified in a feasibility planning study previously completed by Cornell. The existing chiller was replaced with a new 180-ton air-cooled modular chiller system to provide redundancy and greater partial load control, and the outside air unit’s chilled water coil was redesigned and upsized to control temperature and humidity better. Other minor changes to ductwork distribution and piping insulation were made so that all deficiencies in the system were addressed.

The surgical suites now have improved temperature and humidity control and provide a better environment for veterinarians to perform their work.