Veterinary & Animal Care

Because in animal-care spaces, recirculated air spreads disease and ammonia. Airborne pathogens like Bordetella, parvo, and panleukopenia accumulate fast when air is reused, which is why the ASV Guidelines and AVMA call for 10–20 air changes per hour of outside air with dedicated exhaust. We design 100% outside-air systems, then add energy recovery so all that fresh air doesn't blow up your operating cost. The result is a building that dilutes contagion instead of redistributing it.

We design a building-wide pressure cascade, not just one isolation room. Isolation wards run negative at 12 or more air changes per hour on 100% exhaust; kennels and wet areas stay negative; clinical spaces sit neutral; and reception and clean areas stay positive. We then coordinate door undercuts, transfer air, and offsets so the cascade actually holds in daily operation, with pressure monitoring at the critical isolation and surgical boundaries. That keeps contagious air contained — detailed for the licensed engineer of record on your project to seal.

Yes. Surgery suites are designed at 10–15 air changes per hour with MERV 14 or better supply filtration for a clean surgical field. We design medical gas (oxygen and vacuum) and waste anesthetic gas disposal scavenging to NFPA 99 so staff aren't exposed to rogue anesthetic gases. Critical-care and surgical loads get standby/optional power per NEC. It's a true hospital MEP set, not an office HVAC layout dropped into a clinic.

Yes. We provide the dedicated power, panel capacity, isolation, and grounding each modality needs, coordinated with the imaging vendor's requirements. Radiation shielding is set by a qualified physicist using NCRP Report 148 for veterinary medicine, and we coordinate the wall, door, and penetration provisions around their barrier calculations. So the imaging suite is built right the first time rather than reworked after the modality lands.

That's a design driver, not an afterthought. Kennel, treatment, and wet areas get corrosion-resistant equipment, washdown-rated luminaires and devices, and chemical-resistant piping selected for the caustic cleaning chemistry these facilities use. Drainage is sloped and sized for hose-down sanitation with hair and solids interceptors. The goal is a set that holds up to 24/7 operation without constant maintenance calls.