\nWe will also provide you with a complete example produced with a professional software for engineers and architects including DWG drawings, renderings and a photovoltaic system project.<\/p>\n
You can start off by immediately downloading the free trial version of Edificius, the architectural BIM design software and the project drawings available below.<\/p>\n
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Loose housing barn render – produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n
Download the 3D BIM (.edf file)<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to download Edificius, the architectural BIM design software<\/a><\/p>\n The normative impositions concern the following aspects:<\/p>\n As evidence of the importance of building in the livestock sector<\/strong>, it is important to remember that the majority of indications and parameters reported by European directives and regulations <\/strong>on animal welfare refer to purely building aspects (housing systems, minimum farming areas, environmental control of shelters, feeding and watering systems, types of flooring).<\/p>\n To regulate the design of a stable they also provide different national, regional and local rules, which guarantee a correct way of operating, considering the various factors that revolve around this structure.<\/p>\n As a starting point it is useful to distinguish the two main types of animal housing facilities:<\/p>\n In fixed cattle sheds<\/strong>, the animals always occupy the same area and are tied to a rack. Indicated for a maximum of 35-40 animals<\/strong>, historically been the most used solution. With the arrival of new feeding techniques, milking, removal of dejections, it has gradually been replaced with Loose housing; today it is still used in mountain areas for small farms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Loose housing <\/strong>is the form of relaying more widespread.<\/strong> The main characteristic of this type is that the cows are free to move within the delimited spaces, sized to guarantee greater comfort and better hygienic conditions.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s have a look at designing a Loose housing husbandry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n B-B cross-section produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n Orientation and distance from other buildings<\/strong><\/p>\n The orientation of the stable has an important role in determining the microclimatic conditions that will be present inside.<\/p>\n As a general criterion, a free stall should preferably have aneast-west <\/strong>orientation.<\/p>\n Orientation:<\/p>\n Shape and dimensions of the building<\/strong><\/p>\n With the spread of free stables, there has been a progressive simplification of the building envelope<\/strong> or, to limit construction costs, and to favor the natural ventilation of the shelter.<\/p>\n The supporting structure is always of the beams and pillars type, with the use of prefabricated products made of steel, wood or reinforced concrete. It is very open and often has no fixed infill (especially on the long sides), with provision for light removable or height-adjustable curtain walls, such as nets or shading sheets or windbreaks made of plastic.<\/p>\n Cows manger render – produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n It is always preferable to have a high slope (25-35%) with thermal insulation and a central ridge dimensioned and provided with a protective dome. In this way, air is promoted in the different seasons of the year and animals are protected from the radiant heat coming from the roof in summer.<\/p>\n The ventilation of a stable must be designed and calculated. The natural ventilation is facilitated by a continuous slot ridge, in the stables with a gabled roof, and by large perimeter openings.<\/p>\n In Loose housing husbandries, the waiting and feeding area for milking are critical points where the installation of fans becomes a priority.<\/p>\n The floor of the stables is an element of great importance for the welfare of the animals.<\/p>\n A-A cross-section – produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n It should be non-slip, non-abrasive, with no sharp edges, not too hard, easy to clean, durable, long-lasting and economical; already from this list it is clear that the optimal floor type does not exist, some of these features are in strong contrast with each other.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In farms where cattle are bred, the barn or stable, is the company’s production center<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The classic structures of cattle breeding generally consist of:<\/p>\n The ancillary rooms at the barn can be:<\/p>\n To best develop the design of a stable for dairy cattle it is necessary to understand the functions<\/strong> that characterize the structure.<\/p>\n stable exterior render – produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n Apart from the typology, in the project of a stable for dairy cattle there are several common design aspects:<\/p>\n panoramic render – produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n The stable in free housing is made up of different areas<\/strong>: feeding, resting, milking, exercise (paddock), all connected to each other.<\/p>\n floor plan- produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n The feeding area consists of the feeding lane and the feeding lane, intended for the passage of mechanical means to allow food distribution. Generally speaking, the two areas are separated by a concrete wall separated by a rack. The flooring can be grilled, in cement or in beaten earth.<\/p>\n The resting area must be constructed in such a way as to guarantee maximum comfort to the animals.<\/p>\n The sleeping area with bunks guarantees the highest level of well-being, economy and hygiene: it reduces the cost of the litter, ensures greater cleanliness and avoids the trampling of the udder.<\/p>\n The bunks can be distributed in:<\/p>\n The permanent litter resting area is the more elastic solution than the couchette solution.<\/p>\n The exercise area is represented by external enclosures and is the area where the cow can move freely and dedicate herself to rumination.<\/p>\n The available surface varies depending on the type of flooring: the tendency is to create an area paved with concrete near the stable and an area in the outer ground: the first would be used in the winter period, the second in the summer.<\/p>\n The barn is completed with the milking area<\/strong>. This is an area composed of: waiting room, milking room, milk room, engine room.<\/p>\n The first room, where the animals stop before milking, is sized according to the number of animals present inside.<\/p>\n Waiting room<\/strong>: 1.30-1.50 m\u00b2\/head<\/p>\n The milking room, on the other hand, relates to the type of technique you want to use:<\/p>\n The milker pit must be approximately 1 meter below the floor of the milking stations to ensure an ergonomically correct position for the operator.<\/p>\n Milking parlour render – produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n The dimensions of the milk room and of the engine room are defined by the number and size of the planned machinery.<\/p>\n The example that we have been working on is a stable for dairy cattle, free housing and with permanent litter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n stable areas – produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n The stable is spread over an area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 3,200 m\u00b2<\/strong> which mainly contains the functions intended for cattle.<\/p>\n The internal organization was designed by providing, in the most external areas, the feeding lanes in which the food for the animals is distributed. Towards the inside the feeding area has been provided; as in the previous area, also in this the flooring was designed in concrete.<\/p>\n The exercise area <\/strong>was covered with straw as the adjacent area intended for rest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The central part is a lane that allows cattle to leave the structure to reach the external areas; on the right side there are also areas intended for animals that are no longer productive: dry boxes, steaming up boxes, delivery boxes and infirmary boxes.<\/p>\n At the head of the building we position the area used for milking (with relative waiting area), the staff area <\/strong>(with bathrooms, changing rooms and showers) and the warehouse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This project of a stable is completed with those we have defined common elements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n working drawing – produced with Edificius<\/p><\/div>\n The following section is dedicated to the free download of technical documentation files and produced projects, and of the software used to carry out this design.<\/p>\n Download the 3D BIM model ( .Edf file format) of a stable project<\/a><\/p>\n Download the IFC model of a stable project<\/a><\/p>\n Download the DWG CAD drawings of a stable project<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n 3D model of a photovoltaic system – produced with Solarius PV BIM<\/p><\/div>\n Download the complete project (file .srlp2) of the photovoltaic system<\/a><\/p>\n To open the complete photovoltaic system project you can use Solarius PV free for the first 30 days.<\/p>\n Read more about “Flexible Solar Panels<\/a>”<\/p>\n <\/p>\nEuropean legislation in the livestock sector<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Types of cattle sheds<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Stable design: criteria<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ventilation<\/h3>\n
Floor<\/h3>\n
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A stable project for dairy cattle<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Common design elements<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Project for a stable for free housing cattle<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Feeding area<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n
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Sleeping area with bunks, dimensions<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n
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Exercise area<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n
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Project for a cattle barn: a practical example<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photovoltaic calculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nThe project has a plant of around 140 KW of power, composed of 432 modules and 2 inverters. The panels are positioned on both sides of the stable roof with east-west orientation. Every detail is addressed in the photovoltaic system design file available also for download<\/strong>.<\/p>\nDwg and models to download<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photovoltaic system project<\/h2>\n
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