PARKLAND SHADE STRUCTURES

WHITE BOX RISE ESTATE – WODONGA

Outdoor shade sails are today an integral part of community life at local parks and gardens and other Australian public places where people congregate away from the sun.

Fashionable Sail Shades was contracted by Living Zone Pty Ltd to supply and install two shade structures in the new White Box Rise Estate in Wodonga.

In consultation with Oasis Tension Structures Fashionable Sail Shades worked closely with the builder and project engineers to meet their brief commencing with the conceptual design and progressing toward the development of a design solution including supply and installation.

Carefully configured to provide shade the overall effect was to blend it with the landscaped garden. The space underneath the canopy is now used for relaxation and entertainment.

The sails look quite spectacular.

COOL COW SHADE STRUCTURES

DAIRY FARM

Excessive heat load (EHL) during the summer months can result in significant production losses and animal welfare considerations. High body heat loads can develop in dairy cows when a contamination of local environmental conditions and animal factors exceed the animal’s ability to dissipate body heat.

Dairy farmers can influence the severity of head load burden placed on cows during hot conditions by implementing a range of management strategies. Minimizing heat gain through shade should be a priority for farmers hoping to keep their cows cool. Most farmers notice falls in milk production when cows get hot. This results in substantial losses in milk income.

Shade can have a large impact on the body head load experienced by dairy herds and can improve comfort, productivity and increase profitability by contributing towards higher summer milk production. Shade cloth minimizes solar radiation – the cows can voluntarily seek shade to off-load heat via evaporation. Shade cloth is porous so heat evaporated from cows can vent through it.

Shades sail structures can be designed to maximize ventilation and afternoon shade and can ensure that wind speeds are maximized in yard and where possible, air temperatures are kept below body temperatures.