Designers describe 'double stink wall' and layered ventilation for morgue

Nov 4, 2024

Architects told commissioners the coroner's autopsy suite will use isolation strategies including a double 'stink wall' and isolated mechanical systems to control odors without excessive extra equipment or cost.

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Commissioners pressed the design team on smell-control and ventilation for the coroner's autopsy suite during the Nov. 4 work session. One commissioner who had toured a larger facility in Columbus asked whether Butler County’s systems were sufficient; Scott Sendis said the plan uses a double 'stink wall' and isolated mechanical zones so the autopsy box's air systems neither share air with the rest of the building nor require excessive over-design.

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