At Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, guests and staff were frequently exposed to smoke and odors due to extensive gaming and hospitality operations. FläktGroup SEMCO installed upgraded ventilation, energy recovery, and filtration systems that significantly improved indoor air quality while recovering energy to offset increased fresh-air ventilation costs.
Key Facts
- 78,000 sq ft gaming floor, 507 hotel rooms, restaurant and bar facilities.
- Floating casino barge connected to 14-story tower building.
- Project completed without interrupting guest service or operations.
- Retrofit took less than 8 months from concept to start-up.
Challenge
Horseshoe Casino’s existing HVAC system and ventilation did not effectively control smoke and indoor pollutants on the gaming floor, despite heavy smoking activity. The facility needed a solution that would dramatically improve indoor air quality and meet fresh-air standards without unacceptable increases in operating cost or disruption to continuous casino operations.
Solution
FläktGroup SEMCO provided multiple energy-recovery and air-treatment units featuring high-efficiency total energy recovery wheels and upgraded three-stage filtration systems. These systems supplied large volumes of outside air while recovering energy from exhaust streams to reduce heating/cooling loads and minimize net operating cost impact. The retrofit was designed and installed with minimal disturbance to casino operations, using night-time shifts and phased work.
Results
- Dramatically improved indoor air quality; guest complaints about smoke and odors virtually eliminated.
- Ventilation improvements reduced conventional cooling load by 61% despite introducing large fresh-air volumes.
- Indoor atmosphere now cleaner and healthier at similar or lower overall operating cost compared to prior state.
- Installation completed smoothly in under 8 months without business interruption.
“We were able to integrate the equipment without interrupting business. Most customers didn’t even realize we were doing the project.”
George Byers
Director of Facilities
Horseshoe Casino & Hotel.
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