Mesker Park Zoo

This brand new exhibit brings penguins back to Mesker Park Zoo for the first time in over 50 years. Featuring a 38,000-gallon exhibit pool with four underwater viewing windows, geothermal heating and cooling, and a completely automated Life Support System; this exhibit screams energy-efficient!

The Humbolt penguins are able to enjoy the exhibit year-round by utilizing geothermal heating and cooling systems. Keepers can backwash filters with a push of a button. Backwash waste is collected, re-filtered, sanitized, and reused again in the exhibit making this system's domestic water consumption near zero.

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“Eric and his team recently completed the Penguin life support system (LSS) for Mesker Park Zoo, which we designed. We found Aquatic Resource Center to be professional and knowledgeable and appreciated their attention to detail. They followed the Contract Documents and were communicative with their questions about intent and function.

We also appreciated that they were proactive, responsive, and cooperative with troubleshooting and resolving problems. They consistently demonstrated that their team was committed to providing the Zoo with the best possible end product. We would be happy to recommend Eric and the Aquatic Resources Center team for future LSS projects."

— Terri Johnson, President, TJP Engineering