Berner’s Architectural Low Profile 8 air curtain keeps patrons and employees comfortable at a popular Michigan restaurant and saves in construction and energy costs.
What began as a front doorway air curtain solution for patron and employee comfort will also deliver more than $500 in annual energy savings and eliminate upwards of $15,000 in potential vestibule construction costs for the new Fork n’ Pint in Lake Orion, Mich.
Co-owner Doug Young thought a complete remodel of an existing restaurant would set the table for the American comfort food dining he envisioned when opening the 4,800-square-foot eatery. However, patrons and employees were frigidly uncomfortable near the front entrance when Fork n’ Pint opened in early 2018.
After fielding wintertime complaints about the cold, Young removed at least three tables and 12 chairs near the drafty entrance. This resulted in lost revenue during full-capacity periods, which were frequent since the restaurant was an instant hit in the small bedroom community of 3,000 people outside Detroit.
See how an air curtain fixed Fork n’ Pint’s drafty entrance and saved the cost of a vestibule. Read the full case study in the PDF below.
