Westpark Fitness

Sport facility type

• Indoor sports centre

Is the facility part of the sports complex?

No

Description

Westpark is a privately owned fitness centre in operation for 35 years in south Dublin, it consists of gym floor, 20m swimming pool and multiple studios

Size

• Indoor Space: 2 800 m²
• Outdoor Space: 0 m²

Other relevant information about the sports facility

Westpark is a 2,800 square metre facility spread over 4 levels

Sustainability pillars of the innovation'

• Energy

Subcategories

• Lighting: Installation of LED lighting, presence or brightness control systems.
• Heating and cooling systems: Solutions to optimize the use of heat or cold for space conditioning or water vessels.
• Specific Technologies: Solutions such as waste heat recovery, thermal or electrical energy storage, and more.
• Data and monitoring: Systems to improve data collection and monitoring.

Innovation description

Addition of Solar 2024 150kw, addition of 2 air to water heat pumps, addition of a chiller unit, new heat recovery ahu units x 3.

Innovation Type

Technical innovation

Approximate cost of investment in innovation (in €, excluding VAT)

350 000

Aid or subsidy to encourage the implementation of the innovation

Yes, SEAI EXCEED FUNDING FOR ALL PROJECTS, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9UI07gG9p0

Years for the return on investment (ROI)

Solar 5 years approx. Heat pumps/heat recovery ahus-8 years

Pros of the Innovation

Direct savings on electricity from solar- pay back roughly 5 years

Less gas is used with air-to-water heat pumps

Very little waste-by product of the chiller unit, heat, is used to heat the pool air and water

Cons of the Innovation

Time involved in seeing these different projects to fruition

Facility Indicators

Other sustainability measures you have introduced

• LED lights
• Solar panels

Other relevant information related with innovation

Usage of gas is 0,27 gas units per visitor.

Interest in a specific need that can be addressed by a company offering an innovative sustainability solution.

Would like to upgrade building management system to control innovations in the best possible way