Paul Sadler Swimland – Mickleham opened in June and sets a new standard for swim schools in Australia. Designed by NH Architects the centre was designed from the outset to outperform existing designs. The design is ‘low energy’ with a focus on using less energy, but also providing teachers, students and parents with an exceptional…
We are running Aquatic Centre Hypotheticals in Sydney and Melbourne in July, These events are focused on creating a ‘hypothetical’ aquatic centre that is the most energy efficient in Australia; in one day! The presenters at the events are leaders in design and engineering of aquatic centres in Australia, NZ and the UK: Stephen Platt…
Tour and Seminar – Monday 12th of Dec Tour of the Brimbank Wellness and Aquatic Centre with Ross Kingston- Free Low Energy Aquatic Centre Sessions and lunch- $150 Book HERE Decarbonising Aquatic Centres- the deep dive Tour of Brimbank Wellness and Aquatic Centre with Ross Kingston 12.00pm to 1.00pm The new Brimbank Wellness and Aquatic…
We have completed a small report for Energy Consumers Australia that looked at a Low Energy swim school in Sydney and a gas powered swim school in Victoria. The Low Energy swim school provided some unexpected results, as the centre was found to not be using the second heat pump that was installed; they just…
To make this easier to understand let’s put the situation into domestic terms. It’s winter at your place and the house is cold. Do you pull the curtains across the windows first or do you go out and buy a heater? The smart money is drawing the curtains. The expensive fix is the heater. Once…
Today I was reading through a report written by a consultant in Victoria in 2019 to provide some insight into the viability of transitioning from gas to heat pumps. Some of the figures stated in the report jumped off the page at me as they were so misleading: -the maintenance cost for heat pumps would…
This serves two purposes: it keeps the topic front and centre, but as an added bonus, it also gets your name on these people’s desks in a friendly helpful way. They won’t get too upset if you are trying to help them form an opinion and independent articles are a good way to do this……
There is a very small swim school in Maroubra where they are setting new standards every day. This doesn’t have much to do with the clients or the way the instructors deliver their message. It is happening all around them in the centre every time they open their doors and even when they are closed….