Virgin Active Goes Green

Like other Virgin Active Health Clubs around the country Virgin Active Brightwater Common will implement certain environmental friendly initiatives. These will include the following:

An Energy Saving Campaign

This campaign includes a Heat Recovery System which uses the excess energy from the gyms air conditioning units to heat the swimming pool and water for the showers.

Other projects that Virgin Active are currently working on to further reduce their energy requirements will include:

• The use of energy saving light bulbs
• The use of timers for external lighting such as lights in the parking area which will automatically shut down at certain times
• The use of smart lighting which will adapt the indoor lighting levels according to light levels outside
• PIR (Passive Infra-red Sensors) which will automatically turn off lights in various areas in the club that are not being used
• Solar Panels

A Water Savvy Campaign

This is a campaign whereby filtered waste pool water is used to irrigate gardens surrounding the club. "Used" water is also used for the flushing of toilets and urinals.

The Full Circle Recycling Campaign

Plastic drums housing our cleaning aids are recycled. Presently, Virgin Active Gyms recycle five hundred of these 5 litre plastic drums each month.

All light bulbs and fluorescent lighting is disposed of in a legislated environmentally friendly manner, and printer cartridges and packaging boxes are also recycled.

Like the other Virgin Active Health Clubs around the country, Virgin Active Brightwater Common will work at contributing towards the improving of "green" issues.

For more information contact Bradly Howland on 021 448 2020

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