Natatorium project dives into energy savings, reduces refrigerant use
The retrofit of a 25-yr-old conventional indoor city recreation center proved to be a psychometrics and logistics challenge, according to the project’s engineer and mechanical contractor. The goal was to take the existing facility and create the new Kanata Leisure & Fitness Centre Wave Pool in Kanata, Ontario, featuring a wave pool, children’s pool, water slide, and spa.
Meeting the engineering challenge and creating the HVAC systems solution for the $500,000 retrofit was Goodkey Weedmark & Associates Ltd. of Ottawa, Ontario, and its design team of Steven Hamilton, P.Eng., associate partner; and Andre Bogdanowicz, P.Eng., principal; and mechanical contractor for T.P. Crawford in Gloucester, Ontario.