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Sustainability and the Clifton Pool

It is our intention to build the concept of sustainability into everything that we do at the Pool. We believe that this will have both economic and practical benefits.

Pumping System

Swimming Pools use a lot of energy in both heating the water and pumping the water through the filtration system. We would like the pipe-work and filtration system to be designed to produce the lowest possible impedance to flow thereby enabling smaller pumping equipment to be used which in turn uses less electricity. Furthermore, we would like the roof of the main building to incorporate solar tiles thereby allowing the complex to generate some of the electricity needed.

Insulation

It is our intention to put a new roof over the Pool and we would like this to be glazed with new so-called superglass. Coatings on this glass enable it to act as a very efficient insulator. This could keep heat in during the Winter and out during the Summer.

Water Quality

Conventional hygiene methods in Swimming Pools involve large quantities of chemicals. Traditionally chlorine has been used. This dissolves in the water to form a weak solution of hydrochloric acid. This is an irritant for those swimming in the Pool but also adds to the maintenance problems. The Pool water itself corrodes concrete, pipes etc., thus causing huge maintenance costs. We would like to adopt a low chemical use strategy, possibly involving bacterial filtration and ultra-violet light treatment methods. The advantages of this will be much better quality water for swimmers, coupled with lower maintenance costs for ourselves.

These are simply a few of our ideas in relation to sustainability, if you have any suggestions or advice then please email us.

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