Optimized operation of indoor public pool facilities – Final Report

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Target Finder indicates that indoor public pools have an energy use intensity that is at least 3 times that of the other parts of buildings within which they reside (EPA 2014). This project was undertaken to develop specialized guides designed to provide energy savings through quality maintenance and operation of indoor public pool facilities, and to investigate their energy impact. 

The key goals were the development of guides for recommissioning providers and service technicians and quantification of the savings potential associated with specific operational improvements in Minnesota’s indoor public pools. In the 30 buildings surveyed on-site, there were strong relationships observed between the building types with pools and the sizes and types of pools in those buildings, and other trends related to key equipment characteristics.