Industry and government experts will discuss Australian, New Zealand's and global policy and regulatory issues and the impact of the cooling sector on climate change. Key topics discussed will include the Kigali Amendment, the transition to zero net emissions systems, sustainability and renewables in integrated solutions.

2. Integrated Energy Systems in aquatic centres
By Derek Harbison from SmartConsult

3. Let’s talk pools…
Heating
-pool water @ 30 deg
-pool air @ 31 deg
-showers water @ 55 deg
Cooling
-’dry’ exercise areas @ 19 deg
-office areas @ 23 deg
-pool air @ 31 deg in Summer
Replacing air
-removing polluted air from the
Pool (wet) area

4. ‘Dry exercise’ areas

5. Learn to swim
classes

6. The ‘unitary equipment disease’
gas boilers
0.85 COP
air to water
heat pumps
3.8 COP
pool air
exchange
Unit
3.8 COP
gas hot water
for showers
0.85 COP

7. 6.0 heating COP
5.0 cooling COP

8. ‘Houston…
we have a
problem’

9. Have we got the design process right?
•Design the building layout, structure and select materials
•Select a heating and a separate cooling systems
•Decide how much Solar PV will be installed
Current Design
Process
•What are the thermal loads in the building?
•Where should the combined heating/cooling plant be located?
•How much of this thermal load can be powered by Solar PV?
•Is the roof optimised for Solar PV installation for area and
orientation?
•Is there space for thermal storage around the building?
New Energy Focused
Design Process
A Long Term
negative OPEX
cost Aquatic
Centre
A long term
sustainable
Aquatic Centre
Result
Result

10. And in the end....
Integrated Energy Systems allow aquatic centres to dramatically
reduce their energy consumption and this brings into play other energy
systems that would no
As we move towards a renewable energy supplied grid we need to
rethink our approach to high energy use in buildings and how these
buildings are designed and constructed.