Construction of the Oatlands Aquatic Centre is now complete with the official opening in mid-May 2023. The facility is located in Oatlands, an hour north of Hobart.
The state-of-the-art facility includes a six-lane 25m indoor swimming pool, a program pool, and an aquatic play area, plus a group fitness class area, equipped gym, and an administration area.
COVA were responsible for the design of HVAC and pool heating, Electrical and Hydraulic services. Energy efficiency was a key consideration throughout the services design with indoor pool air handling and pool water heating being two of the largest energy consumers. A PoolPac Plus Air Change unit was selected to undertake both functions which utilises DX heat pump efficiency which results in significant energy savings.
78kw of Solar PV Cells will also be installed to offset the energy consumption of the facility. A negotiated arrangement with Electric Highway also saw the installation of two highspeed electric vehicle chargers with infrastructure installed to support two additional stations as demand for EV charging facilities grows.
COVA were also involved in the design of backwash storage tanks, transfer pipe, and controls which are located 700m away from the main pool. The controls interface with the existing backwash control circuit and allow backwash water to be discharged to tanks and used for firefighting water supplies rather than discharged to traditional sewerage treatment services.
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