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Women's Fitness of Boston, Mass.

Women’s Fitness of Boston, an Eversource Energy customer, is a 10,000-square-foot urban gym providing modern strength training and cardio equipment, exercise classes, and personalized nutrition and fitness programs in a non-intimidating, all-female setting.

The owners of this small business contacted Eversource about how to save money on their electric bills and were directed to the utility's Small Business Direct Install Program vendor, RISE Engineering. RISE conducted a free energy assessment of the facility and recommended improvements, including state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures, lighting controls, programmable thermostats, and high-efficiency showerheads. These energy-efficiency measures produced a projected $5,000 in annual electricity savings and created a brighter, more enjoyable environment for the gym’s clientele and employees.

Energy Efficiency Profile

THE NEED

Save energy and reduce energy costs, improve overall lighting quality, and eliminate the buzzing noise originating from older ballasts during exercise classes.

THE SOLUTION

Lighting Retrofits

  • Replaced 71 fluorescent fixtures with LED troffers in the office, hallways, main room, weight and spinning rooms, locker rooms and tanning room
  • Replaced 3 halogen lamps with LED lamps in the front hall

Lighting Controls

  • Installed occupancy sensors in the office, spinning room, locker rooms and tanning room

HVAC & Water Efficiency Measures

  • Replaced 3 no-setback thermostats with programmable thermostats
  • Installed 6 low-flow showerheads

 

 

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