Quick wins for Sports and Culture

• Go through your energy bills with your supplier so you understand any penalty charges and how they can be reduced or avoided e.g. how much electricity is used at night
• Ensure heating and ventilation for specialist instruction classes out of hours only operate in the spaces required
• Ensure pool covers are put in place every evening
• Ensure vending machines for non-perishable food and drinks items are switched off over- night by using simple timeswitches
• Maintain appropriate temperatures, ventilation rates, lighting levels and water temperatures as recommended by sports industry bodies e.g. The Institute of Sport and Recreation Management
• Establish a maintenance schedule for the cleaning of lamps and fittings
• Ensure light switches are labelled to show the lights they control and lights are switched off when not needed
• Ensure backwashing occurs based on pressure difference across the filters
• Ensure heating boilers are routinely serviced e.g. gas boilers once a year and oil boilers twice a year
• Ensure ventilation in pool halls is set back overnight to maintain appropriate humidity levels
• Ensure staff are familiar with the correct operation of controls and equipment