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High Heat Yoga

O'Dell helps high heat yoga save $1,600.00 on utilities in January!


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Using our technical product expertise and understanding of HVAC systems, O'Dell assisted in developing a highly efficient approach to high heat yoga studios.  Comparing the operational costs of this efficient facility design with a previous installations, the owner realized a savings of more than $1,600 in January 2011.

The Call

HIgh heat yoga facilities have extreme environments where participants exercise in temperature & humidity levels in excess of 105°F and 50% RH.  While this provides a great workout, it really stretches the demands on the HVAC equipment.   How do you maintain this environment and keep energy bills in check?

The Solution

The comparison facilities were in the same city and had very similarly sized yoga studios (~1,000-ft2) The following table outlines the systems that were in place at each facilty and their utlity costs:

Studio HVAC Design Description Gas Bill Electric Bill Total Utility
Baseline
  • Electric radiant heat
  • Crossflow heat recovery ventilator (500-cfm)
  • Gas hot water
min* $1,900.00 ~$2,000.00
Efficienct Design Solution
  • Superior Radiant "L" series Infrared radiant tube heaters. (Note: Mounted at 9' AFF)
  • BPE Counterflow heat recovery ventilator (500-cfm)
  • Gas hot water
$285.00 mint ~$400.00

* Facility only uses gas for it's hot water requirements
t Facility only uses electricity for it's lighting requirements & plug loads.