What is the Best Solution to Make an Energy Efficient Gym?
The results from the case study clearly demonstrate that if a gym (especially the Wake Forest gym) is looking into becoming more energy efficient, they should replace treadmills with manual ones such as EcoMills. Findings have confirmed that replacing the treadmills is the most energy efficient solution. In addition, it is more cost effective because it is paid off the quickest. However, it should be taken into account that the initial cost of replacing treadmills is higher than that of investing in a ReRev system. A gym should invest in new energy-efficient treadmills if the large sum of money is available, but if there is only a small amount available the gym should consider investing in the ReRev system. Either way both systems still provide energy savings, but the replacement of treadmills creates more.