Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, Blue Hill Club
 
 
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With the goal of providing the best possible after-school facilities for at-risk youth, Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) recently undertook the renovation and expansion of its Blue Hill Club in Dorchester. A major aspect of the project was updating the pool with an added enclosure to create a year-round aquatics program. Following more than two years of research on pool enclosure concepts and builders, BGCB selected OpenAire Inc. for its ability to provide turn-key design, high quality, energy efficient, all aluminum thermally broken frame construction, as well as a five-year parts and labor warranty.

“BGCB strives to have each of its Clubs be a beacon of hope to the at-risk youth and families who need them most,” said Daphne Griffin, Executive Director of the Blue Hill Club, “Our Club was outdated and undersized given the community need. Creating a year-round aquatic program was an essential part of the renovation project, and adding a retractable roof enclosure created a special play space where youth can learn essential skills and have fun doing it.”
 
  The structure, with its sparkling pool, spray-grounds, and spectators’ area for swim meets, provides Club members from age 6 to 18 and other community youth with a first-class aquatics experience. The 60’ x 100’ freestanding building features a maintenance-free, all-aluminum, thermally-broken frame to withstand the aquatic atmosphere. Opening the sliding doors in the sidewalls and pushing a button to open the roof makes it a virtual outdoor facility during the summer months. Closing the roof and doors during inclement weather and cold winter months guarantees uninterrupted, revenue producing, aquatic programs and just a lot of fun for boys and girls. During the winter months the enclosure provides a cozy, sun-drenched oasis, for the fun to continue in the middle of a snowy Boston landscape.

Before choosing OpenAire, BGBC invited an independent company to assess the energy consumption of the OpenAire enclosure as compared to a traditional brick and mortar type of building using the same typical pool and space loads. The analysis showed a 31% annual savings in electricity and an overall 27% savings in annual energy consumption, with a net total utilities cost savings of over $9,000 a year. What a commendable way to provide upgraded facilities and reduce their carbon-foot print – a true GREEN building in the Boston community!
  
 

Why Openaire?

Exclusive maintenance free, thermally broken aluminum frame.

Installed worldwide by OpenAire’s professional crews.

OpenAire structures maintain an effective vapour barrier.

Capable of spanning over 140’ while maintaining a deflection of L/180.

Motorized roof panels.

Custom designed.

Full 5 year parts and labor warranty.

Energy efficient.