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Eclipse Facility Raises The Bar For Low-carbon Leisure
The Eclipse Leisure Centre in Staines-upon-Thames is setting the standard for low-carbon sports and leisure facilities by combining Passivhaus building performance with the latest energy-efficient swimming pool technology.
As the largest wet and dry sports centre of its kind in the UK, Eclipse is projected to use 60 - 70% less energy than comparable buildings.
Passivhaus certification – anticipated in early 2025 – is set to confirm its status as one of the world’s most efficient leisure facilities.
Completed for customer Spelthorne Borough Council in 2024, Eclipse’s super-insulated construction and energy efficient features – including a first-of-its-kind pool ventilation system – are a product of the partnership between Willmott Dixon, GT3 Architects, and Passivhaus experts Gale & Snowden.
To achieve a highly sustainable end product, Eclipse includes:
- Efficient heating and cooling: Heat pumps provide combined heating and cooling, redirecting heat generated in the gym to warm the pool and extracting heat from the pool backwash.
- Stratification ventilation: A stratified ventilation system maintains a higher humidity level closer to the pool, while the air above the water is 10% drier, improving the climate outside the pool, while reducing energy consumption and pollutants.
- Innovative pool design: The swimming pool is virtually chlorine free. It uses a micro-filtration technology with a ceramic plate arrangement and ultra-violet light to filter out contaminants in the water. This creates a much better swimming environment and uses much less energy and water than a typical sand filtration pool.
- World’s first rooflight over a Passivhaus swimming pool: A unique rooflight provides the pool area with natural light, without compromising Passivhaus levels of insulation and airtightness.

The Passive House Institute (PHI), in Germany, has praised Willmott Dixon’s thorough approach to quality assurance on the project.
Read more about the project here.
For more information contact Willmott Dixon on 01462 671852 or visit
www.willmottdixon.co.uk
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