Case Study
Equinox Fitness Center Goes Green With Filtrine | Filtrine
Equinox Fitness Center Goes Green With Filtrine | Filtrine Location 4905 Elm Street Bethesda, MD Challenge The designers and owners of the Equinox fitness clubs set out with the goal to build an environmentally sound (LEED-certified) fitness center that occupied three floors in the heart of downtown Bethesda. Along with sustainable cork flooring and "low flow" fixtures in the restrooms, the design team wanted to push the sustainable envelope with a drinking water solution that would promote the use of reusable bottles and provide a high quality water to gym members. Solution Seeing as sustainability and aesthetics were primary goals on this project, and the layout provided a centralized wet column through the middle of the space, it made sense to supply water to all three floors from a si