Waywest Mechanical Ltd. was contracted to perform all mechanical and heating work for the new office building of Island Optimal Health & Performance and Moksha Yoga in Nanaimo, BC. Construction began in May 2014 on the two-storey wood frame building designed by Chow Low Hammond Architects Inc. The state-of-the-art yoga studio required eco-friendly mechanical and heating solutions.
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The project
Construction began on the new office for Island Optimal Health & Performance and Moksha Yoga in May 2014. The two-storey, wood-frame building was designed by Chow Low Hammond Architects Inc.
The state-of-the-art yoga studio required eco-friendly solutions, and Waywest Mechanical Ltd. was contracted to perform all mechanical and heating solutions for the building.
Heating a studio sustainably
Studios like Moksha Yoga ask more of a heating system than an ordinary office. The studio has to reach and hold warm temperatures for classes, manage the humidity and fresh air that a full room of people produces, and do it without runaway energy bills. Meeting that with eco-friendly solutions means careful equipment choices, good ventilation and efficient controls.
Mixed-use comfort
The building also houses health and performance practice offices, which need ordinary year-round comfort. Serving both kinds of space in one building is part of the mechanical design challenge.
Efficient heating today
The same priorities guide the efficient systems Waywest installs now — radiant and hydronic heating, heat pumps, heat recovery ventilation and indoor air quality solutions.
Quick facts
- Emergency service
- 24/7 at 250-616-1446 — typically on site within an hour in Nanaimo
- Office hours
- Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:30 PM, 250-729-2394
- Service area
- Nanaimo and Vancouver Island, Victoria to Port Hardy
- Licensing
- TSBC licence LGA0004592; licensed, bonded and insured
- Quotes
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Common questions
What did Waywest do for Island Optimal Health & Moksha Yoga?
Waywest Mechanical performed all mechanical and heating work for the new two-storey Island Optimal Health & Performance and Moksha Yoga building in Nanaimo, designed by Chow Low Hammond Architects Inc., with construction beginning in May 2014.
What heating does a hot yoga studio need?
A hot yoga studio needs heating that can raise and hold the room at high temperatures reliably, humidity and ventilation control for comfort and air quality, and efficient equipment to keep operating costs reasonable — which is why eco-friendly solutions were a priority for this studio.
Need this sorted out?
Call the Nanaimo office and talk to someone who can tell you what the work involves and when we can get to it.