From the floors to the ceiling, the Sunset Athletic Club Gym is filled with eco-friendly modifications. Recycled paints cover the walls. Utilizing a local product from MetroPaint, a regional government program in Oregon that recycles leftover latex paint. Also, many of the floors are composed of recycled tire rubber.
Most of the gym is insulated with UltraTouch, a nontoxic and flame-retardant material made from recycled cotton denim and T-shirts. Light sensors overhead automatically turn the gym lights on and off based on the amount of sunlight streaming in from its large windows.
Our Aquatics Center water is purified by chlorine-free "salt-pure" system. In addition to dramatically improving the "feel" of the water. (No red eyes! No itchy skin!) it is has much less environmental impact than the use of chlorine.
Inc Magazine featured Sunset Athletic Club's Green Design expansion in the article “Green is the New Black”, in June 2005 by Dimitra Kessenides.