Municipal Facility Retractable Roofs

A municipal facility retractable roof can help improve your bottom line and no community is too small for a year-round aquatic center.

Did you know that, according to the World Waterpark Association, the development of aquatic centers and municipal waterparks is one of the fastest-growing segments in the water leisure industry in the United States, with new facilities attracting more than 500-750 guests daily?

Both financial and environmental efficiency is critical for the long-term success of an aquatic venue, especially at this time when parks and recreation departments are working with tightened budgets. Nationwide research shows that in the USA, “local parks and recreation spending decreased by 7.2% from 2003 to 2013.” In this climate, many facilities are finding new ways to reduce costs, increase revenue and also ensuring local residents can access them, according to the NRPA (p. 55).

The more varied the amenities an aquatic center offers, the more guests it attracts, the longer they stay and the higher the admission fees operators can charge. Length of stay, programming, accessibility, sustainability, increased memberships, improved partnerships are also critical to driving growth.

OpenAire has played a key role in many of these efforts, allowing many communities to add a municipal facility retractable roof and operate cost-effective facilities where they could not before.