Re-Surfacing | Ideas for Icemakers

Lunching — and learning about energy- and resource-efficiencies for indoor ice arenas and municipalities

by Colleen O'Shea | Jan 31, 2020 | Arena Equipment, Energy Efficiency | 1 |

By Colleen O’Shea, President, Greener Arena Solutions Inc. Lotte Schlegel, the Executive...

#2020Vision on Ice Arenas

by Colleen O'Shea | Jan 16, 2020 | Arena Equipment, Energy Efficiency | 0 |

A new year means new initiatives, and that includes me! On January 29th, I’ll be hosting the...

Flushing Ice Paint out of Your Arena Forever

by Colleen O'Shea | Nov 27, 2019 | Arena Equipment, Energy Efficiency | 1 |

“It was an environmental mess.” One of the many things the new Public Works Manager...

Energy Efficiencies in Your Arena: Where to Start

by Colleen O'Shea | Nov 5, 2019 | Energy Efficiency | 0 |

Insulation. LED lights. Low-e ceiling. Variable frequency drives. An energy management system....

In the Mechanical Room: A Picture Tells A Thousand Words…

by Colleen O'Shea | Oct 28, 2019 | Arena Equipment, Management | 0 |

This Calgary arena manager uses framed pictures in his mechanical room so his operators have an easy reference to what’s what.

Where Does Drinking Water Come From?

by Colleen O'Shea | Oct 10, 2019 | Management | 0 |

Most — but not all — indoor ice arenas use drinking water to make artificial ice. If you’ve ever wondered where that water comes from, read on…

The 18 LEDs Above the Rink

by Colleen O'Shea | Jun 21, 2019 | Arena Equipment, Energy Efficiency | 0 |

You don’t need as many LEDs to light up your indoor ice arena as you used to because the technology has advanced — and you may not need as many as you think you do. This rink in Black Diamond, Alberta has only 18 (but you might expect that from one of the most energy-efficient continuously retrofitted indoor rinks in Canada)…

Where in the World? Ice Rinks Using CO2 as a Refrigerant

by Colleen O'Shea | Mar 12, 2019 | Arena Equipment | 1 |

There’s been a proliferation of CO2 ice rinks lately — so much so that I helped collaborate with Nova Scotian Paul Taylor to track them all. Any missing? Any data you’d like to see, but don’t, please let us know!