The 18 LEDs Above the Rink
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)…
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Where in the World? Ice Rinks Using CO2 as a Refrigerant
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!
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Building the Crashed Ice Track
So…how do they make the ice tracks for ice cross downhill? As it happened, I was in Boston...
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Facilities and Public-Private Joint Ventures
Many municipalities, schools and colleges offering sports programs are finding themselves in a...
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Aqua Ammonia Explained
The 8-sheet Chilliwack Curling Club is the first aqua ammonia installation in North America. Here’s how it works — and why it’s so efficient.
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Climate Change, Reducing Your Municipality’s Risk (and Why You NEED to Do That Now)
Climate change expert Laura Zizzo on why municipalities need to confront climate change head on now to reduce risks (including financial and legal).
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Turning an empty department store into an indoor ice arena
Are you thinking about converting that empty retail space into an indoor ice rink? Randy Uens of Rhino Sports did just that, converting an old Zellers Department Store in Belleville, ON into an entertainment centre complete with a 3-on-3 rink…
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Keeping the Distribution Demand Charges Down
Keeping your demand distribution charges down will make a big difference to your monthly electricity costs, even when your indoor ice arena is shut down.
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Managing the Energy Demand of an Indoor Ice Arena
Using the Intelligent Rinks energy management system, the Oilfields Regional Arena in Black Diamond is calling on components only when necessary.
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Elevating the Spray Boom for Better Paint Coverage
Throughout the year, many indoor ice arenas need to swap out or completely remove logos for a...
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Harvesting Floodwater from the Snow Melt Pit
Is water in short supply where your ice arena is located? Or are you looking ways to reduce your arena’s waste as much as possible — including the amount of water going down the drain? If so, you might want to consider harvesting — and re-using — the resurfacing water from the snow melt pit.
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Tracking More Than Just Run Time Hours
Tracking is an important way to see how improvements you’ve made are making a difference at your indoor ice arena. Tracking run time hours on your compressors is just part of the story…
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