In the Mechanical Room: A Picture Tells A Thousand Words…
This Calgary arena manager uses framed pictures in his mechanical room so his operators have an easy reference to what’s what.
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Author: Colleen O'Shea
Where Does Drinking Water Come From?
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…
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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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