Switching customers to new technology demands time and skill The traditional way to make ice in an indoor hockey rink is to use hot water, but a new technology makes it possible to achieve the same end at a lower cost using room-temperature water. Educating people about that breakthrough...
“We are also taxpayers, so if we can save money for the municipality, it helps us out too." --Mike Knight, Supervisor of Arenas, City of Chilliwack and Chief Engineer, Twin Rinks Arena The Twin Rinks Arena in Chilliwack, BC turned 40 this year. Run by the...
"Ice arenas are costly operations -- and it can be challenging to balance the budget," says Florian Gabriel of REALice Canada, "you need to invest to make something happen. That's exactly what our customers are doing. They're investing today to save money tomorrow." Just like Armstrong Spallumcheen Parks...
Armstrong ice system saves money Armstrong Spallumcheen Parks and Recreation has invested in a brand new REALice system. Just in time for the upcoming season, the Nor-Val Sports Centre has built its ice from scratch with unheated water. This switch will not only save the community thousands of...
One of the concepts many ice makers have a hard time seeing is the energy-saving domino effect of REALice. Eliminating the need to heat up the water brings additional -- and substantial -- energy savings, in a few different ways. Here's how: Chain Reaction At the very core of what the...
With July winding down, many arenas have a date circled in their calendar to begin the artificial ice-making process for the start of the hockey and figure skating season. For some of our customers, it means their first time ever building ice using the REALice System. Since many...
The city's Multiplex has undergone a technological upgrade to save energy, by Beth McKay, February 1, 2016. In the summer of 2015, the City of Yellowknife installed a vortex degasser at its Multiplex facility to reduce energy consumption. The multi-purpose recreation facility houses an Olympic-size ice...
It was overcast and 40.6 degrees F at puck drop on Friday, perfect conditions for outdoor hockey. The players certainly noticed the ice quality and after the game many of them commented on how much they appreciated the quality of the ice. "As a player in the...
We are thrilled to see that REALice was listed as one of the top 20 technologies from E Source. E Source is the go-to for utilities in planning and execution of many initiatives. From E Source: January 2016 In 2015, potentially disruptive technologies made substantial headway—and headlines—in the...
‘We’re quite excited,’ facilities manager says of ‘carbon-neutral’ ideas for Brennan Park in Squamish, BC Three Brennan Park Recreation Centre projects proposed for the 2016 budget could help the district reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 30 tonnes per year. All three projects relate to upgrading...