November 15, 2021 – Vancouver BC. The City of Vernon’s Kal Tire Place has said goodbye to its reliance on hot water to maintain its twin ice surfaces. Instead, it has installed a mechanical rink de-aerator to reduce energy costs, lower CO2 emissions -- and its...
HIGH RIVER, AB: Foothills County has implemented REALice device installation at Scott Seaman Sports Rink (SSSR) to increase energy efficiency for arena operations. “The installation of REALice at SSSR has eliminated the need for using hot water for ice rink flooding,” said Adeniyi Adeaga, Municipal Energy Manager...
The way Fred Kilner tells it, running after their ice was getting in the way of being icemakers. Two years into his retirement, we caught up with him as he was heading into the rink to meet up with some of the operations team for...
When the puck stays flat and the team and the officials are happy you are off to a good start! Looking at it a bit more objectively, good skating ice creates a small amount of fine powdered snow and the lines are easily visible and transparent....
Five ways to cut natural gas and CO2 in an arena, from cold-water resurfacing to heat reclaim. What each one saves, and where the biggest reduction comes from....
Ice rinks use a lot of energy. Energy prices are rising and carbon taxes are increasing. Looking at ways to reduce costs for ice rink refrigeration should be a top priority. Ice arenas are some of the most energy-intensive commercial buildings in a community using a chiller system...
Twenty practical measures that cut arena energy costs and improve ice at the same time, from a dry-shave routine and set points to low-e ceilings and snowmelt pits....
Nathan Kleinschmit, Engineering Manager and Ice Specialist at The Monument in Rapid City, SD, says ice quality wasn't ever an issue at their arena. After all, Rapid City has a pretty dry environment, and the hockey season is normally over before the hot weather begins. That...
Read the latest press release from the City of Leduc: AUGUST 24, 2021 - The City of Leduc's Alexandra Arena has said goodbye to its reliance on hot water to create and resurface the ice rink to reduce cost, and will be running cold through...
When Josh Welch from the Township of King in Ontario reached out to us about water quality, we pointed to one of our long-time customers in Castleton, VT. Castleton University's Spartan Arena has been using REALice to build and resurface ice since 2013, with fabulous results...