26 Aug Webinar Recap – 12 month Kitchener Pilot Study
Twelve months of cold water at Sportsworld Arena: 5% less building energy, 14 tonnes of CO2, and a 3.5-year payback. How Kitchener ran the transition....
Success Stories
27 May 90% Approval Rating and 12 track records: The Lake Placid Story
They took road trips and demanded hard data before they bought. Three seasons on: 90% approval, twelve speed skating records, and ice that recovers faster....
18 Apr Boyle’s Fantastic Ice
SO Happy with their Ice One of the visitors to our booth at the AARFP Trade Show this week was Dave Kip. Dave is one of the operators at the Millview Recreation Centre in Boyle, AB. He couldn't wait to tell us about the great ice...
16 Feb “We’ve Found a More Efficient Way to Make Ice!”
City of Kitchener's Arena Cold Water Ice Business Case The City of Kitchener didn’t just audit utility bills during their 12-month pilot at Sportsworld Arena. They analyzed the entire ecosystem—from the compressor room to the resurfacer log—and captured direct feedback from the people who matter most:...
09 Feb Alberta’s finest ice
For the annual Treaty 8 Cup, the ice at Slave Lake needs to be fast, smooth, and durable. To meet these demands while lowering natural gas usage, the facility adopted REALice. Supported by the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre, Slave Lake’s transition to sustainable ice...
16 Dec Webinar Recap featuring the Past-President of the O.R.F.A. with the Team Lead of Carleton Place, ON
How Ross Rankin ( Past-President of the O.R.F.A) and Connor Edwards (Team Lead Operations) navigated due diligence, financial incentives, and a mid-season installation to transform their arena operations. In our recent "Operator-to-Operator" webinar, we sat down with Ross Rankin (Past President, ORA) and Connor Edwards (Team...
08 Dec Skating toward savings in Whitecourt, AB
Whitecourt improved arena efficiency and comfort REALice was a core component of the major upgrades at JDA Place. The switch from hot water to REALice-treated cold water lowered energy use, reduced mechanical load and delivered harder, clearer ice. The arena’s broader retrofit improved the building envelope,...
21 Nov Operator Spotlight: Tim Smitten, Midland, ON
Tim explained that when they first installed the system, they struggled with sticky ice and experimented with the brine settings to find the right balance. After some adjustment, they discovered that they could run their ice 4.5 degrees warmer than ever before. The change brought significant...
18 Nov Director Spotlight: Trent Hills Doubles Down on REALice
Peter Burnett, Director of Community Services for the Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario, first discovered REALice several years ago. After years of research and consideration, the municipality installed its first REALice system at the Warkworth Arena three years ago. Blind Trial Rather than announcing the change, Burnett’s...
07 Nov Lake Placid’s Miracle Ice
Last fall, The Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY added a REALice system to treat the water for the Luge Track at the two-time Winter Olympic venue. Bryan Berghorn, the Director of Sliding Sports for the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) told us they'd never...