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The old "barn" in Barrhead, AB had served the community well for 50 years, but a growing population and operating and maintenance costs for the old rink demanded a new multi-purpose facility to provide space for other events including the annual summer rodeo. The community decided to connect the rink to the existing swimming pool and to recover some of the heat from the ice rink.

The NHL size rink seats approximately 2,500 people. A 400 seat multi-purpose room/community hall is located between the rink and the pool. A walking track is included as part of the ice area concourse.

Six Ice Kube units provide the refrigeration capacity for the ice rink while simultaneously providing heat for the radiant floor heaing system throughout most of the building, including the change rooms, the lobby, the connecting link between the arena and the pool, and the ice rink area. If heat isn't needed in the building, it is stored in a horizontal earth loop adjacent to the building.

An additional Ice Kube unit draws heat energy from the earth loop to provide heat to the swimming pool, greatly reducing natural gas consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Several other heat pumps provide heating and air conditioning for the second floor restaurant and lounge, the multi-purpose room and lobby.

A dehumidification/heat/cool unit connected to the earth loop provides humidity control for the ice area, as well as providing 16-18 tons of air conditioning and 250,000 btuh (75 kW) of heat if needed, allowing much more use of the rink area.

Architect: Beardon Engineering, Red Deer, AB
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Mech. Cont: Barrhead Plg & Heating, Barrhead, AB