Not all requirements can be capture by technical specifications, or drawing details. As an example, making a good quality ice requires practical knowledge of adjusting spray nozzles of water hose, along with the type of shoes the ice builders are using, number of persons involve in operation and the skills not to stick the hose on the fresh made ice. Same goes for ice painting, hockey rink marking etc.
1.1 Ice Rinks
1.2 Refrigeration Loads
1.3 Rink Systems;
1.3.1 Rink Systems – Controls
1.3.2 Rink Systems – Dehumidification
1.4 Refrigerated Floors Construction
1.4.1 Refrigerated Floors Headers
1.4.2 Dasher boards
1.4.3 Ice Building
1.5 Snow pit and Ice resurfacing
1.5.1 Ice melt pit concept, energy/water saving methodology
1.6 Facilities
1.7 Ice arena air conditioning, ventilation and dehumidification
1.7.1 Note on Ice Rink Arena Dehumidification
1.8 Clear Ice Systems
Ice Rink Classification
• NHL: 85’ x 200’
• International: 30m x 60m
• Curling: 15’ x 146’ (actual playing surface length is 138’)
• Speed Skating: 400m (approximate surface area = 48,400 sq.ft.)
Rink Uses
• Recreational - Public Skating
- Skating Trail
- Freeform
• Hockey; NHL/OHL/AHL/ECL….
• Figure skating; International Size
• Curling; World Curling Federation
Ice skating rinks can be used for a number of purposes and uses throughout the year
- Curling
- Hockey
- Speed skating
- Figure skating
- General leisure
- Non skating activities by removing the ice or covering it.
Generally, a permanent ice rink will require the following facilities
- Snow pit.
- Skate boots for hire, for entry level + advanced level for boys/girls/adults
- Ice resurface machine, edger & garage.
- Shop for skate boot sale & hire, skater accessories.
- Blade sharpening facility for skates & resurface machine.
- Toilets.
- Good lighting with low emissivity.
- Changing room & lockers.
- Cafeteria.
- Audience seating arrangements & viewing facilities.
- Ticket booth & office.
- Maintenance engineer for refrigeration plant plus ice resurfacing.
- Dasher boards around the rink circumference.
- Rink nonslip matting for rink surround & skate facilities.
- Audio system for music & announcements.
- Workshop for day to day running repairs and storage of rink sundries such as ice paint, spare parts, refrigerant, glycol, tools.
