Schwan's Super Rink
Ice Rinks
ICE SYSTEM
Central Refrigeration System
Indirect, R-22/CaCl2
Four (4) concrete floors
PROJECT COMPLETION
November, 2006
CONSTRUCTION COST
Ice System: $1,500,000
OWNER
National Sports Center
Blaine, Minnesota
Scottsdale, Arizona
Project Scope
Playing off the success the original Super Rink Facility, the National Sports Center expanded its ice arena facilities by constructing a four (4) sheet ice rink facility to compliment the original rinks. This expansion makes it the largest indoor ice arena facility in North America. Although the design intent was for a seasonal practice facility, the ice system was designed with the same high performance and quality as the original system. The ice system provides capacity for year round ice on two (2) floors.
The ice system consists of: a 300 ton, industrial grade, centralized refrigeration system; waste heat recovery systems; sub-floor heating systems; sub-soil drainage systems; four (4) concrete ice rink floors; and two (2) snow melt pits. The central refrigeration system and the waste heat recovery systems are key design elements for minimizing energy costs.
