Comments on: Wasting energy in the Richmond ice skating rink http://hummingbird604.com/2008/10/29/wasting-energy-in-the-richmond-ice-skating-rink/ The personal blog of a Vancouver-based educator in environmental issues Wed, 23 May 2012 23:38:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Raul http://hummingbird604.com/2008/10/29/wasting-energy-in-the-richmond-ice-skating-rink/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 Raul Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:37:02 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=2290#comment-2397 @ Chris and @ Beth - I wish they didn't waste ANY energy! @ Chris and @ Beth – I wish they didn’t waste ANY energy!

]]> By: Beth http://hummingbird604.com/2008/10/29/wasting-energy-in-the-richmond-ice-skating-rink/comment-page-1/#comment-2396 Beth Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:25:52 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=2290#comment-2396 Apparently, when they tore down the old UBC rinks to build the new ones, they discovered that the cooling mechanism that freezes the ice was malfunctioning (for who knows how long), and had been freezing not only the rink ice, but also freezing downward so that the ground beneath the building was being frozen! Talk about a waste of energy! Apparently, when they tore down the old UBC rinks to build the new ones, they discovered that the cooling mechanism that freezes the ice was malfunctioning (for who knows how long), and had been freezing not only the rink ice, but also freezing downward so that the ground beneath the building was being frozen! Talk about a waste of energy!

]]> By: Chris http://hummingbird604.com/2008/10/29/wasting-energy-in-the-richmond-ice-skating-rink/comment-page-1/#comment-2395 Chris Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:53:39 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=2290#comment-2395 I've been asking myself the very same thing each time I drive by (considering I live in Richmond, it's quite frequent). The only thing I can think of is they are still doing some work actively inside the rink, but it could very well just be a "sales job" to show off the goodies. As for BCIT, they are actually turning down the lights compared to what they have lit up during the day. I’ve been asking myself the very same thing each time I drive by (considering I live in Richmond, it’s quite frequent). The only thing I can think of is they are still doing some work actively inside the rink, but it could very well just be a “sales job” to show off the goodies.

As for BCIT, they are actually turning down the lights compared to what they have lit up during the day.

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