The Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center. Source: Stevens Engineers

APPLICATION OF CLIMATE-FRIENDLY ICE RINK TECHNOLOGIES: BROOKLYN PARK COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER

FACILITY OVERVIEW

Name of Facility: Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center (CAC)

Location: 5600 85th Avenue North Brooklyn Park, MN 55443

Type of Facility:

Community multi-sheet rink Rink area = 50,800 ft2

Technology/Refrigerant Used: Indirect ammonia/calcium chloride system

The Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center (CAC) is a recreational facility located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, that is operated by the city. The facility is home to two regulation-size ice arenas that provide 6,700 hours of indoor ice time to approximately 100,000 patrons each year. The facility also hosts a gymnasium, racquetball courts, banquet rooms, walking track, outdoor skate park, and an on-site shing pond.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The original arena was constructed in 1983 and the second arena in 1997 with two 85’ x 200’ ice sheets that were served by separate refrigeration systems. Rink 1 used a direct1

R-22 Holmsten refrigeration system and 1 A direct refrigeration system circulates the primary refrigerant directly through the ice rink floor.