Rec Center Tour -- Beyond Recycling

As part of the Beyond Recycling program, our class had a tour of the Rec Center.  When the Rec Center was built, energy efficiency was extremely important.  Students learned that

•  lights and heat can come on by the use of sensors (example:  near the hockey dressing rooms)
•  using specialty windows to trap in heat/cold
• use of specialty light bulbs to reduce energy
•  heat that comes off the system that keeps the ice rink cold can be used to heat the pool
• the use of ultraviolet lights to kill bacteria in the pool, thus reducing the amount of chlorine that needs to be used
• the importance of insulating pipes to keep warm/cold in the pipes

Above are a few of the big ideas covered.  The students enjoyed seeing the "inner workings" of the Rec Center and some students provided suggestions on how they could make improvements!

                                      Students learned that the whole system can be ran from a phone.

                              The sensor that controls both lighting and heating by the hockey change rooms.

                                          Stu giving us a tour of the mechanical room.