Plymouth State University,..New ice arena, Green tech comes to the ice.
As a long-time hockeymom, I've seen countless ice arenas, and spent time and money in a lot of different New England towns. For years our Keene NH area hockey players and figure skaters have longed for a beautiful, modern facility in which to skate. Seems to me that Plymouth State University has accomplished what we have been dreaming of.
I believe with all my heart that a facility such as this one would be a huge benefit to our local economy. How do I know? Because for well over a decade, my husband and I spent most every weekend traveling with our sons to various hockey venues and spent lots and lots of money on hotels, shopping and dining while we were there.
With so few state-of-the-art facilities in our neck of the woods, an ice arena like Plymouth State's would be a tremendous attraction. What do you say, City of Keene? If you build it, they will come (and support our local economy in the process!)
So, my Cheshire County Ice Fanatics...what do you think? Isn't it a beauty? Here's hoping we can see something similar in our neck of the woods sooner rather than later!
A state of the art ice arena takes it's rightful place on the Plymouth campus.
Plymouth State University…Panthers are going green.
The Hanaway Ice arena Opened mid-July, the University and the town will benefit from this sports center. The 16 million dollars spent on the facility delivered a state of the art geothermal operating system. The arena runs on the most energy efficient integrated heating and cooling systems currently devised and available today.
How can over 20 miles of pipe produce a superior heating and cooling system? The Geothermal system provides heat, cooling and hot water, while eliminating the need for fossil fuels. The ambient temperature of well water is pumped through a refrigeration cycle removing the heat to heat the building and hot water…pumping glycol (a nontoxic liquid better suited than ammonia used in other areas) is the key to the ground source heat exchange. Once you get below the frost line about 6-8 feet down the soil temperature remains relatively constant throughout the year and allows consistent heat and cooling from the water drawn up in the 260 wells located under the parking lots.
I am excited about the University Hockey teams and for seeing games in comfort. When I was a student at Plymouth we drove up to the Holderness schools covered rink that was basically an outdoor roofed structure. I remember watching games when it was 10 below zero where you were standing. Naturally the building will serve multipurpose. It will be used for teaching, a community center and provide meeting facilities for the school, various town functions, teen nights and figure skating events. With seating for 850 visitors there will be ample room for sports and recreational skating events.
The building is quite stunning and offers a gateway to the Plymouth State University campus…as parents, students and visitors exit Interstate 93 they see this great accomplishment staring back at them. This will be a great economic boost to the town and of course allow the school to recruit some of the counties best Hockey players. A proverbial win – win for the town of Plymouth and the campus of Plymouth State University. See more about the facility on the web site www.plymouth.edu.
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