Vancouver Olympic Centre

	Smart Site Selection — The new curling facility will replace an aging, existing community complex located at Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium Park. The new complex is sited primarily on a former gravel parking area.
	Waste Heat Reuse — Waste heat from this venue’s refrigeration plant is captured and reused to heat other building spaces, the adjacent aquatics centre, and domestic hot water for the facility. Waste heat from the swimming pool area is also recovered through the aquatic centre’s ventilation system.
	Rainwater Reuse — Rainwater will be collected and reused for fl ushing water-effi cient toilets and urinals, reducing the amount of potable water used at this venue.
	Green Buildings —The City of Vancouver is targeting LEED “Gold” green building certification for this facility, post-Games, once the conversion to legacy mode has been completed.
	Accessibility — This complex is accessible to persons with a disability. For example, the change rooms for the swimming pool at this venue (in post-Games legacy mode) will consist of moving screen walls rather than doors, making entry more accessible to all users, including persons who use a wheelchair.
	Net-Zero Green Space Loss — Net-zero green space loss has been targeted in the development of this venue. During the construction phase, trees within the venue construction area were salvaged and relocated to other sites within the park. In the post-Games period, when the venue is being converted to its legacy mode, demolished sites will be revegetated. As well, the existing community centre and pool will be demolished, salvageable materials recycled and the site remediated back to park space.

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• The Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre has a highly efficient heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, creating ideal curling ice. Ideal ice is created on a level concrete floor with good air management systems controlling humidity and temperature levels while the ice is being installed and during competition.
• The Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre has two specialized ice technicians appointed by the World Curling Federation to oversee ice installation and maintenance. VANOC will provide a crew of about 15 volunteer ice makers to assist them.
• The Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre uses an ice-quality monitoring system called Eye on the Ice. The system has sensors set up around the venue and near the ice surface to regularly take temperature and humidity readings and send the results to the ice technicians’ centralized computer. Ice technicians monitor these readings and make changes as needed to ensure the best playing conditions. VANOC’s appointed ice technician was involved as a consultant during the construction phase of the facility.
• Post Games, the Vancouver Curling Club will move into the facility and use it for community recreation.