Vancouver Paralympic Centre
- 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.
