In this conversation, we’re talking about ice rink refrigeration design with Art Sutherland of Accent Refrigeration Systems Ltd. Art shares his journey from technician to becoming a business owner and traveling the world with his family while working on diverse industrial refrigeration projects, from glamorous European castle exhibits to Olympic ice rinks. He provides valuable insights into the industrial side of refrigeration, energy efficiency, integrating heat pumps, and the importance of staying updated with changing regulations and technologies in refrigeration.

In this conversation, we discuss:

-Starting a business: from technician to entrepreneur

-Travel and family: a unique business journey

-Providing ice rinks for the olympic games

-Advice for technicians and business owners

-Demand for industrial refrigeration professionals

-Refrigeration in the ice rink industry

-Importance of climate in ice rink installation

-Comparing refrigerants used for ice rinks

-Safety protocols in refrigeration

-Modular systems

-Redundancy

-Heat reclaim and the future of refrigeration

Helpful Links & Resources:

Episode 107: Step by Step Walkthrough of a Transcritical CO2 Ice Rink Chiller Plant

Episode 152: CO2 Transcritical Ice Rinks with Jason Hill

Accent Refrigeration Website

Accent Refrigeration on Facebook

Follow Art on LinkedIn