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. 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.

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.

Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate, Lincoln, NH
800.926.5653 or 603.745.3601