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refrigeration design, Ice rinks, curling rinks, outdoor rinks

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

Environment, Efficiency, Lowest cost of ownership!

Garret Engineering is a leader in the field of industrial and commercial HVAC, refrigeration heat pumps, and facility mechanical systems. We strive to make your business as successful as possible by working together to develop efficient, environmentally responsible solutions. 

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Whether your facility is private or municipally owned, managing safety, productivity, and efficiency are imperative to secure a long and positive relationship with the community.

The first step toward making informed decisions is to understand the condition of the assets, review compliance and identify any liabilities. We call this Facility Optimization and we have developed disciplined strategies to gather, assess, and present data so our clients can maximize productivity and focus future expenditures where it is most needed. 

Cross Sector Trained, Field Experienced, Innovative !

Our one team collaborative approach coupled with well trained and field experienced personnel means more accurate system modeling with acute awareness of complex business operations resulting in designs that match our clients vision of success. 

SERVICES

Refrigeration design & analysis, heat load, energy analysis

DESIGN & ANALYSIS

  • Custom / Pre engineered package designs

  • Detailed heat load and energy analysis

  • Pressure vessels, pressure piping design

  • Custom evaporators/condenser design.

  • Custom load shift / secondary refrigerants

  • Participant or Manage 

    • Design Reviews

    • What If analysis

    • HAZOP / HAZID

  • Compliance

    • CSA, ASME, NFPA, PED

    • ​ASHRAEIIAR, SMACNA

    • Federal Halocarbon Regs

    • Operating Engineers Regs

Project & Construction Management

PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

  • Project initiation

  • Project team development

  • Project cost development

  • Project plan development

  • Project specification

  • Project bid development and bid review, contractor selection

  • Constructability reviews

  • Readiness reviews

  • Contractor / Project over sight

  • Construction workpack development

  • Site survey pack development for simultaneous activities (SIMOPS), maintenance turnarounds.

facility optimization, review compliance, identify risks, increase efficiency

FACILITY OPTIMIZATION

  • Asset Cataloguing

  • Asset integrity assessment

  • Asset life planning

  • Energy Efficiency Auditing

  • Failure Mitigation strategies

  • Repair / Replacement Strategies, Emergency vs Long term 

  • Operations / Maintenance / Startup procedures 

  • Operating Training

  • Code & Regulation compliance assessment.

  • Liability review and compliance recomendations

TYPICAL PROJECTS

  • Multi lane curling floor design

  • Community / NHL / Olympic size ice floor designs

  • Centralized refrigeration plant upgrades

  • Ice plant heat recovery and heat upgrade via heat pumps

  • Flood water recovery heating

  • Refrigeration system dehumidification

  • Energy efficiency Audits

  • Facility asset cataloging, assessment for liabilities / future planning

  • Facility compliance review 

  • Snow melt designs

  • Spectator Heating systems

  • Facility dehumidification systems

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