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USICERINKS.COM MAY.JUNE.2017 / 17 Tarajos has had two days off since the start of December. He's pulling 10-hour days, seven days a week. "The days have been so crazy," Tarajos says. "I haven't had the chance to sit down." To him, opening a brand-new facility after 30 years in the business is worth it. He probably won't rest soon. The USA Adult National Championship, Skate for Hope, Red Line Elite Camp and Boy Scouts of America Stem Program are all on the arena's docket. Beating the Heat Since moving to town last year, Tarajos hasn't shoveled snow once—a first in his life. The arena's construction has also adapted to Florida's climate. Florida Hospital Center Ice has an Eco Dry system, which dehumidifies and ventilates the building using less energy than usual. The dehumidifier captures its energy from the refrigeration plant that creates heat, so it heats air to dehumidify it, and it also heats water. Only a handful of arenas in North America use this system. Zimmerman also credits special attention to insulation as essential to handling heat and humidity. "We built this building the way it should be built, not put a band aid in later, which is what happens in a lot of ice rinks. [They] try to recover from a deficient design," says Zimmerman. "We really plan this out to be a state-of-the-art building in Florida with the humidity that we have." MUGGY SUMMERS MADE PLAYING MANY SPORTS UNPLEASANT. THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AT AN ICE RINK, BUT RESIDENTS HAD TO DRIVE AT LEAST A HALF HOUR TO FIND ONE.

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