Project Overview

Culver Military Academy, a prestigious college preparatory boarding school in Indiana, has an illustrious history and an impressive alumni roster that includes prominent figures like former  N.Y. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, auto racing legend Roger Penske, and recording artist Dierks Bentley. Central to the academy's facilities is the Henderson Ice Arena, equipped with two world-class ice rinks – one NHL-sized and the other Olympic-sized.

The Challenge

In recent years, the Henderson Ice Arena was operational for only 8 months a year during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.  The arena was not in use during the warm summer months.  However, this year Culver decided to use the arena year-round, which created a new issue that had to be addressed. An inspection was completed by The Insulation Guys, LLC where they discovered there was inadequate insulation coverage in the rink's attic as well as the attic being vented to the outside. During the summer months, this led to a problematic mixing of hot air entering the attic from the outside with the colder, conditioned air from the rink below creating condensation problems within the arena.

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The Solution

To address these issues, Enverge building scientist Aaron Davenport developed a plan with The Insulation Guys to seal the attic roof deck and walls using a four-inch layer of Enverge OnePass closed-cell spray foam. This innovative approach created an airtight, thermal, and moisture seal across the hockey rink, which stopped the problematic interaction of hot summer air from the attic mixing with cooler conditioned air from the rinks below.

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Post Installation Results

Following the installation of Enverge OnePass, the outside air was completely sealed off from the attic space, resolving all condensation issues. The key differentiator with selling spray foam insulation as the best solution was its ability to air seal the building, which alternative insulating materials would not do.

 

After One Pass Installation on Henderson Hockey Arena
Henderson Arena