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Behind the Scenes... with Operations At 320,000 square feet, The Glencoe Club is one of the largest private clubs in Canada. As such, it’s home to a wide range of amenities and environments for member enjoyment. From commercial kitchens to ice surfaces, swimming pools to parkades, racquet courts to grounds (and so much more), there is a lot of equipment throughout the Club that requires special attention and maintenance to support optimal performance. MECHANICAL ROOMS As you can imagine, a facility of this size requires a tremendous amount of mechanical equipment. Due to the large footprint of the Glencoe, this equipment is spread out across three different mechanical rooms. Each houses the necessary equipment to provide heating water and domestic hot water throughout the Club. This equipment includes 11 hot water boilers, one steam boiler, six hot water storage tanks, heat exchangers and pumps. ICE PLANT In the Ice Plant, you’ll find large refrigerant compressors and heat exchangers. They cool the curling and skating ice surfaces and power some of our air conditioning. KITCHENS In addition to the building’s main mechanical and electrical equipment, the Club has three full kitchens, complete with industrial ovens, stoves, grills, steamers, soup pots, freezers, coolers and dishwashers.
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POOL MECHANICAL To service the Aquatics facilities, the Club has two rooms specifically for pool mechanical equipment. This machinery filters, heats, treats and circulates the water in the indoor pool and hot tub as well as in the outdoor pool, hot tub and waterslide. GROUNDS Everyone looks forward to spring when the flowers and plants around the Club come to life. The Club plants around 3,650 annuals every spring, maintains them throughout the season and removes them each fall. The Operations team also maintains the parking areas, and takes care of snow removal. ELECTRICAL The Glencoe Club requires a high electrical load. The electrical equipment, therefore, is large and robust. Electricity comes to the Club through a main feed of 347/600 volts, three phase, and 2000 amps. It is then progressively distributed to power everything from large equipment to every electrical outlet on the walls around the Club, through a complex network of wires and circuit breakers.
ROOF The top of Club building is more than just a roof! It has an expansive collection of important equipment – over 100 pieces! From air handling units for heating and air conditioning to ventilation and exhaust systems, the equipment up there ensures there is proper fresh air circulation throughout the Club. Different areas have unique air handing needs. The three industrial kitchens, two large laundry rooms, indoor pool, fitness centre, ice surfaces and dining areas, for example, all need specific filtration and ventilation solutions. Maintenance work on the roof is common to ensure optimal Club operations. On average, we use 250 filters per year to maintain the equipment on the roof!
All these areas are run under the watchful eyes of our dedicated Operations team. Employees have their own specialities, but they all work together to make sure the Club facilities are in tip top shape for our members.
