Us Bank Stadium Roof Retractable

Bank stadium does something altogether new in north.

Us bank stadium roof retractable.

On the south sunny side of the ridge a transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene etfe system covers 60 percent of the stadium. Though there were discussions to put a retractable roof on the new ballpark it was ultimately decided that it would be an open air stadium. Minneapolis wcco the most striking feature on the iconic u s. Bank stadium in downtown minneapolis is something you look right through literally.

Instead of a 1990s style retractable roof which most nfl stadiums rarely open the minnesota vikings are using a revolutionary design that is incredibly light. The transparent roof has been praised for bringing an outdoor feel to indoor games and the massive northwest doors the world s largest pivoting glass ones in the world have become an. The new home of the vikings and host of super bowl lii u s. At 240 000 square feet it was the first etfe roof in a northern climate and when built the largest etfe roof in north america.

The minnesota vikings enter a new era of transparency with the 1 076 billion us bank stadium opening next season and boasting the only etfe roof on a sports facility in the united states. There are four stadiums in the nfl that have retractable roofs.