In june 1989 ellisdon completed construction on the world s first retractable roof stadium also known as the rogers centre.
Rogers centre roof material.
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However the comfort of our guests is a high priority and is always taken into consideration.
Previously the stadium was also home to the toronto argonauts of the canadian football league cfl and.
For years i d heard from a dome insider that the roof was a bigger problem than fans understood and it turns out he was bang on.
Toronto ellisdon is currently working on a project at rogers centre that requires the complete replacement of its retractable roof.
Roof modernization project video rogers centre recently completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close the expansive retractable roof.
The building itself takes up 11 5 acres 4 66 hectares.
Rogers centre originally named skydome is a multi purpose stadium in downtown toronto canada situated just southwest of the cn tower near the northern shore of lake ontario opened in 1989 on the former railway lands it is home to the toronto blue jays of major league baseball mlb.
The 52 000 seat stadium is home to the toronto blue jays and the toronto argonauts and attracts over six million spectators annually.
We stopped by the site to catch up with site superintendent chriss masse to get his insight on the project and what working on an iconic project like rogers centre means to him.
Roof closure of the rogers center seen from the cn tower skypod.
Below are some of the factors taken into consideration before reaching a decision to close the roof at rogers centre.
The diameter of the building is 700 feet while the volume inside the stadium with the roof closed is 56 5 million cubic feet 1 6 million cubic meters.
The blue jays strive to make rogers centre an outdoor facility by having the roof open as often as possible.
The centre serves at the home of toronto blue jays and argonauts as well as hosts more than 100 event nights per year.
When the rogers centre opened as skydome in 1989 a quarter century after the houston astros made indoor major league baseball a thing its retractable roof was a mechanical marvel that made.
Ellisdon replaces rogers centre roof in its return to the dome.
The entire rogers centre complex spans 12 7 acres 5 14 hectares.
