In 2009 dave mccormick engineering manager at toronto s rogers centre had a big problem.
Rogers centre roof material.
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He was responsible for ensuring that the landmark retractable roof opened and closed on cue for toronto blue jays home baseball games.
The building itself takes up 11 5 acres 4 66 hectares.
Previously the stadium was also home to the toronto argonauts of the canadian football league cfl and.
Rogers centre engineering manager dave mccormick explained some parts and components had been discontinued over the years making the original technology outdated and difficult to maintain says a piece today from daily commercial news which echoes.
The blue jays strive to make rogers centre an outdoor facility by having the roof open as often as possible.
The entire rogers centre complex spans 12 7 acres 5 14 hectares.
In june 1989 ellisdon completed construction on the world s first retractable roof stadium also known as the rogers centre.
The centre serves at the home of toronto blue jays and argonauts as well as hosts more than 100 event nights per year.
Roof modernization project video rogers centre recently completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close the expansive retractable roof.
Rogers centre sky dome tour behind the scenes duration.
Roof closure of the rogers center seen from the cn tower skypod.
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.
Hailed for its innovative system of moving roof bogies when it opened in 1989 the nearly 30 year old three panel roof which arches over 600 feet had.
The 52 000 seat stadium is home to the toronto blue jays and the toronto argonauts and attracts over six million spectators annually.
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.
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.
