Viking Stadium Covered Roof

Using the nation s largest etfe roof and pivoting glass doors the new home the nfl s minnesota vikings u s.

Viking stadium covered roof.

Plans call for the new minneapolis stadium to partially cover the site of the vikings present metrodome home. A look at the vikings stadium s space age roof. The minnesota vikings are sold out at u s. Wcco 4 news at 10 november 25 2015.

And 60 percent of the slanted roof is covered with a product called ethylene tetrafluoroethylene better known by the nickname etfe. The minnesota vikings new stadium has a number of unique upgrades in architecture design and technology. Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium that almost feels like it s outdoors. It also hosts early season college baseball games of the university of minnesota golden gophers.

By pledging your loyalty you will be the. The high tech plastic roof on the new minnesota vikings stadium looks like something from a household kitchen a wobbly paper thin surface that could be used as a cutting board. Sixty percent or some 248 000 square feet of the new vikings stadium roof will be covered by a copolymer plastic that lets in light like glass but is lighter cheaper and cleaner. The vikings played at the metrodome from 1982 until its closure in.

Humphrey metrodome the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the minnesota vikings nfl. When the minnesota vikings host the green bay packers at the new us bank stadium in minneapolis on september 18 it will be the first regular season nfl game played under a roof made of a material. The roof on the vikings new home is now complete but it s not just any roof reports pat kessler.