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[CuseLegacy]

Can't wait to watch Cuse Football games at Holland Stadium in Auburn this fall. Seating capacity of around 3k, but standing room of much, much more. Tailgates will be epic! orangenauburn can attest.

 

[IDOC]

I like UB's stadium.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I like UB's stadium.

The stands are too far from the field because of the track.

 

[NJCuse97]

Quick update:

I think caz noted this a week or so ago but I will confirm. They are removing the old platforms that hung under the girders one by one. It looks like they will be relying on the blue platforms that hang on the inside of the girders for the roof rising. Even added another one yesterday.

They added an extender to the yellow crane that hangs out on Walt's old area west of the dome/stadium this morning.

Skylar is gone or almost gone now.

Almost all the activity these days appears to be happening on the floor, by cranes. It is hard to see anything of interest. Pete Sala must be a happy man.

Also, I stumbled upon this article this morning. It talks about how air supported domes came to be, why the roof cables are diagonal, and provides a lot of interesting info on stadium design.

I believe the Geiger firm that designed the new roof is headed by the same Geiger that started this whole approach.

A Stadium with a "Lid"

www.columbia.edu

That's our guy and that's one of the reasons they went back to Geiger for the renovation, they know what they are dealing with as an existing condition better than anyone. Fun to read that paper and realize it is what, 32 years old?

 

[bnoro]

 

[TexanMark]

The scoreboard to me is the lowest priority. I would work it last in September. If it isn't ready for Colgate...not a biggie.

The LED lights will ring the field but they also will have a basketball centric ring of lights too. We should see a much higher quality basketball lighting experience.

 

[upperdeck]

hey lets gets creative.. just create an app and have everyone login to it when they sit down and then it uses location info to adjust what light your screen displays.. like the schools that give people placards to flip over. but now you could dynamically change the display any second you wanted too.. just tell people hold up their phones.. we just saved a bundle in lighting and install costs..

 

[cusefan88]

I think the best option to enforce people sitting in seats is to use the orange cushions only in areas where you can sit (should there be reduced attendance in the fall).

 

[reedny]

hey lets gets creative.. just create an app and have everyone login to it when they sit down and then it uses location info to adjust what light your screen displays.. like the schools that give people placards to flip over. but now you could dynamically change the display any second you wanted too.. just tell people hold up their phones.. we just saved a bundle in lighting and install costs..

Even for a devoted Luddite who disdains cell phones, that's a pretty cool idea. If there's an app (reasonably secure) that could allow SU's lighting computer system to access fans' phones and use them as remote lights ... I might even bring mine!

 

[sutomcat]

Even for a devoted Luddite who disdains cell phones, that's a pretty cool idea. If there's an app (reasonably secure) that could allow SU's lighting computer system to access fans' phones and use them as remote lights ... I might even bring mine!

It could be great for a pregame show. Maybe just before the 2nd half starts...

 

[Consigliere]

It could be great for a pregame show. Maybe just before the 2nd half starts...

How to Create the Killer App for Sports Venues through Mobile Application Development

Transforming the Audience’s Mobile Phones into a Crowd-Sourced Interactive Display

www.emergeinteractive.com

App lets stadium crowds display giant messages with their phones

The new app from IBM will let crowds automatically coordinates mass displays at big sporting events or protests using their smartphone cameras

www.newscientist.com

 

[Geode]

looks like they are getting closer to raising the roof cables. You can see some black lines starting to hang straight down from the trusses on the south side.

 

[Shenexon]

looks like they are getting closer to raising the roof cables. You can see some black lines starting to hang straight down from the trusses on the south side.

I was looking at the same thing, wondering if they'll do that the whole way around or just in places...

 

[TexanMark]

looks like they are getting closer to raising the roof cables. You can see some black lines starting to hang straight down from the trusses on the south side.

Retro and I stopped by the Dome today. One of the workers said the cable raising will be in two weeks.

 

[sutomcat]

Retro and I stopped by the Dome today. One of the workers said the cable raising will be in two weeks.

I think this is the first confirmation on how the cables will be raised. Cool.

 

[TexanMark]

I think this is the first confirmation on how the cables will be raised. Cool.

Apparently two cranes will be used.

Skylar is gone. The worker thought she was heading to South Dakota.

 

[Shenexon]

Apparently two cranes will be used.

Skylar is gone. The worker thought she was heading to South Dakota.

Did the guy you talked to agree to put a camera up for us?

 

[Shenexon]

Did the guy you talked to agree to put a camera up for us?

one wink for yes, two coughs for no...

 

[TexanMark]

one wink for yes, two coughs for no...

The only way we got any info was because Pat spoke Union Shop talk to him.

 

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[hoopsupstate]

This looks like the steel supports for the outer sold portion of the Dome roof.

 

[sutomcat]

Cool. Are these the arcs that are featured so prominently as a structural element of the interior PTFE part of the roof? They look like they are about the same radius as the arcs in the Geiger drawing.

If so, I hope they get painted white. Skanky rust isn’t a great look in a new roof.

JMA Dome (formerly Carrier Dome) at Syracuse University | Geiger Engineers

The first and still the only covered stadium in New York State - is a 50,000-seat multipurpose domed stadium. Since its opening in 1980 it has served not only the university’s athletics department but also the campus and the greater Syracuse community through hosting a myriad of events. The...

www.geigerengineers.com

 

[TexanMark]

Retro's source said JPW has been out at "The Stadium". We drove by the old Carrier Corporation parking lot on Thompson Road. It is our opinion that the color it was painted was an exact match of the Crown Truss and those trusses are going to be used in the Roof.

JPW Companies – JPW Companies

www.jpwcompanies.com

Additional info: they are installing 16" carbon steel chiller lines for AC. I'm not sure who is doing the chiller lines. Burns Brothers?

Burn Bros Contractors

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