CIT 236 Spring 2012 (Site Development)

Miami Ballpark

Sherif TeaimaFeb. 10, 2012

Project Highlights Location: Miami, FL. Owner: Dade County, FL. Operator: Miami Marlins. Cost: $550 million. Capacity: 3,700 Seats. Start of construction: July 1st,2009. End of construction: March 5th,2012. First official game: April 4th,2012. Architect: Populous architects (Kansas city). GC: Hunt and Moss construction.

Marlins Retractable Roof Marlins is the nation’s first retractable roof

baseball park engineered to withstand 146 mph winds. (structural design by Walter P Moore)

Retractable roof features:Consists of three moving panels skirted by 2 fixed panels that achieve the spaceship-like shape, of total weight 7,800 tons of steelUpper panel: 578 ft x 260 ft and 2 lower panels: 548 ft x 145 ftMoved by traction system powered by ten 76-hp electric drive motors

Early stage in site work

Early stage in roof construction after the retractable-panel trusses been erected.

4 Falsework Towers were used to erect 5 truss sections for each movable truss panel

Falsework towers

Completion of roof constructionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj1U4A4DP-Y&feature=bf_prev&list=FLn3EwjihrAMomv6cJXnkTbw&lf=mh_lolz

Marlins LEED creditsMiami Marlins is the first Silver LEED

certified ballpark with a retractable roof in the country .

Some of the LEED points are earned through:Water reductionRecycle of construction wasteUse of local materials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYA-bR0FU0&list=FLn3EwjihrAMomv6cJXnkTbw&index=2&feature=

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WORK CITED• www.enr.construction.com Accessed

02/04/2012• www.miami.marlins.mlb.com Accessed

02/06/2012• www.youtube.com Accessed

02/04/2012 • Google images Accessed 02/07/2012