Comments on: New Zealand Completes the World’s First Daylit Enclosed Turf Stadium http://inhabitat.com/new-zealand-opens-first-enclosed-uv-blocking-turf-stadium/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:26:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: shearwater http://inhabitat.com/new-zealand-opens-first-enclosed-uv-blocking-turf-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-349480 shearwater Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:45:03 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=287282#comment-349480 My last post was a reactionary rant, I love green design and architecture and was stunned when you posted our new stadium as being green. Now I have calmed down I thought I would try to ask more rational questions about why you think our stadium is green. What specifically is green about a roof over a stadium? Why is building a massive new building out of all new materials green? did you look into any green certification or assessment of the building? or consider what else is already in the city? As a citizen of Dunedin city, with a love of green design, it feels like a kick in the face when you say our new stadium is green. Our city really needs all sorts of pressing green initiatives and these cannot not occur because they blew our budget on a big shiny new box. It really is sad. My last post was a reactionary rant, I love green design and architecture and was stunned when you posted our new stadium as being green.

Now I have calmed down I thought I would try to ask more rational questions about why you think our stadium is green.

What specifically is green about a roof over a stadium? Why is building a massive new building out of all new materials green? did you look into any green certification or assessment of the building? or consider what else is already in the city?

As a citizen of Dunedin city, with a love of green design, it feels like a kick in the face when you say our new stadium is green. Our city really needs all sorts of pressing green initiatives and these cannot not occur because they blew our budget on a big shiny new box. It really is sad.

]]> By: DeepBlue http://inhabitat.com/new-zealand-opens-first-enclosed-uv-blocking-turf-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-349322 DeepBlue Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:11:47 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=287282#comment-349322 To defend the post, a retractable roof is not a completely enclosed stadium. So this is the first stadium with a permanent fixed roof and natural turf, as far as I can tell. To defend the post, a retractable roof is not a completely enclosed stadium. So this is the first stadium with a permanent fixed roof and natural turf, as far as I can tell.

]]> By: coone http://inhabitat.com/new-zealand-opens-first-enclosed-uv-blocking-turf-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-349301 coone Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:47:41 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=287282#comment-349301 In the Netherlands there have been comletely enclosed natural turf stadium for over a decade.. Do some research please, don't just copy paste information the architects would like you to believe. Proof: http://bit.ly/qFLnaF (Vitesse Stadium in Arhem, The Netherlands, called Gelredome) http://bit.ly/pQfdMv (Ajax Stadium in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, called Arena) I'm sure other countries have these kinds of stadiums too.. Any quick google search could have verefied that.. Inhabitat is nice to get some general updates, but the quality of the posts is always pretty poor. In the Netherlands there have been comletely enclosed natural turf stadium for over a decade.. Do some research please, don’t just copy paste information the architects would like you to believe.

Proof:
http://bit.ly/qFLnaF (Vitesse Stadium in Arhem, The Netherlands, called Gelredome)
http://bit.ly/pQfdMv (Ajax Stadium in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, called Arena)

I’m sure other countries have these kinds of stadiums too.. Any quick google search could have verefied that.. Inhabitat is nice to get some general updates, but the quality of the posts is always pretty poor.

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