The largest retractable roof system in the world at completion.
ETS installed the new roof system’s 36 outer and 36 inner fixed fabric panels. Outer panels span 220 feet and 10,000 square feet in surface area, while inner panels span 120 feet and 6,000 square feet in surface area. To meet the completion deadline, 85 crew members worked 12-hour days up to 7 days a week. At the height of their efficiency, the team installed 72 panels in just 44 calendar days.
In addition, ETS was instrumental in developing and designing the flexible perimeter closure system between the fixed fabric roof panels and ETFE membrane facade panels. This 18,770 square feet perimeter closure system is effectively an expansion joint between the roof panels and fixed steel-framed facade accommodating vertical deflections over one-and-a-half feet.
