Regina | New Mosaic Stadium

[Stormer]

It appears that the turf is in 5 yard wide rolls with the yard line sewn in on one end:



credit:City of Regina

According to Field Turf, it only takes 3 days to unroll the rolls, so we should have a full field, ready for sewing, by the weekend.

[Batcow]

Originally Posted by Stormer

It appears that the turf is in 5 yard wide rolls with the yard line sewn in on one end:



credit:City of Regina

According to Field Turf, it only takes 3 days to unroll the rolls, so we should have a full field, ready for sewing, by the weekend.

Yeah the lines are already on the rolls. After everything is laid out, they will bring out numbers and those lines... um hash marks? and any other markings. Once they are measured and laid out, they have a machine that sews them into the turf.

I can't wait to see it! Hopefully that new OxBlue camera on the roof, showing the field, is online soon. The East one is "completed" and not showing anything new.

[Davidson]

Originally Posted by Stormer

It appears that the turf is in 5 yard wide rolls with the yard line sewn in on one end:



credit:City of Regina

According to Field Turf, it only takes 3 days to unroll the rolls, so we should have a full field, ready for sewing, by the weekend.

So does sewn-in lines, numbers, logs, etc preclude NMS from ever hosting a FIFA-sanctioned soccer match? I'm pretty sure FIFA regs require all non-soccer markings to be removed. Or perhaps a grass field could be over-layers on top of the field turf?

When IGF in Winnipeg hosted the women's World Cup last summer, did they have the football markings removed?

[HomerSPC]

Originally Posted by Davidson

So does sewn-in lines, numbers, logs, etc preclude NMS from ever hosting a FIFA-sanctioned soccer match?

Yep. We'll never host an international soccer match with this turf.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Davidson

So does sewn-in lines, numbers, logs, etc preclude NMS from ever hosting a FIFA-sanctioned soccer match? I'm pretty sure FIFA regs require all non-soccer markings to be removed. Or perhaps a grass field could be over-layers on top of the field turf?

When IGF in Winnipeg hosted the women's World Cup last summer, did they have the football markings removed?

Yup. Screwed for FIFA international matches. Would have to replace the turf.

At IGF they scrubbed off the lines. Some were faintly visible

[WoodlandCritter]

Originally Posted by Festivus

I'd agree in general for 6-inch incremental steps, but in Regina's case each level appears to be around 6-8 feet in height...so you definitely need rails on the fronts.

Right, there is definitely codes that will require that, I just assumed maybe those initial "steps" were going to have more levels within each?

Seems like by having only a few tiers they have limited how many people can actually be in that section at a time. I mean there is only so much rail room to stand against. Unless there is going to be a raised seating platform (w/ lounge/bar tables) against the walls on each level? I dunno

[bomberjet]

Originally Posted by Festivus

I'd agree in general for 6-inch incremental steps, but in Regina's case each level appears to be around 6-8 feet in height...so you definitely need rails on the fronts.

Oh for sure. With the small steps though. There's some hand rail requirements. You can only have so many steps without a handle rail. Maybe 2 or something. Or it goes by height. You can't have a drop of more than 2' without a railing.

[brithgob]

As I said earlier surely this turf can be removed and replaced as needed.

[Dougler306]

I would simply assume if there is a machine that will sew them in there is surely a machine that can take them out, its 2016, there is a machine for every job these days.

[bomberjet]

They can remove the turf? Seems like a lot of work to remove the entire field. Would it come off in the same strips and then get resewn again? I couldn't see them rolling the entire field too one side. Like they do with tarps at baseball stadiums.

[bomberjet]

Also, I thought the roof was to be translucent? Shadow on the field looks pretty dark. Maybe it's hard to detect due to the contrast.

[SaskE30]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Also, I thought the roof was to be translucent? Shadow on the field looks pretty dark. Maybe it's hard to detect due to the contrast.

When I was given a tour of the stadium a few weeks ago, I got the feeling the roof was quite translucent. The top of the east upper deck was pleasantly bright even though it was in the shade (I was toured around 9am).

[Batcow]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Also, I thought the roof was to be translucent? Shadow on the field looks pretty dark. Maybe it's hard to detect due to the contrast.

I think that people, including myself, were thinking that the material would be almost transparent. It is translucent, just not to the same degree as the renderings. But I've thought about it and I don't know how you communicate translucency in a picture without pushing it towards the transparent.

This material is very new to me so I don't know all of its properties. It could get a bit more translucent in the next year.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Batcow

I think that people, including myself, were thinking that the material would be almost transparent. It is translucent, just not to the same degree as the renderings. But I've thought about it and I don't know how you communicate translucency in a picture without pushing it towards the transparent.

This material is very new to me so I don't know all of its properties. It could get a bit more translucent in the next year.

It has lightened a fair bit, but the say it will only be 15 per cent translucent

[Festivus]

Yeah, the roof material was definitely over-hyped and over-sold. It's basically going to be the same as a thin tent awning, where it lets a little bit of light in, but is mostly opaque. It definitely won't look close to the marketing renders.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Yeah, the roof material was definitely over-hyped and over-sold. It's basically going to be the same as a thin tent awning, where it lets a little bit of light in, but is mostly opaque. It definitely won't look close to the marketing renders.

I am interested to see how it glows at night when the lights are fired up. That should look good. With the LED's they can run those lights all the time.

[Batcow]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Yeah, the roof material was definitely over-hyped and over-sold. It's basically going to be the same as a thin tent awning, where it lets a little bit of light in, but is mostly opaque. It definitely won't look close to the marketing renders.

Serious question. How would you communicate that in the renders? In the preview centre they set up, they were not overhyping or overselling. I remember thinking, "well that's not as clear as I thought it would be".

Other characteristics of the material are perfect for the application. Self cleaning, non-stick (Teflon), strong, light, heat resistant, waterproof etc. Plus they said all along that it would be PTFE and not the transparent ETFE.

They weren't lying when they said translucent. It just appeared more transparent in the renders. I just don't know how you would communicate 15% translucency in a picture.

[dsmmace]

I would think the field can roll up onto one roll and be replaced with another. I've mentioned this a few times, "MULTI-PURPOSE FACILTY" not just a football stadium.

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by dsmmace

I would think the field can roll up onto one roll and be replaced with another. I've mentioned this a few times, "MULTI-PURPOSE FACILTY" not just a football stadium.

I would hope so. It would not be great on the field to have a concert there, for example, if they couldn't remove the turf.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Festivus

I would hope so. It would not be great on the field to have a concert there, for example, if they couldn't remove the turf.

They do not roll up the turf for concerts. It is just pea gravel underneath. At old Mosaic they covered it. Here is Kid Rock:



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