Previously the stadium was also home to the toronto argonauts of the canadian football league cfl and.
Rogers centre roof material.
The centre serves at the home of toronto blue jays and argonauts as well as hosts more than 100 event nights per year.
He was responsible for ensuring that the landmark retractable roof opened and closed on cue for toronto blue jays home baseball games.
In 2009 dave mccormick engineering manager at toronto s rogers centre had a big problem.
Rogers centre originally named skydome is a multi purpose stadium in downtown toronto canada situated just southwest of the cn tower near the northern shore of lake ontario opened in 1989 on the former railway lands it is home to the toronto blue jays of major league baseball mlb.
Roof modernization project video rogers centre recently completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close the expansive retractable roof.
In june 1989 ellisdon completed construction on the world s first retractable roof stadium also known as the rogers centre.
Hailed for its innovative system of moving roof bogies when it opened in 1989 the nearly 30 year old three panel roof which arches over 600 feet had.
Rogers centre sky dome tour behind the scenes duration.
The blue jays strive to make rogers centre an outdoor facility by having the roof open as often as possible.
The diameter of the building is 700 feet while the volume inside the stadium with the roof closed is 56 5 million cubic feet 1 6 million cubic meters.
The entire rogers centre complex spans 12 7 acres 5 14 hectares.
However the comfort of our guests is a high priority and is always taken into consideration.
Roof closure of the rogers center seen from the cn tower skypod.
Rogers centre engineering manager dave mccormick explained some parts and components had been discontinued over the years making the original technology outdated and difficult to maintain says a piece today from daily commercial news which echoes.
Justin swartz 2 552 views.
The rogers centre formerly skydome opened in 1989 and was the third retractable roof in north america at the time.
The building itself takes up 11 5 acres 4 66 hectares.
