FEATURE — BC PLACE
PRIMINGTHEPUMP
A retractable
roof on BC Place will
cut energy costs by
one-quarter (i.e. by
CAD$350,000
CAD$60m annually, with almost 40% of that coming urban development around BC Place, especially theannually) and a
further from visitors and people living outside Metro Vancou- past 15 years or so since the arrival of General Motors
CAD$100,000 ver. For example, U2’s 360 Tour in October 2009, gen- Place and the build-out of the former Expo 86 site has
annually will be
erated CAD$14m in economic impact for Metro made Yaletown and that part of downtown Vancouversaved through
operational savings Vancouver alone. the city’s sports and entertainment hub. Ripping the
— the current roof “The retractable roof option will not only increase stadium out of there would be questionable public pol-
means many events the capacity of BC Place to host more and a wider icy in my view.”
bypass the stadium in
range of events, it will enhance the ticket-selling The Phase Two roof project will create approximate-the summer months.
propositions for the Lions, Whitecaps and any other ly 3,000 person years of employment, with about 350
tenants at the stadium,” Mayenknecht explained. workers on site throughout the project on multiple
“Over the long term, that means a much more sustain- shifts. Upon completion, ongoing employment increas-
able economic model for all parties. In my view, es for BC Place will add an additional 100 person years
putting another fixed roof on BC Place is a non- of employment per year.
starter.” The Grey Cup game is the centre of a larger week of
Mayenknecht added anyone properly assessing the festivities put on by the host cities, including concerts,
role of the BC Place renovation plan compared to the gala events, and autograph sessions. Vancouver last
costs and amenities of other retractable-roof stadiums, hosted the event in 2005. BC Tourism officials estimate
such as Safeco Field in Seattle, University of Phoenix that the game contributed an additional CAD$65m to
Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and Lucas Oil Stadium in the Province. The 2011 game will mark the fifteenth
Indianapolis, Indiana — not to mention retractable- time the game has been held in Vancouver.
roof renovations to existing stadiums, such as Veltins
Arena and Commerzbank Arena in Germany — need Sustainability
to reserve final judgment until the proposed amenities Along with economic and cultural benefits, there are
are fully detailed. significant environmental and cost-saving benefits to
“A new stadium of similar capacity would cost in this project. A retractable roof on BC Place will cut
the range of CAD$800m to CAD$1bn to build from energy costs by one-quarter (i.e. CAD$350,000 annu-
scratch,” said Mayenknecht. “That does not include ally) and a further CAD$100,000 annually will be saved
the cost and other impacts of demolishing the existing through operational savings.
stadium or relocating the site of the stadium to anoth- Other key initiatives include: the development of an
er part of the city. You would be unwinding 26 years of integrated waste management program and expanded
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