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(IRFU) andthe Football Association of Ireland (FAI) last
year.Designed to the highest international standards at a cost of nearly €400m, Aviva Stadium represents Ire- land’s powerful presence on the both world football and
worldrugbystage.Muscoinstalled lighting to meet the needs of both sports,while also integrating the lumi- naires with the facility’s architecture, in some applica- tions positioning the lighting around structural components located in front of them. Muscohas earned areputation formeeting difficult
project requirements globally. In 2008, the company was selected to light three of the four facilities used for the Chile U-20 FIFAWomen’sWorld Cup™ and in 2010,Musco provided illumination forten FIFAWorld Cup™ training pitches in South Africa. This complexprojectwas achieved in just 57 days,with the success of the project due, in part, to Musco’s system approach. It is the only complete floodlighting system engineered from founda- tion to poletop in Five Easy Pieces™, which provides fast, hassle-free installation. At Canada’sBMO Field — host venue for the 2007
FIFA U-20World Cup™—facility owners called on Musco to provide lighting sufficient for the television broadcast of the event. Canada’s national team and the country’s first Major League Soccer (MLS) team, the Toronto FC, also play here under the lights. The environmentally- friendly Green Generation Lighting® systemapplies engi- neering advances in reflector technologies that require fewer fixtures and less electricity consumption than typi- cal floodlighting to achieve desired light levels. Because BMO Field is also open to communityuse,engineers specified the installation of two circuits for low and high
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Musco is pleased to partner with the QOC to light these five facilities. Everyone involved wanted to make sure they would be illuminated to the level of the world-class events that will be held there, and we were able to surpass expectations...
—Jeff Roger, Vice President, Musco Lighting, speaking about their work at the five Qatari stadia to host the 2011 Asian Games.
work lightlevels and optional controls thatallowfor reduced light levels for non-televised events. Lighting also helps meet community needs at Centu-
ry Park Stadium in Shanghai, China. Thevenue is one of just ahandful of football facilities in the area offering
lights.The installation allows the facility to increase hours of usage, including offering “pay forplay” pitch rental to generate revenue. Even in developing countries,the football crazeis
aliveand
well.The Olympic Youth DevelopmentCenter in Lusaka, Zambia, was a pilot project of the International Olympic Committee’s Sports for Hope program; aimed at providing athletic opportunities for youth in the devel- oping world. Muscoprovided lighting forthe football pitch, as well as field hockey,track and field,and multi- purpose courts. As usual, Musco personnel were onsite to assure a high quality result.
Growing Football Portfolio Stateside In the United States, football participation among youth is on therise,due in parttothe increased investmentin football at that professional level. Forward-thinking Pizza Hut Park was the first facility
of its kind in the world to combine professional and rec- reational football in one multi-pitch facility; a strategy thathas become increasingly common globally within the last decade and has likely contributed to the explod- ing popularityofthe sportonall
levels.In2007, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park followedthe same model and,at the time, was world’s largest facility of its kind. Both pioneering facilities met their lighting needs with Musco’sGreen Generation Lighting®, which offers ➲
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