The energy cost is about 5 per usage.
How fra from the roof of houston stadium to field.
The structure weighs.
Opening in 2002 the houston texans stadium became the first retractable roof facility in the nfl.
The stadium seats up to 70 240 spectators for most events with the ability to expand it with 30 000 additional seats for larger events.
The ballpark was built as a replacement for.
The roof moves back and forth an estimated 160 times a year a distance of 14 6 miles.
Rolling on 546 steel wheels which rest on 13 railroad like tracks the field travels the 740 feet inside or out of the stadium in approximately 70 minutes at the push of a button.
The atlanta falcons moved into their new stadium two seasons ago and have opened the roof eight times.
To cover the ballpark steel panels roll in sequence along tracks on the east and west sides of the stadium.
Minute maid park previously named the ballpark at union station enron field and astros field is a ballpark in downtown houston texas united states which opened in 2000 as the home stadium of the houston astros of major league baseball mlb.
Football in the city of houston had been a staple since 1960 when the houston oilers were founded.
Another component of the stadium s design is the oculus an ovular double sided 4k hdr video board that is suspended from the roof over the field.
The stadium bowl has open sides.
Situated between fannin street and cambridge street it is within walking distance from the texas medical center rice university and the museum district and within a few miles of the third ward the historic astrodome and nrg stadium home stadium for the houston texans.
It was the first nfl facility to have a retractable roof.
The retractable roof can open or close quietly in less than 20 minutes without interrupting the game.
The center field fence is located 436 feet from home plate the farthest distance in the majors.
For over 25 years the oilers played at the houston astrodome the first multipurpose dome stadium in the country.
And the arizona cardinals say their roof has been open 102 times since 2015 for a variety of.
The ballpark is houston s first retractable roofed stadium and features a natural grass playing field.
Hermann park hermann park is one of houston s most visited public parks.