Intuit Dome, home to the Los Angeles Clippers, is the world’s first climate-positive arena located in Inglewood, Cal.
The outside of the building (gridshell) is built of ultra-lightweight material and seismically isolated from the building’s structure. The gridshell carries a system of flexible, durable membrane panels that modulate wind, sun and rain.
Henderson Engineers, a national building systems design firm has incorporated sustainable technologies such as heat pumps, heat recovery chillers, mag-bearing chillers, and arena bowl under-seat supply air distribution, and an energy-efficient system that provides ventilation and air conditioning from underneath the seats instead of from ducts hanging overhead. The HVAC system is configured to provide the seating bowl, locker rooms, and player and coach areas with 100 percent outside air.
Designed by AECOM, this mixed-use development features an 18,000-seat arena, 9,290 m2 (100,000 sf) of administrative office space, 882 m2 (9,500 sf) of retail space, a 7,989 m2 (86,000 sf) training facility, and community amenities, including an open public plaza with a large media screen, concert stage, and five basketball courts.
Additionally, the venue features a practice facility and training center, an outdoor plaza with two bars, a restaurant, and a team store. It also has the world’s largest Halo Board, an oval, double-sided 4K scoreboard that measures nearly 0.4 ha (1 acre). Two megawatts of rooftop solar panels and 11 megawatts of on-site battery storage contribute to the facility’s carbon-free operation.
The project is aiming for LEED Platinum certification.
Hi, what a cool building. Was wondering how are they protecting it, and the surrounding buildings from a potential fire from the battery storage area?