Kaohsiung Stadium
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Location:
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200 Jhonghai Rd
Zuoying Dist
Kaohsiung
813
Taiwan
coordinates:
22.7032757 120.2949753
Building names(s): Kaohsiung Stadium
Architect/Designer:
Toyo Ito
architect website:
Other Information:
Completion date: January 2009
Function:
capacity: 40,000 seatsUse: 2009 World Games
green credentials:
8,844 solar panels on the stadium roof generate 1.14 million kWh of electricity per year, thus reducing 660 tons of annual carbon dioxide output. In addition, all the raw materials used in the main stadium are 100% reusable and made in Taiwan.
Last update: 6 August, 2009 | Suggested By LT
…the Stadium around the existing forest rather than clearing the land. The location uses the cooling winds, positioning the stadium to shade the majority of fans during a day’s peak sunny period.
The stadium’s solar energy panels, along with nine green features, make the Stadium the first environmental eco-stadium in the history of The World Games. Kaohsiung, the second largest city in Taiwan, after Taipei, has an average of 2,282 hours of sun per year, averaging 5.6 hours daily. If the solar energy plates receive enough sunlight, they will be able to provide 80% of the electricity needs during the operation of the stadium and 100% during the remaining time. The stadium is also able to sell surplus energy generated by the solar panels, with a life expectancy of around 30 years.