The Lusail stadium is one of the eight venues that will be used for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. This venue will host the World Cup final and has been specifically built to provide all the comforts to attendees. In this way, it has been used technology to build an environment that can combat the heat of the area.
The enclosure has a capacity for 80 thousand people, but that will be expanded to more than 94 thousand, and is the last venue for the world championship. However, due to the sweltering heat of the country, which can reach 50°C, a refrigeration system has been implementedboth for the attendees and for the footballers.
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In this way, they achieve players are at an ambient temperature of 24 to 26°Cwhile attendees would be between 24 and 28°C, thanks to the fact that they receive air conditioning through the stands. In addition, the structures can repel the hot air, which is common in desert climates during the day, and the roofs are so large that they can prevent the arrival of solar radiation, since they are made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
A) Yes, both the roof and the walls prevent the passage of dust, but not sunlight, which is very important for the lawn. Furthermore, sustainable construction practices, such as wastewater recycling measures, were used to create the stadium. These were used to water the plants in the enclosure, reaching up to 40% conservation, compared to conventional stadiums.
These practices made Lusail Stadium had a five-star design and construction rating from the Global Sustainability Rating System. The enclosure did not leave aside its Arab origin, since the play of light and shadow was inspired by what characterizes the fanar lantern, in addition to the façade that resembles the golden age of art and crafts in the Arab world and Islamic.
The Lusail Stadium, located 15 km north of downtown Doha, will host 10 matches of the Qatar 2022 World Cup: 6 group stages. 1 round of 16, 1 quarterfinal, 1 semifinal and the grand final.
Source: Elcomercio
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