Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena Opens its Doors with Coldplay Concert and Inaugural Kraken Home Game | National News

SEATTLE, October 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Tonight, after three years of construction and $ 1.2 billion of private investment, the Cimate Pledge Arena opens its doors to the public. The arena is home to the NHL’s newest franchise, the Seattle Kraken, four-time WNBA champion Seattle Storm, and the best in live entertainment and music.

To celebrate the opening weekend, seven-time Grammy-winning Coldplay will play their first arena show in nearly five years when they release their new album, Music of the Spheres. Amazon Music will stream the show worldwide so fans can tune in at home or on their mobile devices. The Seattle Kraken will play its highly anticipated opening home game on Saturday 23 October. The following day, citizens are invited to an open house and harvest market in Seattle Center.

“Tonight is the biggest comeback in Seattle Story “said Tim Leiweke, CEO of the Oak View Group. “The arena under this roof started out as that Washington Pavilion, the Seattle Center Coliseum, and then the KeyArena. As it is called Seattle on the map in 1962, the Climate Pledge Arena will do it again. Seattle, welcome to the new era of sports and entertainment. Welcome back under our roof. “

The project started in early 2017 when the City of Seattle issued a quote request for the redesign of the historic arena at Seattle Center and signed an agreement with Oak View Group. In the past three years, technical and structural innovations have been achieved, designed by Populous and the Rockwell Group and under the direction of Mortenson. The 44 million pound roof was held in place by temporary steel supports while the new arena was built underneath, doubling the square footage.

In June 2020Amazon secured the naming rights and named it after the Climate Pledge initiative, which calls on signatories to be carbon-free in all of their companies by 2040 – a decade before the Paris Agreement. The venue is expected to be the world’s first net zero carbon certified arena, setting a new bar of sustainability for the sports and events industry. It runs entirely on renewable energy and sustainability is embedded in every element of the building.

“This is a historic moment for climate progress as we bring sustainable architecture to life and convey an important message to people Seattle and beyond. Last year, Amazon secured the naming rights to the historic arena, which was originally built for the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle, and we named it Climate Pledge Arena as a regular reminder of the importance of tackling climate change, “said Kara Hurst, Vice President for Global Sustainability at Amazon. “I am incredibly proud of the collaboration of all the teams involved in making the vision of the Climate Pledge Arena a reality.”

The Seattle Kraken, the 32nd team in the NHL, began their first season in Las Vegas At 12th of OctoberNS. The team led by the majority owner, David Bonderman, has been officially awarded in. Records broken in ticket and merchandise sales December 2018. The arena is expected to be sold out as they face the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.

At both concerts and sporting events, the Climate Pledge Arena will use the latest technology to enhance the fan experience. The Kraken + Climate Pledge Arena app helps fans manage tickets, get to and from the game, and access Kraken information. Four marketplaces with Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology with Amazon One will make the shopping experience in the arena more efficient and shorten waiting times so that guests can get back to the action faster.

To see the Coldplay concert, fans worldwide can tune in live in the Amazon Music app, the Amazon Music channel on Twitch or on Prime Video for all customers with or without a Prime membership. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. PDT on Friday, October 22nd. ESPN + will host the Seattle Kraken game Saturday 23 October. Puck drop is over 19 o’clock.

Arena in numbers:

• Construction days: 1,049
• Private investment: $ 1.2 billion
• Square meters: 932,000 (including the arena underground car park)
• Participating construction and trading companies: 200
• Workers: 5,955
• Working hours: 3.5 million
• Cubic meters of excavated earth: 680,000
• Tons of structural steel: 8,900
• Miles of cable: 280
• Square feet of concrete: Over one million
• Glass sections: 960
• Live plants and trees: 12,500
• On-site solar panels: 475

Via Climate Pledge Arena

The Seattle Center’s Climate Pledge Arena is the complete redesign of a historic landmark originally built for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. It will be an industry first and is expected to be the world’s first net zero carbon certified arena. Home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, WNBA’s Seattle Storm, and the world’s greatest live music and event artists, Climate Pledge Arena will be in October 2021.

The Climate Pledge Arena is intended to be a permanent and regular reminder of the urgent need for climate protection measures. The Climate Pledge, founded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019, is a commitment by companies around the world to be carbon free by 2040. Visit climatepledgearena.com

About the climate promise

In 2019, Amazon and Global Optimism co-founded The Climate Pledge, a commitment to achieve the Paris Agreement 10 years early and be carbon-free by 2040. Now 201 organizations have signed The Climate Pledge, sending an important signal that there will be rapid growth in demand for products and services that help reduce CO2 emissions. More information is available at www.theclimatepledge.com.

Via Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession instead of competitive focus, passion for inventions, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be the most customer-centric company in the world, the best employer in the world, and the safest place to work in the world. Customer Reviews, 1-Click Shopping, Personalized Recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire Tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out Technology, Amazon Studios and The Climate Pledge are some of Amazon’s pioneering efforts. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

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