Target Center Roof

Get the scoop on our green roof the first on an arena in north america and its positive effect on the environment.

Target center roof.

The growing media is 2 75 deep at the center. A group of roofing workers are on strike against the company in charge of installing a new green roof on the target center in minneapolis. Target center hosts major family shows concerts sporting events graduations and private events. Because approximately half of minneapolis 30 inches of precipitation falls in smaller amounts the target center earns a 50 percent credit on its national pollutant discharge elimination system.

The green roof expected to be approved today for the target center in minneapolis represents a bet by city leaders that the arena will remain viable beyond the city s lease with the timberwolves. At 2 5 acres 113 000 square feet the target center was the fifth largest extensive green roof in the united states at the time of design and is still the largest green roof in minnesota. Target center is the first arena to have a green roof. Target center green roof.

When target center s green roof was installed it was the largest green roof in minnesota the fifth largest green roof in the u s and the only green roof on a sports arena in north america. The arena s green roof is the 5th largest extensive green roof in the nation and at the time of the design the largest green roof in the state of minnesota. Reller isn t sure but he believes the roof can still lay claim to those titles and i couldn t find any facts to the contrary. It is home to the nba s minnesota timberwolves and wnba s minnesota lynx.

Target center was once one of three nba arenas with parquet floors including td garden in boston and amway arena later amway center in orlando the floor was replaced prior to the 2007 08 nba season. When target center s green roof was installed it was the largest green roof in minnesota the fifth largest green roof in the u s and the only green roof on a sports arena in north america. The workers claim that fridley based stock roofing. It was unveiled on september 15 2009.

The target center s green roof will capture 1 million gallons of stormwater annually absorbing as much as 0 9 inch of rainfall per weather event. Target center is a multi use arena located in the heart of vibrant downtown minneapolis minnesota.