BC PLACE GOES “GREEN” FOR THE BC HOME + GARDEN SHOW
February 17th, 2012
February 17, 2012
Vancouver, B.C: To celebrate the BC Home + Garden Show's return to BC Place, the 36-foot tall Northern Lights Display will be illuminated “green”. From now through February 26th, the green light will highlight some of the BC Home + Garden Show's themes including: sustainable living, gardening displays and eco-friendly design.
“GREEN” LIGHTING DISPLAY FOR THE BC HOME + GARDEN SHOW
Date:
Daily until Sunday, February 26, 2012
Times:
MORNING 5:30AM to 8:00AM
EVENING Sunset to 11:00PM
For comprehensive information on the BC Home + Garden Show please visit http://www.bchomeandgardenshow.com/BCHGS/MediaMaterials/29.aspx where you will find information on celebrity guests, schedules for The HGTV Main Stage, The Vancouver Sun Gardener’s School and the Outdoor Entertaining Stage, and a complete list of home decor, renovation and gardening exhibitors.
About the “Northern Lights Display” at BC Place
The stadium roof façade – known as the Northern Lights Display - utilizes 1700 ‘ETFE’ panels, stacked four rows high, and 6,800 linear feet of energy-efficient LED lights to create customizable lighting displays. ETFE is a semi-transparent material that allows sunlight into the stadium during the day, but it also contains metal dots called “frits” that reflect the LED light displays at night. Together with the new 38,000 square metre roof at BC Place roof, the Northern Lights Display enables a wide range of both static and dynamic programming, with a total of more than 26,000 addressable lighting elements.
About BC Place
BC Place is the largest sports, exhibition and entertainment venue of its kind in British Columbia, hosting the province’s most notable events including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. An all-new BC Place reopened in September 2011 after completing a major revitalization that included the installation of the largest cable-supported retractable roof of its kind in the world. Today, BC Place is home to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS franchise, the BC Lions Football Club and the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
BC Place is an important generator of economic activity in British Columbia, hosting world-class entertainment events, professional and amateur sport, community gatherings and exhibitions. For more information, please visit www.bcplace.com
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