With the official Grand Opening of the new $78 million Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman occurring today, the enormity of the 42-acre, world-class facility is abundantly clear. Those who know Real Salt Lake Owner Dell Loy Hansen know that there is no operating speed which is fast enough, and no challenge or idea which is too large.
To put the Hansen vision to grow soccer in the state of Utah into perspective, below are a few quick numbers regarding the Zions Bank Real Academy campus, one of the finest soccer facilities in the world and the only one with fantastic views of the Wasatch Mountains and Salt Lake Valley:
Zions Bank Training Facility:
Over 70,000 square feet of floor area in the STEM High School grades 9-12
Another 70,000 sf of floor area for Academy / Professional Team Training Area, Administration
Over 90,000 sf of masonry walls and veneer
Over 23,000 sf of exterior glass (windows)
Over 62,000 sf of metal wall panels (siding)
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Zions Bank Training Center Indoor Fields:
The largest free-span structure in North America boasts:
210,000 square feet of Indoor Fields
400’ clear “span width”
525’ long
70’ high “roof peak”
750-person capacity spectator seating
10,000 sf indoor concessions area with two (2) full-service kitchens, plus dining capacity for 200+
(12) 18’ diameter air circulation fans
Polycarbonate glazing panels for natural light without glare issues of clear glass
Siding w/ Claret-and-Cobalt design inspired by & honoring Piet Mondrian “Composition II” painting
Photovoltaic Solar Panels: (confirm with Auric Solar)
Indoor Fields Roof – 957 kWatts, 56,800 square feet in area
Stadium Roof – 166 kWatts, 9,800 sf of area
Zions Bank Stadium:
5,000-seat capacity includes:
- Press Boxes, Owner’s Suite, Hospitality Suite
- Precast concrete tiered seating on East Side
- Aluminum bleacher seating on West Side
- Multiple concessions areas
- Playground
Standing Seam Metal Roofing:
Over 264,800 square feet on the indoor Training Facility
Over 17,500 sf on the Stadium Roofs
Natural Grass TORO fields:
Twenty-one (21) foot high retaining wall in three tiers (“Great Wall of Herriman”)
Five (5) full-size practice fields for RSL / Monarchs / Academy use
One (1) Herriman City / park field
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