Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

[SoCal Deek]

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from my tour….here are the panels from inside one of the concourse areas

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/nfl/bills/crane-incident-impacts-buffalo-bills-stadium-construction/71-232f4559-bb26-43a3-a3b5-de9eb444f475

 

[Just Jack]

I did notice several workers there on Sunday. Which makes sense. They can park on the site for free, work for several hours getting OT/Sunday pay, then go in and watch the game. 

[GottaRun]

25 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

I did notice several workers there on Sunday. Which makes sense. They can park on the site for free, work for several hours getting OT/Sunday pay, then go in and watch the game. 

Buddy I tailgate with has been working on the stadium since almost the beginning (concrete*), they were told all work had to wrap up 3 hours prior to kickoff and no staying on site for parking.

* I thought they would be close to done concrete but he was saying even the roof had a concrete pour involved in it, something to do with the roof heating system

Edited September 9 by GottaRun

[Lost]

On 9/8/2025 at 1:42 PM, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/nfl/bills/crane-incident-impacts-buffalo-bills-stadium-construction/71-232f4559-bb26-43a3-a3b5-de9eb444f475

 

 

Them boys gonna be working 24/7 next spring to get it done on time.  

[Einstein]

On 9/7/2025 at 8:24 AM, SoCal Deek said:

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from my tour….here are the panels from inside one of the concourse areas

Did the wind seem confused when you were there?

[BillsfaninSB]

4 minutes ago, Lost said:

 

Them boys gonna be working 24/7 next spring to get it done on time.  

Maybe not the last season opener at the Ralph. 

[SoCal Deek]

38 minutes ago, Einstein said:

Did the wind seem confused when you were there?

I was a bit confused as to just how straight forward the screens are. As I’ve previously posted, they’re nothing more than perforated metal sheets, and few, if any are actually visible from inside the seating bowl. They’ll cut down on gusting winds when you’re in the concourses but …

Edited September 10 by SoCal Deek

[Chicharito]

From my understanding from what I’ve been told by workers inside. The panels and the curvature of the room will create a wind tunnel on the opposing sideline. If true that seems like a good home field advantage come November.

[SoCal Deek]

16 minutes ago, Chicharito said:

From my understanding from what I’ve been told by workers inside. The panels and the curvature of the room will create a wind tunnel on the opposing sideline. If true that seems like a good home field advantage come November.

Now what? These are not magic beans. They’re just an exterior architectural treatment being used to shield the unconditioned concourse areas from the prevailing winds. Virtually NONE of these panels are even visible from inside the stadium. And, if you look closely at my photo you’ll see that uppermost portion of the outer panels, just under the roof canopy, are actually solid corrugated panels, with no perforations. 

[Kirby Jackson]

I thought this was interesting. Denver, who has an owner with a net worth 5x of the next richest NFL owner, contributes nothing. Otherwise, the Bills are on the lower end of these new builds. I don’t know if any of these numbers can go up or down, but if so, the Bills may end up with the least public contribution because their stadium is furthest along. At any rate, I thought this was an interesting look at it (assuming it is accurate):
 

 

[SoCal Deek]

Here’s another image from my tour. This from the mid-level end zone concourse. Two things to note here. First, you can see that none of the perforated panels are visible from inside the seating bowl. The little slit at the top will be infilled by the SOLID corrugated panels. Second, it’s cool to see that you’ll be able to see the field while in the concourse. Very well done! 

[Augie]

34 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Here’s another image from my tour. This from the mid-level end zone concourse. Two things to note here. First, you can see that none of the perforated panels are visible from inside the seating bowl. The little slit at the top will be infilled by the SOLID corrugated panels. Second, it’s cool to see that you’ll be able to see the field while in the concourse. Very well done! 

 

That looks like Tottenham to me. It’s coming together….but is it fast enough? Time will tell. 

[WotAGuy]

On 9/9/2025 at 7:08 PM, Chicharito said:

From my understanding from what I’ve been told by workers inside. The panels and the curvature of the room will create a wind tunnel on the opposing sideline. If true that seems like a good home field advantage come November.

I heard the same thing. But I also was told the wind tunnel will pass through refrigerated equipment that will make it negative wind chills on the visitor’s side. 

[UConn James]

2 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

I thought this was interesting. Denver, who has an owner with a net worth 5x of the next richest NFL owner, contributes nothing. Otherwise, the Bills are on the lower end of these new builds. I don’t know if any of these numbers can go up or down, but if so, the Bills may end up with the least public contribution because their stadium is furthest along. At any rate, I thought this was an interesting look at it (assuming it is accurate):
 

 

You’re mis-reading that. It’s saying that Denver isn’t going to / planning to use any taxpayer money to finance their stadium construction.

 

And… just to reiterate. The taxpayer contribution is being paid back by the Bills, over time. NYS & Erie put some of the stadium cost on their credit cards up front. So… It’s like a low or no interest loan. It was not a grant.

Edited September 11 by UConn James

[SoCal Deek]

12 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

That looks like Tottenham to me. It’s coming together….but is it fast enough? Time will tell. 

Hey Augie

Yes, similar to Tottenham but yet nowhere close to a direct copy. It will be a completely unique venue for the NFL. There really isn’t a stadium like it. With regard to fast enough, they’re currently working three shifts. Obviously the biggest crew is during the day. The second shift is about half, and the third shift is more of a skeleton crew. That’ll change when they’re able to focus solely on the interior fitting out of the concourses, etc

[Kirby Jackson]

1 hour ago, UConn James said:

You’re mis-reading that. It’s saying that Denver isn’t going to / planning to use any taxpayer money to finance their stadium construction.

Lol, that’s EXACTLY what I said.

[Wayne Cubed]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Here’s another image from my tour. This from the mid-level end zone concourse. Two things to note here. First, you can see that none of the perforated panels are visible from inside the seating bowl. The little slit at the top will be infilled by the SOLID corrugated panels. Second, it’s cool to see that you’ll be able to see the field while in the concourse. Very well done! 

I loved that about Tottenham Stadium, they have glass going around the entire concourse, so you can see the field, and then a glass door into your section. 

[SoCal Deek]

3 minutes ago, Wayne Cubed said:

I loved that about Tottenham Stadium, they have glass going around the entire concourse, so you can see the field, and then a glass door into your section. 

There are no glass doors into your sections at the new Highmark. At least I don’t think so. The seating bowl is going to be open air into the concourses. 

[Wayne Cubed]

1 minute ago, SoCal Deek said:

There are no glass doors into your sections at the new Highmark. At least I don’t think so. The seating bowl is going to be open air into the concourses. 

Yea, I’ve not seen whether they were going to copy that exactly, and I’m not sure that’ll work for Buffalo haha. But it was just nice to be able to stand in concourse and see the field still. And then the concessions were on like an outer ring.