25. Renovating the iconic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium (Feat. Juan Pablo Ortega [again])

Summary

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, is the iconic home of legendary soccer club Real Madrid. A recent five-year renovation has transformed the stadium into a modern engineering marvel. Fireproofing and corrosion protection coating systems each played a role in the mega project, and in this episode, Carboline’s Europe Director of Project Development, Juan Pablo Ortega, leads a tour of his favorite team’s new digs. Also, is it possible for another country to have larger portion sizes than America? Timestamps 

• 00:00 – Introduction 
• 02:32 – Summarizing the renovation of Santiago Bernabeu Stadium 
• 05:10 – Differing fire ratings for different uses of a structure 
• 06:15 – Why both cementitious and intumescent fireproofing types were used 
• 08:20 – Specifying heavy-duty Pyrocrete 40 
• 10:52 – Nullifire SC 902 intumescent fireproofing was uniquely qualified for this project 
• 13:34 – Primer, fireproofing, and topcoat specification for the retractable trays 
• 16:17 – Navigating an aggressive schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic  
• 17:20 – Juan Pablo returns to the site 
• 18:28 – The Four Questions