Insulation's sporting role

The elastomeric insulation material from Armacell was used to provide condensation control and energy savings at the stadia. 

In service and administration facilities, the highly flexible insulation material protects chilled-water pipes and air ducts against condensation and energy losses. Whilst extensive renovations were carried out at six of the existing arenas for the tournament, the other six stadiums were built from scratch.

In total some 50,000m of insulation tubes and 15,000m2 of Armaflex sheet material were installed in the eight stadiums and the Arena Grêmio in Porto Alegre, which was constructed at the same time.

The sporting venues in which Armacell products are installed include the Estádio Nacional in Brasília, the second largest World Cup stadium with a capacity of over 70,000 seats, the magnificent Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador da Bahia and the Arena da Amazônia in Manaus.