PPG Paints Arena

PPG Paints Arena
The Paint Can ; The House that Crosby Built
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Former names	Consol Energy Center; (2010–2016)
Address	1001 Fifth Avenue
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40°26′22″N 79°59′21″W / 40.43944°N 79.98917°W
Public transit	Steel Plaza
Owner	Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Operator	Anschutz Entertainment Group
Capacity	Ice hockey: 18,187; Basketball: 19,000; Arena football: 16,280; End stage: 14,536; Center stage: 19,758
Field size	720,000 sq ft (67,000 m2)
Surface	Multi-surface (ice)
Scoreboard	Mitsubishi; 15' × 25' "Black-Packaged LED"
Construction
Broke ground	August 14, 2008
Built	August 2008 – August 2010
Opened	August 18, 2010
Construction cost	US$321 million; ($454 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Populous (formerly HOK Sport); Astorino; Architectural Innovations; Fukui Architects; Lami Grubb
Project manager	ICON Venue Group
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti/Raudenbush
Services engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractor	Hunt Construction Group
Main contractors	Oxford Development; Pittsburgh Arena Development, LP
Tenants
	Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) (2010–present); Pittsburgh Power (AFL) (2011–2014)
Website
	ppgpaintsarena.com

PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2014.

Construction was completed on August 1, 2010,^[7] and the arena opened in time for the 2010–11 NHL season.^[8] It replaced the Penguins' former arena, Civic Arena (formerly known as Mellon Arena), which was completed in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking was held on August 14, 2008. The arena is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified arena in both the NHL and AFL.^[9] Soon after the arena opened in 2010 it was named "Best New Major Concert Venue" in the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards and "Best NHL Arena" in the Sports Business Journal reader poll.^[10]^[11] The arena was originally named Consol Energy Center (CEC) after Consol Energy purchased the naming rights in December 2008. The current name comes from Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries, who purchased naming rights in October 2016.^[12]^[13]

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^ Staff writer (December 6, 2010). "CONSOL Energy Center Named Best NHL Arena In Sports Business Journal Survey". Pittsburgh Penguins. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
^ Belko, Mark (October 4, 2016). "Consol Energy Center has become PPG Paints Arena". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
^ Bauder, Bob; Boren, Jeremy (October 4, 2016). "PPG buys naming rights to Consol Energy Center for 20 years". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

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[11] Staff writer (December 6, 2010). "CONSOL Energy Center Named Best NHL Arena In Sports Business Journal Survey". Pittsburgh Penguins. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

[PPG-12] Belko, Mark (October 4, 2016). "Consol Energy Center has become PPG Paints Arena". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

[PPG_Trib-13] Bauder, Bob; Boren, Jeremy (October 4, 2016). "PPG buys naming rights to Consol Energy Center for 20 years". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

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The Paint Can The House that Crosby Built

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Former names	Consol Energy Center (2010–2016)
Address	1001 Fifth Avenue
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40°26′22″N 79°59′21″W / 40.43944°N 79.98917°W / 40.43944; -79.98917
Public transit	Steel Plaza
Owner	Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Operator	Anschutz Entertainment Group
Capacity	Ice hockey: 18,187 Basketball: 19,000 Arena football: 16,280 End stage: 14,536 Center stage: 19,758^[1]
Field size	720,000 sq ft (67,000 m²)
Surface	Multi-surface (ice)
Scoreboard	Mitsubishi 15' × 25' "Black-Packaged LED"
Broke ground	August 14, 2008
Built	August 2008 – August 2010
Opened	August 18, 2010
Construction cost	US$321 million ($454 million in 2023 dollars)^[2]
Architect	Populous (formerly HOK Sport)^[3] Astorino^[4] Architectural Innovations^[4] Fukui Architects^[4] Lami Grubb^[4]
Project manager	ICON Venue Group^[5]
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti/Raudenbush
Services engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractor	Hunt Construction Group^[6]
Main contractors	Oxford Development Pittsburgh Arena Development, LP
Tenants
Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) (2010–present) Pittsburgh Power (AFL) (2011–2014)
Website
ppgpaintsarena.com