When energy drink maker Red Bull began construction of a new training and practice facility for its namesake, the New York Red Bulls professional soccer team, it opted to radiantly heat one of the big playing fields for use in the winter.
The new facility in Hanover, N.J., has three different playing fields. The Red Bulls’ First and Reserve Teams use the 47-acre property for practice and training sessions and occasional matches. Artificial turf covers one of the fields while the other two fields have thick, carpet-like turf. One of the turf fields goes dormant during the winter months while the other stays green through the influence of a warm glycol solution circulated in tubing embedded about 6 in. below.