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hase Center is the new indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The home venue for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) had its official grand opening on September 6, 2019, highlighted with a concert by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The first preseason game at the Chase Center took place on October 5, 2019, as the Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, 123–101. The Warriors played their first regular season game there with a 141–122 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers on October 24, 2019. Whereas these two matches resulted in losses, the construction process of the Chase Center turned out to be an absolute winner. The arena is composed of multiple layers and floors, has a seating capacity of 18,064 and a multi-purpose area that includes a theater configuration with an entrance overlooking a newly built park. The venue also contains 580,000 square feet of retail space. Bostik’s
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revolutionary façade cladding system, Panel Tack™ was specified. The story of how this took place is particularly interesting, as product specification was made well before Panel Tack™ was formally introduced to the United States. Evolv, a blue chip direct source distributor for engineered quartz, sintered stone and natural stone, received a specification contract from architectural giant Gensler. The firm was tasked to deliver Neolith cladding material to be installed on the walls of Chase Center’s retail space. According to Peter Wazna-Blank, Vice President of Evolv, “We distribute Neolith, a Spanish company which produces a lightweight, large format
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Arena Opts for Ventilated Facade Adhered using “The Chemical Method”
