On October 21-22, 2024, the 40th Anniversary Commemoration Conference of the China Steel Structure Association and the 2024 China Steel Structure Conference were held at the Beijing Friendship Hotel. Leaders, experts, scholars, and colleagues from the industry gathered together to witness this historic moment. The results of the 2024 China Steel Structure Association Technology Innovation Award were announced at the same time. Yexing won the 2024 China Steel Structure Association Technology Innovation Award for the project “Research and Application of Key Technologies for the Production and Construction of Various ETFEs in Qingdao Youth Asian Cup Football Stadium”.

The China Steel Structure Association Technology Innovation Award is an award established by the China Steel Structure Association to commend the advanced, encourage technological innovation, and promote industry development. It is a national first-level association award and is filed with the National Science and Technology Awards Office. It has been highly recognized by relevant government departments and the steel structure industry. This award is one of the most influential and most concerned awards for domestic steel structure companies.

The Qingdao Youth Football Stadium project is located in Chengyang District, Qingdao City, with a total construction area of ​​194,000 square meters, including 50,000 professional football fields, 2 11-a-side football training grounds, 1 multi-functional hall with 3 standard basketball courts, 1 swimming pool with a standard swimming pool and warm-up training pool, and supporting commercial and underground parking spaces and infrastructure.

The Qingdao Youth Football Stadium project is inspired by the layers of waves after the sea breeze caresses it. The facade texture is outlined with turning curves that shuttle up and down and flow elegantly. The dynamic form echoes the beautiful natural coastal scenery of Qingdao. The design inspiration comes from the sea. As a new landmark in Qingdao, the project has a super-large floodlit curtain wall with a high “appearance”. The project meets the multi-functional needs of national fitness, youth football training, etc. with a hard-core attitude, and has become an important landmark building to enhance Qingdao’s city image and promote urban development.

The roof design of Qingdao Youth Football Stadium adopts a 20,000 square meter single-layer ETFE membrane structure. This structure not only builds a stable system by tensioning the membrane surface reinforcement cable, but also the ETFE membrane itself is favored for its excellent light transmission performance and multiple advantages.

Qingdao Youth Football Stadium is the world’s first stadium that combines cable-supported grid structure + ETFE membrane structure. The complex and delicate structural system is extremely beautiful in mechanics. This is a landing project of Yexing Membrane Structure Intelligent Manufacturing. As a professional membrane structure contractor for this project, Yexing is responsible for the in-depth design and construction and installation of the ETFE membrane structure of the main stadium.

Give architecture technology and beauty, and build an excellent living space for mankind. Yexing won the China Steel Structure Association Technology Innovation Award, which is the industry’s affirmation of Yexing’s deep cultivation in the field of steel membrane structure. In the future, we will continue to rely on scientific and technological innovation to promote the company’s progress, constantly pursue innovation, face challenges bravely, and continue to tailor boutique projects for customers to make greater contributions to promoting the high-quality development of the industry.

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