Qatar urged to scrap AC stadium plan for 22 WC

I think you can be more clever. It is about air movement,moisture in the air and it is about temperature at the right time of day, Barrow told delegates at the International Football Arena conference. If we get it right 8230; that is the way ahead.

Air-conditioned stadiums to beat 50-degree desert heat in June were a defining theme of Qatars winning bid last year.

Qatar hired Populous to help its campaign,drawing on the firms experience in building signature projects such as the new Yankee Stadium,Londons 2012 Olympic Stadium and Arsenals Emirates arena.

The firm built a small prototype of an air-conditioned stadium in Doha to help persuade a FIFA inspection team that the tiny nations ambitious World Cup project could succeed.

However,Barrow now believes the planned Sports City arena can be kept cool by shading seats and using traditional Arabic methods for ventilation.

We are doing away with all the air conditioning kit that is going to cost a fortune to run, Barrow said.

Instead,he is proposing wind towers that suck up hot air to create fan-like air movement inside the 47,000-capacity stadium.