  2 3 8 ▁million . ▁Gr ants ▁were ▁given ▁from ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Water ▁Resources ▁and ▁Energy ▁Director ate ▁and ▁S IN TE F ▁for ▁energy ▁econom ization . ▁The ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁concluded ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁ind oor ▁ice ▁hockey ▁r ink ▁in ▁Norway . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁The ▁structure ▁is ▁d ug ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁so ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁monument al ▁in ▁size ▁from ▁the ▁outside . ▁The ▁roof ▁consists ▁of ▁four ▁sections ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁double ▁tr uss ed ▁be ams ▁in ▁gl ued ▁l amin ated ▁tim ber , ▁with ▁lengths ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁hall ▁is ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁surface ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁main ▁hall ▁has ▁a ▁floor ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁with ▁an ▁activity ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁maximum ▁ce iling ▁height ▁is ▁, ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁direct ▁drive - in ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁hall ▁for ▁exhib itions . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁for ▁ 1 1 , 5 0 0 ▁se ated ▁spect ators . ▁The ▁stands ▁are ▁flexible ▁and ▁teles cop ic , ▁allowing ▁for ▁flex ibility ▁in ▁hall ▁use ▁and ▁se ating ▁capacity . ▁The ▁ar ena ▁can ▁be ▁configured ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁stage . ▁The ▁hall ▁can ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁serve ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁at ▁a ▁ban quet , ▁or ▁divided ▁up ▁to ▁serve ▁smaller ▁groups . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁also ▁features ▁a