FEATURE — GREEN ISSUES
The first major professional sports stadium in the US to receive any LEED-certification for its
environmental credentials was another Populous design, namely Nationals Park in Washington. The 41,888-seat
ballpark is home to the Nationals, cost an estimated US$611mn to build and includes a 6,300sqft green roof, and won a Silver
LEED rating.
IMAGE: JIM MAGUIRE
official club partner and HSV fans will be offered spe- 2010. These are: Target Field, a US$D522m, 40,000-
cial rates on green electricity supply products from seat ballpark for the Minnesota Twins that is scheduled
ENTEGA. to open in April 2010, and includes solar-reflective
But perhaps the biggest impact that the stadia sector materials on the canopy and surrounding plazas to
can make is through the design and specification of new reduce heat absorption, is close to public transport and
arenas, like the Washington Redskins’ new US$300m has water saving fixtures, such as low-flow urinals,
stadium, FedExField, which is one of the first of a new dual-flush toilets and aerated faucets, that will use 30%
wave of environmentally sustainable stadia being built less potable water than conventional fittings and save
not just in the United States but around the world. 4.2 million gallons of potable water a year; Amway
Designed by Populous, the stadium was built on a Center in Orlando, home to basketball side Florida
restored brownfield, and many of the materials used in Magic, and was built on a remediated brownfield site,
construction were sourced locally, which reduced the featuring high solar reflectance roofing to reduce build-
carbon footprint of the project by cutting down on the ing cooling loads, needs no irrigation, has low-flow
unnecessary transportation of materials. FedExField plumbing fixtures and is expected to produce energy
includes efficient lighting and plumbing, drought-resis- savings that are 14% higher than in the standard build-
tant plants, a concession area with a green roof and fil- ing code; and finally, the new home to Pittsburgh Pen-
ters to keep storm-water run-off out of the nearby guins, the US$321m Consol Energy Center, which
Anacostia River. With parking spaces reduced but close features green space around the building, recycling,
to public transport links, the Redskins’ have also taken materials sourced locally, and will purchase some elec-
a long-term approach to reducing the carbon footprint tricity from ‘Green’ power sources, and even features
of the Club and the fans, and the ground was the first environmentally friendly paints — the Club is hoping
ballpark in the United States to secure a LEED Silver that the facility will secure a Gold rating from LEED.
certificate. The first major professional sports stadium in the US
to receive any LEED-certification for its environmental
LEED — Green Building Rating System credentials was another Populous design, namely
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Nationals Park in Washington. The 41,888-seat ball-
(LEED) green building rating system, which started life park is home to the Nationals, cost an estimated
in 1998 and has been developed by the United States US$611mn to build and includes a 6,300sqft green
Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a set of roof, and won a Silver LEED rating.
standards for environmentally sustainable construction. Probably the first US sports stadium to earn any
Populous is also aiming to achieve LEED certification LEED certification was on the Penn State campus,
on three more stadia that are expected to open in where the US$30m, 5,400-seat Medlar Field included ➲
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