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Shaping The Future Of Sports Venues: New Report Highlights Sustainable, Inclusive Design
“Engineering better sports venues: Designing for athletes, spectators and the environment”, has been released, exploring how sports venues can reduce carbon emissions, improve the experience for athletes and spectators, and be accessible to all.
The report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers highlights the role engineers, working together with architects, governments and sports organisations, play in creating venues that are not only sustainable but also inclusive for all users.
As sport grows in popularity, so does its environmental footprint. Mega sporting events continue to captivate global audiences, accelerating the demand for large-scale venues.
This growth comes with a significant environmental cost, with the global sports industry contributing an estimated 350 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually – approximately one percent of global carbon emissions.
As well as being important for health and well-being, sport can help build stronger communities by bringing people of all backgrounds together to watch and take part at all levels of sport.
Tom Greatrex, Chair of the Football Supporters' Association, said: “The role that supporters play in providing and enhancing the atmosphere is integral to the spectacle of top-class sport, as the behind closed doors period during COVID-19 demonstrated. ‘Football without fans is nothing’ is a frequently heard statement but fans deserve to be a key consideration in the design of stadia, not just for their own safety and comfort, but also to ensure the acoustics and atmosphere are not compromised by stadia design. We very much hope those embarking upon new and refurbished stadia projects take heed of the findings of this study.”
Ruth Shilston, Fellow of the Institution and co-author of the report, said: “As engineers, we’re passionate about bringing our creativity and expertise to create better outcomes. With the climate emergency arguably one of the most pertinent challenges of our time, impacting spectators and athletes globally, we have a fundamental role to play in the creation of sporting venues which are inclusive, sustainable, and resilient to a changing climate.”
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