Green Sports Facilities Are Becoming The Gold Standard

By Robert A. Darwell and Huy Q. Nguyen   When it comes to traditional sports facilities, the only thing “green” is the playing field. Construction of conventional stadiums typically involve massive amounts of steel, timber, and other depleting raw materials, while facility operation and maintenance require tremendous volumes of water and electricity for purposes of irrigation, flushing, ventilation, lighting and heating. The sporting events themselves also add fuel to the fire by attr