While traveling in Miami last month, I drove past the American Airlines Arena, home of the Miami Heat. Blaring on the billboard outside was an announcement that the arena was a LEED certified building. I know plenty of residents, office buildings, schools, and even large business complexes that have achieved LEED certification. But can a building as large as a sports arena possibly have achieved LEED certification? As a matter of fact, American Airlines Arena has been awarded LEED Certification for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). So has Atlanta’s Philips Arena, home to the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers. And the new Dallas Cowboys stadium (with the humungous scoreboard) is applying for membership in the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Performance Track program.
You can see what green steps your favorite team might be taking at http://www.greensportsvenues.com/.
Ken Fuller of Custom Designing & Engineering is a LEED Accredited Professional.
You can see what green steps your favorite team might be taking at http://www.greensportsvenues.com/.
Ken Fuller of Custom Designing & Engineering is a LEED Accredited Professional.
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