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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, US has achieved cost savings of around US$23.5m through green practices Sports venues will become the focal points of eco-districts where resources are shared among facilities. Excess heat from an arena will be used to heat water in a nearby hotel With more than 300 members consisting of teams, facilities, leagues and universities from 14 countries, the Green Sports Alliance is already making a difference in developing and sharing best practice in sustainability. In November, the Alliance launched the Corporate Membership Network, which is engaging corporate partners to learn from each other and accelerate the pace of integrating sustainability into their facilities. The Alliance hosted a Climate and Sports presentation as part of the United Nations Conference of Parties’ (COP21) international climate negotiations, which took place in Paris from 28 November through to 11 December. The panel, which was attended by representatives of European sports organisations, NGOs, government officials and the public, highlighted the opportunities sustainability in sports offers to the wider climate change effort. About the author: Chris DeVolder, LEED AP, is the sustainable design leader for HOK’s Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY What will the sustainable stadiums and arenas of the next 10 years look like? Design strategies for the highperformance sports venues of the future will be based on these ideas: Abundance, not scarcity, is the lens for all design decisions. The venue harvests water, creates energy, turns waste into food, enhances the habitat and adds value for the surrounding community and the owner. Decisions support the common good of the community, not just a standalone project. Projects feature mixed-use programming that creates an active, engaging venue seven days a week. The space synergies include sports, recreation, entertainment, transportation, food, healthcare, retail, hospitality, conferencing, urban farming, housing and education. The design creates multiple solutions. A canopy that provides shade for daily activities and game-day parking, for example, has a roof structure with solar panels that generate energy for the building and cars parked beneath. The canopy also directs rainwater into cisterns for reuse in the building, site and community. The venue is the focal point of an eco-district, where resources are shared among facilities. Excess heat from equipment in an arena, for example, is used to heat water at an adjacent hotel. The venue serves as an anchor for a co-op approach to the purchase of sustainable goods and services. It may bring together a ballpark, local school district, hospital system and retail centre, for example, to pool the buying power for green products, renewable energy, commercial composting and local food. Biomimicry influences how the design responds to the local climate, allowing the building to breathe, provide comfort for every human sense and adapt to year-round requirements. The site’s biodiversity is enhanced through local or adaptive landscaping, edibles and the tree canopy. The venue generates all its own energy through solar panels, wind turbines or other renewable energy solutions. Future venues will be net positive when it comes to stormwater, accepting more water than they create, cleaning it naturally and reusing it. With its mass appeal and ability to unite people worldwide, sport offers a powerful platform for demonstrating and communicating the importance of sustainability. By establishing new paradigms for environmentally friendly design and acting as a hub for related sustainable development, sports venues can become critical assets for an individual location, a community and a region. 52 sportsmanagement.co.uk issue 4 2015 © Cybertrek 2015
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