While the New York Yankees have been mum on the green design features (if any, though the project is not seeking a LEED rating) at their new $1 billion stadium in the Bronx which will open up next April, Major League Baseball announced today that next month’s All-Star Game (July 15) at the current Yankee Stadium across the street will be “the greenest event in MLB’s history.” MLB has partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to promote environmental awareness at this year’s Midsummer Classic.
June 5th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "green sports"
Tampa Bay Rays, Hines, to Develop LEED-Certified Ballpark on St. Petersburg Waterfront
Though their respective performances on the field could not be more wildly different, New York City and Tampa Bay do share a baseball connection; it’s where the Yankees hold their spring training and home to George Steinbrenner. The Boss even threatened to move the Bronx Bombers to Tampa during the Yanks’ lean years in the [...]
November 30th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
Kettler Capitals Iceplex: Arlington, Virginia
The Washington Capitals’ new training center facility in Arlington, Virginia isn’t a stadium at all (it only seats 1,000 people), but I think it’s important to track the green building efforts of our professional sports teams. As I’ve written about before, green stadiums and arenas present unique design issues that aren’t sufficiently contemplated by LEED [...]
July 13th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued