Episode 7 of the gbNYC Audiocast turns the tables a bit as we interview our Producer, Ryan Genovese, who is also a Washington Nationals season ticket holder, about opening night at Nationals Park in D.C.- the first LEED-certified baseball stadium in the country. The episode discusses the stadium in detail, including fan reaction to particular green elements, though passes on any discussion of just how sustainable spending $611 million in public funds to build the ballpark might have been. We also take a quick look around the rest of the American sports landscape at green efforts from other teams, in terms of their facilities and business practices, both at the professional and collegiate levels.
April 18th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Nationals Park"
Pope Benedict XVI Inspires Long Island Churches to Take Environmental Action
Some local religious institutions are going green, motivated by current Pope Benedict XVI’s positioning of climate change as a moral issue. Last month, the Vatican added environmental degradation to the Church’s list of sins and, last year, the Pope announced that 1,000 solar panels would be installed on the roof of Vatican City’s main auditorium. Melanie Griffin, a Sierra Club spokeswoman, told Newsday that Pope Benedict’s “vocal support particularly for climate solutions could really tip the balance in world action.” During his upcoming visit to the United States, the Pope will celebrate Mass at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.- the first LEED-certified baseball stadium in the country.
April 11th, 2008 | Meredith Taylor | 0 comments | Continued
Monday LEEDoff: Nationals Open Gates at America’s First Green Ballpark
Last week, brand-new $611 million Nationals Park, home to the National League East’s Washington Nationals baseball club, officially received a LEED Silver rating from USGBC, becoming the first baseball stadium in the country to earn the designation. Just a scant few days before Major League Baseball’s 2008 Opening Day, the ballpark earned 33 LEED points for a design by HOK Sport that, among other things, respects the park’s location in Southeast adjacent to D.C.’s Anacostia River. So far, so good for the Nats at their new home; Ryan Zimmerman cracked a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the club a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first regular season game at the ballpark on Sunday night.
March 31st, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued