Washington Nationals

Baseball's All-Star Game to Bid Green Farewell to House That Ruth Built

Thu

Jun

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 executive vide president John McHale said that MLB's "All-Star summer will demonstrate baseball's commitment to improving the environment, and we will continue to do more in this area at the Commissioner's Office and with our clubs."

gbNYC Audiocast, Episode 7: Nationals Park & Sustainable Stadiums

Fri

Apr

by Stephen Del Percio

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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.

Last in the NL East but First in Sustainability?

Fri

Oct

by Stephen Del Percio

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The Washington Nationals' new $611 million ballpark will go green (HOK rendering below) according to this article. The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission authorized changes to the stadium design, including the $1.2 million it will cost in order to become certified as a "green building." "That was the original design goal, to come up with the very first green sports facility in the country and we think we've done that," D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission spokesman Tony Robinson says. A "green" certification won't cost the city additional money -- the $1.2 million will come from the original $611 million budget. One of the elements that will make the stadium "green" is a filtration system, designed exclusively for the Nationals ballpark.