I know there is a massive climate change enhanced storm battering the East Coast of the US, but earlier week my beloved San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in 4 games, in the same night that my beloved Soyoung and I had our wedding reception (awesome, right?) So as much as I want to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sports Facilities’
Green Giants: Pioneering Sustainable Baseball at AT&T Park
October 31st, 2012 
Max Caughron Another Baseball Season, Another New (LEED) Ballpark
April 21st, 2012 Eric Wilson Last year I came across a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the possibility of replacing the Georgia Dome, a structure that opened in 1994. As a result I wrote about the debate of whether to build open-air or closed stadiums for sporting venues. This idea of stadiums has been on my mind quite a [...]
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Tags: Colorado, Cradle to Cradle, LEED, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Sports Facilities, Washington DC 
No Comments »Los Angeles to Build 1st Carbon Neutral Stadium
October 5th, 2011 Eric Wilson Several past posts have dealt with the idea of sports stadiums and arenas. Some of these have highlighted the advancements in green building techniques that have been incorporated into the design and construction, including LEED certification for numerous facilities throughout the country. In hopes of luring a football team back to Los Angeles, the Anschutz [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News Tags: California, Los Angeles, Solar Energy, Sports Facilities No Comments »To Build an Open-Air or Closed Stadium, That is the Question
April 14th, 2011 Eric Wilson I remember walking onto the field of the Georgia Dome in 1994. My cousin worked for the facility at the time and I was struck by the gleaming structure. Less than two decades later the Atlanta Falcons apparently want a new, open air stadium. This got me thinking, what makes more sense? In an era [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Op-Ed Tags: California, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Sports Facilities No Comments »Los Angeles’ Staples Center Rooftop Solar Array
February 24th, 2011 Eric Wilson While watching the National Basketball Association’s All-Star weekend recently, I was distracted by the aerial shots of the Staples Center’s roof. Having grown up in Los Angeles (admittedly a Clippers fan in an era of Lakers Showtime dominance), I was interested in watching what seemed like the first Clipper All-Star in my lifetime. However, the [...]
If Minnesota Can Do It…
January 23rd, 2011 Eric Wilson My wife is considering a move to Minnesota to be closer to her family. Hailing from the sunny confines of Southern California, it’s difficult for her to sell me on the idea. However, the land of 10,000 lakes has a lot going for it when it comes to urban planning, green building, and small scale [...]
Vikings to Play in LEED Certified Stadium
December 20th, 2010 Eric Wilson Given the odd circumstances of the past two “home” games for the Minnesota Vikings, I thought it would be informative to talk about tonight’s game (on ESPN at 8:30ET) for the itinerant Vikes. Because of the roof collapse (due to heavy snow) in their home stadium, the Metrodome, the Vikings have been forced to play [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Green Building Tags: Minnesota, Sports Facilities, Water Conservation No Comments »Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field to Produce It’s Own Power
November 23rd, 2010 Eric Wilson While watching the Sunday night football game the other night I noticed a sign in the background that said something to the effect of “When we recycle, everyone wins”. I didn’t think much of it until there was a brief in-game story about on site clean energy produced at the Philadelphia Eagles’ stadium. Last week, [...]
Pentair Water Management and the Minnesota Twins
October 23rd, 2010 Eric Wilson As the baseball regular season draws to a close we revisit a post from the beginning of the 2010 schedule. For the second year in a row, a new baseball stadium earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Back in the spring, Target Field, home to the Minnesota Twins, used a variety of [...]
Posted in Conservation, Eric Wilson Tags: LEED, Minnesota, Sports Facilities, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Twins’ Target Field Receives LEED Certification
April 12th, 2010 Eric Wilson Nothing quite says spring like baseball and the ballparks’ grass is not the only thing that is green these days. With the opening of Target Field in Minneapolis, there is another LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) baseball stadium. Last year the Washington Nationals’ stadium received LEED certification. These two stadiums are the only [...]
