Sustainability

ANZ Stadium
Sydney Australia
opened in 1999

ANZ Stadium is a model of green, innovative, functional and cost effective design and construction. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided that the Olympic Games in Australia should be developed as the "Green Games." The IOC requested that all new facilities for the Games be designed to high environmental standards. Within the established budget, the design team was charged to explore all opportunities to conserve energy and water resources and to develop aggressive waste reuse and recycling strategies.

ANZ stadium was designed by an HOK Sport joint venture, Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture.

ANZ Stadium Case Study >

 
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
home of the New England Patriots, opened in 2002

  • Energy saving program: timers on lights automatically shut down all non-essential lighting after hours, conserving electrical energy and lowering power consumption
  • River restoration: creation of a new ecosystem that enhanced reestablishment of wildlife into an area that was formerly asphalt paving.
  • On-site wastewater treatment facility: allows reuse of sanitary drainage after treatment in the form of a graywater supply to the thousands of water closets in the stadium
  • Resource management: 130,000 cubic yards of blasted open rock was processed through on-site crushers and re-used on-site, diverting that material from landfill space
  • The Boston Globe called it 'an environmentally sustained stadium that could be used as a national model'

 
Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
home of the Houston Texans, opened in 2002

  • The Grasspave2 (a grass porous pavement) installation serves as a parking lot, a stormawater filtration/mitigation system and festival grounds for concerts and rodeo events

 
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
opened in 2003

Suncorp Stadium now has an 86% utilization rate, the highest percentage use of public transport, for patrons arriving and leaving games. The environmentally sustainable design initiatives incorporated into this stadium pay homage to the cultural significance of the existing facility and include maximization of public transport, natural light and ventilation, water reuse and life cycle assessment of materials and life cycle cost assessment of all major building components.