Green efforts in sports has been taking the front seat this week with the media looking at the Sports Green Summit, which rapped up today.
Some of the level of panel participants efforts are what will drive this project forward with momentum. It’s almost like “get on the bandwagon or get out of the way, cause this thing is a run-a-way.”
Panel included:
Severn from Nike, who brought Hannah Jones, vice president for sustainable business and innovation, aboard the senior management team.
The Blazers' who have several green initiatives, some of which resulted in the team and its business partners achieving gold LEED certification status for the Rose Garden. The team president Larry Miller said the team is seeking platinum status, the highest level possible.
One of the biggest energy usage impacts for the team is the number of people who use automobiles to travel to and from the stadium. The Blazers have advocated for its fans to use public transit and bicycles.
Team owner Paul Allen, who provided seed money for the creation of the Green Sports Alliance. In its formative stages, the organization was dominated by Northwest teams: the Trail Blazers, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, Seattle Storm, Vancouver Canucks and those teams' playing arenas.
Vice president of stadium operations Abernathy for the Cardinals who have implemented major recycling programs, with help from key business partners Anheuser-Busch and Coca-Cola, he said. And the team casts a critical eye on the vendors' proposals that claim to be green.
"The challenge becomes not only making the right decisions," he said, "but seeing if you could get payback for that. We wanted to make business decision that will reduce the among of energy use, reduce the amount of water use, reduce the amount of solid waste."
The NFL began its league-wide emphasis on sustainability at the singled out the Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Field as a top example of sustainable practices in the league.
The team's retrofit of the 67,000-seat stadium includes the addition of wind turbines along the upper facade of the stadium, solar panels on overhangs and building facades plus a 7.6 megawatt co-generation bio-diesel power plant in the parking area.
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, the former NBA All-Star point guard for the Phoenix Suns, who said a planned downtown sports arena would be crucial to keeping the Sacramento Kings from moving from the city. He noted that the arena's location would benefit from public transportation and the structure would be built with sustainability in mind.
The Blazers' who have several green initiatives, some of which resulted in the team and its business partners achieving gold LEED certification status for the Rose Garden. The team president Larry Miller said the team is seeking platinum status, the highest level possible.
One of the biggest energy usage impacts for the team is the number of people who use automobiles to travel to and from the stadium. The Blazers have advocated for its fans to use public transit and bicycles.
Team owner Paul Allen, who provided seed money for the creation of the Green Sports Alliance. In its formative stages, the organization was dominated by Northwest teams: the Trail Blazers, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, Seattle Storm, Vancouver Canucks and those teams' playing arenas.
Vice president of stadium operations Abernathy for the Cardinals who have implemented major recycling programs, with help from key business partners Anheuser-Busch and Coca-Cola, he said. And the team casts a critical eye on the vendors' proposals that claim to be green.
"The challenge becomes not only making the right decisions," he said, "but seeing if you could get payback for that. We wanted to make business decision that will reduce the among of energy use, reduce the amount of water use, reduce the amount of solid waste."
The NFL began its league-wide emphasis on sustainability at the singled out the Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Field as a top example of sustainable practices in the league.
The team's retrofit of the 67,000-seat stadium includes the addition of wind turbines along the upper facade of the stadium, solar panels on overhangs and building facades plus a 7.6 megawatt co-generation bio-diesel power plant in the parking area.
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, the former NBA All-Star point guard for the Phoenix Suns, who said a planned downtown sports arena would be crucial to keeping the Sacramento Kings from moving from the city. He noted that the arena's location would benefit from public transportation and the structure would be built with sustainability in mind.
Can’t wait to see some of the ideas coming from the conference!!
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