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Sports and Recreational Facilities

As major centers of social and economic importance across the world, sports facilities and recreational buildings need to be optimized to admit hundreds or thousands of people on a regular basis, as well as to meet the needs of whatever activity takes place in the facility. Whether you’re looking for just the right turf or the most comfortable stadium seating, designing and building these facilities can lead into ultra-specialized waters, and requires a delicate balance of expertise.

Oct 20, 2011

UNT receives nation’s first LEED Platinum designation for collegiate stadium

Apogee Stadium will achieve another first in December with the completion of three wind turbines that will feed the electrical grid that powers the stadium.

Sep 30, 2011

Design your own floor program

Program allows users to choose from a variety of flooring and line accent colors to create unique floor designs to complement any athletic facility. 

Sep 16, 2011

Largest solar installation completed at Redskins' football stadium

On game days, solar power can provide up to 20% of FedExField’s power.

Sep 12, 2011

First phase of plan to revitalize Florida's Hialeah Park announced

This is the first project of a master plan developed to revive the historic racetrack. 

Jul 19, 2011

Cuningham Group’s Alpensia Resort chosen for 2018 Winter Olympics

Cuningham Group Architecture’s Alpensia Resort in Pyeonchang, South Korea, will host the Olympic…
May 25, 2011

Olympic site spurs green building movement in UK

London's environmentally friendly 2012 Olympic venues are fuelling a green building movement in Britain.

Drew Ballensky | Apr 13, 2011

Stadium to be ready for World Cup, but opening may be delayed for roof work

A detailed inspection of the roof structure at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s Maracana Stadium revealed…
Apr 11, 2011

Wind turbines to generate power for new UNT football stadium

The University of North Texas has received a $2 million grant from the State Energy Conservation Office to install three wind turbines that will feed the electrical grid and provide power to UNT’s new football stadium. 

Apr 5, 2011

U.S. sports industry leads charge in meeting environmental challenges

The U.S. sports industry generates $414 billion annually. The amount of energy being consumed is not often thought of by fans when heading to the stadium or ballpark, but these stadiums, parks, and arenas use massive quantities of energy. Now sports leagues in North America are making a play to curb the waste and score environmental gains.
Mar 25, 2011

Qatar World Cup may feature carbon-fiber ‘clouds’

Engineers at Qatar University’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering are busy developing what they believe could act as artificial “clouds,” man-made saucer-type structures suspended over a given soccer stadium, working to shield tens of thousands of spectators from suffocating summer temperatures that regularly top 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

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