Spring is in the air. It's the time of the year you enjoy hotdogs, peanuts, and Cracker Jacks. The time of the year you hear the National Anthem followed by the familiar phrase “Play Ball!”
I’m talking about Opening Day at Baseball Stadiums around the country. In fact, Richmond's own Flying Squirrels open their home schedule tomorrow!
There is a new trend in many baseball leagues – it seems the new color is green. In the news last week, Target Field, home to the Minnesota Twin’s, was the 2nd stadium to earn the green building seal and earn LEED certification. Nationals Park, home to the Washington National’s was the nation’s “first major professional stadium to become LEED Silver Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council”.
These parks are implementing simple measure that add up; like energy efficient lighting, green roofs, drought resistant shrubbery so that irrigation systems don’t have be installed, installing low flow water and restroom facilities and being located near public transportation locations.
LEED was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council which provides a framework for incorporating green building designs into building infrastructure.
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