Carbondale Neutral
A small-town Colorado recreation center sets a global standard for sustainability.
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Departmental Warming
Athletics has trailed the green movement on most campuses, but one researcher predicts the political climate is about to change.
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Design Details: Solar System
A Trombe wall at the Rapid City (S.D.) Community Center South forms a large solar thermal collector.
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Eco Logical
Going green ought to be a natural step for any business with "health" in its name.
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Flush with Opportunity
More sophisticated locker room fixtures are allowing facility operators to realize unprecedented water savings.
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Giant Steps
The Meadowlands redevelopment's environmental-review saga provides helpful procedural guidelines for others contemplating new construction.
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Natural Resources
There is no shortage of resources devoted to helping facility owners make their operations greener.
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Performance Enhancements
Cincinnati Public Schools uses sustainable-design strategies to rethink the gymnasium.
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Running in Place
The possibility that exercisers could generate enough electricity to power a club has beguiled fitness enthusiasts and facility owners for years.
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Surface Impact
The manner in which fields, tracks, courts and rinks are produced and maintained affects not only the game but the globe.
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Sustained Applause
The good intentions of architects and clients have gotten even better, but sports and recreation facilities remain a challenge for proponents of sustainable design.
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The Breeze Way
Manhattan's Chelsea Piers sports and entertainment complex becomes New York City’s largest commercial consumer of 100 percent wind power.
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The New Blue
Once used only to describe algae contamination, green has become a welcome adjective in the aquatics industry.
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World Champions
Athletics, recreation and fitness is a multibillion-dollar industry with lots of room for improvement in the area of sustainability.
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