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.
September 16, 2011 | By BD+C Staff
Largest solar installation completed at Redskins' football stadium

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

September 14, 2011 | By BD+C Staff
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. 

July 19, 2011 | Cuningham Group Architecture
Cuningham Group’s Alpensia Resort chosen for 2018 Winter Olympics
May 25, 2011 |
Olympic site spurs green building movement in UK

London's ...

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April 13, 2011 |
Wind turbines to generate power for new UNT football stadium

The University of North...

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April 05, 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...

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March 25, 2011 |
Qatar World Cup may feature carbon-fiber ‘clouds’

Engineers at Qatar University’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering are busy deve...

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March 11, 2011 |
University of Oregon scores with new $227 million basketball arena

The University of Oregon’s Matthew Knight Arena opened January 13 with a men’s basketball game ag...

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March 11, 2011 |
Community sports center in Nashville features NCAA-grade training facility

A multisport community facility in Nashville featuring a training facility that will meet NCAA Di...

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March 11, 2011 |
Slam dunk for the University of Nebraska’s basketball arena

The University of Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball programs will have a new home beginning i...

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February 23, 2011 |
London 2012: What Olympic Park looks like today

London 2012 released a series of aerial images that show progress at Olympic Park, including a co...

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Fort Ticonderoga
January 21, 2011 |
Sustainable history center exhibits Fort Ticonderoga’s storied past

Fort Ticonderoga, in Ticonderoga, N.Y., along Lake Champlain, dates to 1755 and was the site of b...

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Houston Dynamo stadium
January 20, 2011 |
Houston Dynamo soccer team plans new venue

Construction is scheduled to begin this month on a new 22,000-seat Major League Soccer stadium fo...

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OFallon Park Recreation Complex
January 20, 2011 |
Construction begins on second St. Louis community center

O’Fallon Park Recreation Complex in St. Louis, designed by local architecture/engineering firm KA...

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November 16, 2010 |
Brazil Olympics spurring green construction

Brazil's green building industry will expand in the coming years, spurred by construction of low-...

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November 03, 2010 |
Park’s green education center a lesson in sustainability

The new Cantigny Outdoor Education Center, located within the 500-acre Cantigny Park in Wheaton,...

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November 03, 2010 |
Sailing center sets course for energy efficiency, sustainability

The Milwaukee (Wis.) Community Sailing Center’s new facility on Lake Michigan counts a geothermal...

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October 13, 2010 |
Community center under way in NYC seeks LEED Platinum

A curving, 550-foot-long glass arcade dubbed the “Wall of Light” is the standout architectural an...

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October 13, 2010 |
New health center to focus on education and awareness

Construction is getting pumped up at the new Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at the Universit...

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October 13, 2010 |
Community college plans new campus building

Construction is moving along on Hudson County Community College’s North Hudson Campus Center in U...

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October 12, 2010 | By Jay W. Schneider, Editor
Owen Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

27th Annual Reconstruction Awards—Silver Award. Officials at Michigan State University’s East Lan...

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October 12, 2010 | BY Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director
Building 13 Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill.

27th Annual Reconstruction Awards...

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September 16, 2010 |
Green recreation/wellness center targets physical, environmental health

The 151,000-sf recreation and wellness center at California State University’s Sacramento campus,...

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September 13, 2010 | By Jay W. Schneider, Editor
Stadium Scores Big with Cowboys' Fans

Jerry Jones, controversial billionaire owner of the Dallas Cowboys, wanted the team's new stadium...

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December 01, 2009 |
Recreation facility scores with sustainable features

A new $79.1 million health and learning center is under construction on the Northern Arizona Univ...

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December 01, 2009 |
And the world's tallest building is…

At more than 2,600 feet high, the Burj Dubai (right) can still lay claim to the title of world's...

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October 19, 2009 |
Report: Fraud levels fall for construction industry, but companies still losing $6.4 million on average

The global construction, engineering and infrastructure industry saw a significant decline in fra...

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October 06, 2009 |
Draft NIST report on Cowboys practice facility collapse released for public comment

A fabric-covered, steel frame practice facility owned by the National Football League’s Dallas Co...

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October 06, 2009 |
10 tips for mitigating influenza in buildings

Adopting simple, common-sense measures and proper maintenance protocols can help mitigate the spr...

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October 01, 2009 |
TCF Bank Stadium first new football stadium to get LEED certification

The University of Minnesota has received LEED Silver certification for its 50,805-seat TCF Bank S...

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