Hot Topics: Environmental Issues

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LEEDing Off
By Andrew Cohen, March 2010
What was the first building to achieve LEED certification? Who cares?

Lean and Green
By Nicholas Brown, March 2010
Budget-conscious rec departments are buying in to an upward trend in environmentally friendly purchasing.

Infill We Trust
By Michael Popke, September 2009
A New York study claims recycled crumb rubber in synthetic turf poses no threat, but the EPA has yet to weigh in.

Finish Lines
By Nicholas Brown, August 2009
New environmental regulations and more sophisticated polymer formulations have combined to change the gym floor coating game.

The Breeze Way
By Michael Popke, July 2009
Manhattan's Chelsea Piers sports and entertainment complex becomes New York City’s largest commercial consumer of 100 percent wind power.

Design Details: Solar System
By Andrew Cohen, July 2009
A Trombe wall at the Rapid City (S.D.) Community Center South forms a large solar thermal collector.

Surface Impact
By Paul Steinbach, July 2009
The manner in which fields, tracks, courts and rinks are produced and maintained affects not only the game but the globe.

Performance Enhancements
By Michael Popke, July 2009
Cincinnati Public Schools uses sustainable-design strategies to rethink the gymnasium.

Carbondale Neutral
By Nicholas Brown, July 2009
A small-town Colorado recreation center sets a global standard for sustainability.

Departmental Warming
By Paul Steinbach, July 2009
Athletics has trailed the green movement on most campuses, but one researcher predicts the political climate is about to change.

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