This document discusses sustainability initiatives at sports venues and certification standards like LEED. It notes that 25 professional sports venues have achieved LEED certification, with the Rose Garden being the first major venue to earn LEED Gold. It outlines various LEED certification levels and credits focused on green cleaning that venues can pursue. Case studies show how green cleaning points helped the Rose Garden and could have helped the WorldBeat Cultural Center achieve higher certification levels. The document promotes services from Unisource Worldwide to help venues design green cleaning programs and track performance for LEED certification.

1. Keeping It Green:
What’s New With Sustainability In Your Venue?

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There is a transformation occurring within the
sporting world as more and more facilities and
franchises realize that they can have an impact
both off and on the field by changing the way
that they operate.
Why Is Sustainability Important To Your Venue?

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The Rose Garden,
home to the Portland
Trailblazers, became
the first major sports
venue to earn
LEED® Gold
Certification.
Currently, 25 Professional Sports Venues Are
LEED Certified

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Currently, 25 Professional Sports Venues Are
LEED Certified
Target Field and TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN are
LEED® Silver Certified

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Currently, 25 Professional Sports Venues Are
LEED Certified
Nationals Park in Washington, DC is LEED® Silver Certified
Marlins Park in Miami, FL is LEED® Gold Certified

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In March 2011, the Green Sports Alliance was formed with the goal of helping
teams and facilities accelerate their environmental initiatives.
The Green Sports Alliance members work collaboratively to identify and adopt
environmental initiatives and share information about ways to measure and
reduce their environmental impact.
 After two short years, the group includes189 Members, 79 Teams, 103
Venues, 7 Leagues WORLDWIDE
The GSA and USGBC develop toolkit for greening schools through sports
Green Is No Longer Something You Find
Only On The Field.

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The adoption of Green Building Standards
continues to advance.
There are a number of different standards from varying
certifying bodies, all with their own advantages:
Green Globes: 136 buildings in the United States
BOMA 360: 600 certified buildings in the United States
»Unisource is a BOMA 360 Ambassador
BOMA Best: the Canadian counterpart to both these standards with
over 1600 certified facilities
LEED®: continues to be the industry standard
What Is The Standard For Certification?

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LEED® is a green building tool that addresses the entire
building lifecycle recognizing best-in-class building
strategies.
LEED®, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental
Design, is transforming the way we think about how
our buildings and communities are designed,
constructed, maintained and operated across the
globe. LEED® was conceived and is managed by the
U.S. Green Building Council.
What Is The Standard For Certification?

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LEED® is comprised of a number of different standards that cater
to the needs of the buildings that are certified:
 Commercial Interiors
 Retail: Commercial Interiors
 Neighborhood Development
 Homes
 Existing Buildings: Operations
& Maintenance
What Is The Standard For Certification?
 New Construction
 Core & Shell
 Schools
 Retail: New Construction and
Major Renovations
 Healthcare
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED® is intended to help building owners
and operators find and implement ways to be environmentally responsible and resource-efficient.
Over 2 billion square feet of building space is LEED® Certified worldwide.
Every day 2 million square feet of commercial building space is being LEED® Certified.

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Historically when you think LEED®, you think
office buildings, shopping malls, schools, and
hospitals.
You don’t necessarily think stadiums, baseball
parks and hockey rinks.
That is changing as more franchises certify
their buildings.
What Is LEED® Certification?

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 100 Possible Base Points
 Five major credit categories:
1. Sustainable Sites
2. Water Efficiency
3. Energy and Atmosphere
4. Materials and Resources
5. Indoor Environmental
Quality
 10 Incremental Points available
for innovation in design and
regional priorities
 Certified: 40–49 points
 Silver: 50–59 points
 Gold: 60–79 points
 Platinum: 80 points and above
As more and more buildings are
built or certified, the benchmark
has moved up.
In the not to distant past, where it
was sufficient to simply have a
building Certified or Silver, we are
increasingly seeing the entry
point now becoming Gold or even
Platinum.
How is LEED® Certification Determined?

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Not all buildings choose to pursue easy-to-achieve
credits:
Only 60% of the certified buildings achieved the credit for
implementing a high performance program
Only 48% actually conducted a custodial effectiveness
assessment
Only 48% took the credit for the use sustainable cleaning
equipment
What Points May Be Missed?

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Many organizations neglect to implement solutions specifically around
the implementation, and tracking of green cleaning programs that are
easy and straightforward, generally low cost.
What Points May Be Missed?
Prerequisite
IEQ Credit 3.1
IEQ Credit 3.2
IEQ Credit 3.3
IEQ Credit 3.4
IEQ Credit 3.5
IEQ Credit 3.6
SS Credit 2
WE Credit 2
WE Credit 3
MR Credit 6
Green Cleaning Policy
High Performance Cleaning Program
Custodial Effectiveness Assessment
Purchase of Sustainable Cleaning Products and
Materials
Sustainable Cleaning Equipment
Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control
Indoor Integrated Pest Management
Building Exterior and Hardscape Management
Plan
Additional Indoor Plumbing Fixtures
Integrated Pest Management, Erosion Control,
and Landscape Management
Solid Waste Stream Audit
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Case Study: Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR
Would not have
achieved Gold
certification
without Green
Cleaning
Points
 Home to Portland Trailblazers
 765,000 square foot complex
 LEED® 2009 EB:OM Gold certified
 62 total points earned
 7 Green Cleaning Points

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Case Study: WorldBeat Cultural Center, San Diego, CA
 Non-profit multi-cultural arts center
 11,000 square foot building
 LEED® 2009 EB:OM Silver certified
 58 total points earned
 4 Green Cleaning Points not earned!
Green
Cleaning
Points would
give them
Gold
certification

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We can design your green cleaning program for you.
We can help conduct those custodial effectiveness
assessments for you.
We can provide you the reporting and monitoring
tools necessary to allow you to track your purchases of
sustainable cleaning supplies and materials, through our
proprietary Green Gauge cleaning tool.
How Can We Help?

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Green Gauge IEQc3.3 Reporting Tool
 Easy-to-read analysis of
Sustainable Cleaning Product
purchases against LEED®:EB-
O&M standards
 View results for your entire building
portfolio and individual delivery
locations
 Identify products not meeting
LEED® standards for easy
conversion to more sustainable
options
 Subscribe to a monthly YTD report
or request reports to match LEED®
performance periods
How Can We Help?

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 Unisource Worldwide fully understands the unique and
complex challenges that come with evolution and
the continued pursuit of excellence.
 We understand that properly maintained
environments can help create lasting brand
confidence while helping to reduce risk and cost.
» Our solutions include program management, customer specific
solution design and support, dedicated customer service
representatives, and innovative communication tools, and a broad
assortment of facility products.
Who Is Unisource Worldwide?

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Where To Find Us:
Contact Us:
www.unisourceworldwide.com
www.unisource.ca
1-800-UNISOURCE
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