Opinions?

[maoling]

Climate Pledge Arena?

Worst Stinking Name in the History of any Sports' Venue ever in the World?

Thoughts?

[Sibelius Hindemith]

I heard there's a solar panel array on or next to the stadium that powers the light bulbs in the owner's box/suite and the Zamboni is a hybrid. This is real progress folks.

[auroraave]

Climate Pledge Arena?

Worst Stinking Name in the History of any Sports' Venue ever in the World?

Thoughts?

"I can't even" is my first thought - it is SO beyond lame - and yet - perfect for Seattle. However, I think we should look at the positives here and in that spirit, I nominate Portland's Peaceful Protest Arena, where the Jailblazers (arrested but never prosecuted) play. They've gone even greener - you no longer need a physical ticket for entrance, just an ax, mace, flamethrower or baseball bat with rusty nails poking through, along with a threatening demeanor, and you will get right in. Obviously guns are not allowed - that would just be crazy. Also, since we're all about 'defunding the police' instead of security, they now use residents of Portland's underrepresented Braille Institute to provide that service because - equality. Reserved seating is no longer avail - you have to fight to the death (peacefully, of course) for those court side seats. Masks, of course, are required, to protect the rights of the criminals.

Winning so hard in the Northwest!

[DavidGee24]

Incredibly dumb name. Hopefully the interior looks 100 times better than when it was The Seattle Center Colisseum.

[Michael K.]

I would love to know how green this building actually is. I doubt it is all that eco friendly.

[Donn Beach]

Actually it sounds pretty darn green, ice is made from rain water. Interesting stuff!

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is indeed an apt showpiece for what signatory companies hope to achieve. The new building—home to the National Hockey League’s expansion team, the Seattle Kraken, as well as Women’s National Basketball League, The Seattle Storm—was designed by architect Jason McLennan. As founder of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), McLennan helped set the standard for how buildings in the carbon-constrained days ahead will likely operate. Indeed, ILFI’s Living Building Challenge certifies “net-zero” buildings and others at the extreme end of the sustainability spectrum while advocating for the tightening of standards for new construction as to emissions reduction/elimination and energy efficiency across the U.S. and beyond.

At Climate Pledge Arena, rooftop solar panels account for most if not all energy needs. No fossil fuels are used within, making it the first net-zero arena of its size in the world. Ditching fossil fuels inside makes transportation to and from the arena the largest contributor to its overall carbon footprint. Amazon is stepping up and paying for carbon offsets through the non-profit Nature Conservancy, which purchases and expands agricultural and forest lands that serve as carbon sinks. Also, fans who purchase tickets through Climate Pledge Arena’s app can download free public transit ride vouchers to get there and back.

Reusing rainwater is a big part of meeting Living Building Challenge goals, and Climate Pledge Arena was designed from the ground up to utilize a series of chutes and gutters to channel Seattle’s prodigious rain water into cisterns that then feed the arena’s ice making processes and all other on-site water needs.

Another aspect of the arena’s green appeal is that 75 percent of the ingredients for food and drinks served come from sources within a 300-mile radius of the facility, significantly cutting down on “food miles” emissions. Single-use plastics are a no-no; vendors must stick to aluminum or biodegradable/compostable containers, straws, cutlery and to-go packaging. All paper products must contain at least 30 percent post-consumer content while cans, bottles and other non-compostables get recycled. Given there will be no “trash” created inside the arena, visitors will have to get used to seeing only composting and recycling bins for their waste.

Name makes more sense now, Climate Pledge is an Amazon campaign to encourage green construction practices. The name is a promotion of the arena itself a opposed to promoting some corporation.

[maoling]

Incredibly dumb name. Hopefully the interior looks 100 times better than when it was The Seattle Center Colisseum.

Even though it was fugly, I liked it and as a kid I saw my first indoor sports' events there in 1969, Sonics and Totems. First concert -- Elton John in 1972 lol. First time I smelled weed indoors also. Wish it were still named the Seattle Center Coliseum.

[D-train]

Saw my first every Major pro sport there when I watched the likes of Slick Watts, Fred Brown, Tommy Burleson and Leonard Gray beat the Warriors in circa 1975

[ddraig]

Interesting that China contributes to most of the "alternative" energy projects in the U.S. while they build far more coal fired energy plants than any other country. What good does our puny contributions to "saving the planet" from "climate change" if China, India, and Russia aren't on board to making the changes? Tucker Carlson has a new program you can stream on Fox Nation that does a good job of explaining that we are just tilting at windmills on all this climate bullshit.

Oh, and the vanes on those windmills we are building hither and yon all over the country? They are NOT biodegradable. And unfortunately, windmills freeze up in winter so those states like Wyoming, Colorado, and even in eastern Texas where they are building them have to purchase energy elsewhere in the winter. Shades of Jimmy Carter. Just put on a sweater!

[Sexymarinersfan]

Climate Pledge Arena?

Worst Stinking Name in the History of any Sports' Venue ever in the World?

Thoughts?

I think "Dallas Cowboys Stadium" sounds pretty Gay!!