Germany wins 2014 World Cup in energy efficient stadium
While the football battle of the continents continues, 50 percent of this headline will be true no matter how many goals die Mannschaft scores against los Albiceleste this Sunday. The energy efficiency part that is. Maracanã, South America’s largest stadium and the host of the final world cup game, is making history again 60 years after its completion. The US green building council announced recently that the iconic building, among four other world cup stadiums in Brazil, achieved LEED certification due to several design upgrades that result in lower resource consumption.
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Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro by Fernandes Arquitetos – Architectural poster illustrations by André Chiote[/caption]
The greening of these World Cup facilities is the perfect showcase for sustainable business opportunities in Brazil and beyond. World Cup sponsor Yingli Solar, which many of you might recognize from the ad banners during games, partnered with Light ESCO, EDF Consultoria and the State of Rio de Janeiro to equip Maracanã’s roof with 2,380 square meters of solar panels, generating enough energy to power 240 homes and avoiding 2,500 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. The Maracanã Solar project was developed by the same company that designed the new roof structure, German SBP.
The Maracanã wasn’t the only stadium that incorporated green features for the World Cup. The Castelao Arena in Fortaleza features a 68 percent reduction in drinkable water consumption, a 13 percent reduction in annual energy consumption and 97 percent of the project waste was diverted from the landfill by recycling and reusing construction and demolition materials.
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Katalin Solymosi
Katalin es especialista de BID Invest en el uso sostenible de la tierra. Maneja productos de financiamiento concesional y servicios de asesoramiento para clientes deseosos de inviertir en su cadena de suministro. Anteriormente desarrolló proyectos de agricultura respetuosos con el medioambiente en África Oriental y Asia Central. Además, trabajó en políticas agrarias para países desarrollados y en vías de desarrollo como parte de la Comisión Europea y la FAO. Kati tiene un doctorado en el uso sostenible del suelo y una maestría en ciencias forestales y medioambientales de la Universidad de Freiburg (Alemania). Sus productos agrícolas favoritos son el café y la leche, de preferencia combinados en forma de un delicioso cappuccino.
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