Environmental Sustainability in Stadium Design and Construction: A Systematic Literature Review

Elsa Annes; Matthew Webb; Cheryl Desha; Sharyn Rundle-Thiele; Savindi Caldera

doi:10.3390/su15086896

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Environmental Sustainability in Stadium Design and Construction: A Systematic Literature Review

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Environmental Sustainability in Stadium Design and Construction: A Systematic Literature Review

Elsa Annes, Matthew Webb, Cheryl Desha, Sharyn Rundle-Thiele and Savindi Caldera

Sustainability , Vol.15(8), pp.1-25

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15086896

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Abstract

environmentally sustainable stadium (ESS)

mega-events

stadiums

environmental sustainability

design

construction

systematic literature review

Large stadiums are highly visible assets for large-scale ‘mega-events’, inspiring built environment professionals to innovate in structure and aesthetics. In recent years environmental performance—or environmental sustainability—has been increasing in focus, with events such as the Olympics calling for ‘green games’ and countries committing to reducing built environment carbon emissions. This paper presents a systematic literature review of large stadiums’ environmental sustainability discourse over the last five years related to design and construction. Using the PRISMA methodology, 18 relevant conceptual and empirical research papers were distilled from 159 extracted papers. Energy consumption and material composition were the most discussed topics. Emergent technologies and processes were also extensively discussed regarding significant embodied energy and indoor air-quality improvements, and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. There was a lack of best practices, or whole life cycle considerations, and minimal demonstration of other attributes of environmental sustainability. This paper provides a baseline to assess progress on environmental sustainability for the built environment sector. A practical definition is presented for Environmentally Sustainable Stadiums (ESS) and a checklist is provided to support leading practices in design and construction. This paper is relevant for built environment professionals and asset owners and managers considering new-build and refurbishments.

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Title: Environmental Sustainability in Stadium Design and Construction: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Elsa Annes (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
Matthew Webb (Author) - Griffith University
Cheryl Desha (Author) - Griffith University
Sharyn Rundle-Thiele (Author) - Griffith University
Savindi Caldera (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Sustainability , Vol.15(8), pp.1-25
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.3390/su15086896
ISSN: 2071-1050
Copyright note: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99725557502621
Output Type: Journal article

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