A Zero Waste Super Bowl and The First LEED v4.1 O+M Platinum Sports Stadium - Sustainability at U.S. Bank Stadium

Objectives

1. Learn and understand how U.S. Bank Stadium built upon a previous LEED Gold certification effort (LEED BD+C: New Construction v2009 in 2017) to improve its LEED certification level to LEED Platinum through Arc and LEED v4.1 O+M in 2019, becoming the first professional sports stadium to achieve LEED Platinum via LEED v4.1 O+M and Arc.
2. Explore U.S. Bank Stadium’s LEED BD+C: New Construction v2009 Gold certification effort in 2017, and how elements of the sustainable design and construction of the facility facilitated sustainable operations within the LEED v4.1 O+M Platinum effort – specifically, the Base Score, Energy Performance Score, and Transportation Performance Score.
3. Examine U.S. Bank Stadium’s recycling and waste diversion programs, culminating in a Zero Waste Super Bowl, and how the culture of waste reduction at U.S. Bank Stadium impacted the LEED v4.1 O+M and Arc Waste Performance Score.
4. Understand how LEED v4.1 O+M Performance Scores at U.S. Bank Stadium operate as tools to benchmark performance and set strategic targets for continued improvement and sustainable operations.