This 4-minute video explores Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium and what makes it the most sustainable sports stadium in North America.
Students learn about the sustainable and eco-friendly design choices behind the stadium, including its use of renewable energy, rainwater collection, and recycling.
Use the video to launch a discussion about how everyday buildings and gathering places can be designed to reduce their impact on the environment.
Have students list the sustainable features named in the video, audit your school to check if it shares any features, and investigate whether the school could adopt any further practices.
Extensions:
Engage students in a green infrastructure challenge where they partake in the invention process to develop and refine a sustainable feature for the school or another local building, using simplified LEED standards as criteria.
Explore if your state or county has a sustainability certification for schools and submit an application that includes student projects and ideas.
Sustainable Development Goals Connections:
This resource can be used to make connections to Sustainable Development Goal 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities.
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