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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Read about the latest sports tech news, innovations, ideas and products that impact players, fans and the sports industry at SportTechie.com.&lt;/i&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Golden 1 Center, the new home arena of the Sacramento Kings, became the first indoor venue in the world to be certified as LEED Platinum\u2014the highest level of recognition for environmentally conscious buildings.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Golden 1 Center earned the highest score for a sports venue in the LEED program, according AECOM, which designed the arena. It placed in the top three percent of all buildings certified.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201COur hope in creating Golden 1 Center was to help drive meaningful change in our community\u2014which includes working to curb climate change and promote renewable energy,\u201D Kings owner Vivek Ranadiv\u00E9 said in a statement. \u201CBusinesses, including large sports franchises, have a core responsibility to help facilitate the world\u2019s clean energy transition so that we can better protect the health and environment of future generations. The 1.2 million people who will pass through our doors each year will see first hand how adopting the best sustainability practices can improve the fan experience.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ranadiv\u00E9 told the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Sacramento Bee&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;that the status shows that the arena is a \u201Cplatform for good.\u201D Sustainability features of the arena include gigantic hangar doors above the grand entrance of the arena that can open and allow the arena to naturally cool. Solar power generated from the arena\u2019s roof will provide all the building\u2019s power in sunny Sacramento.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSubscribe to the\r\nSportTechie Newsletter\r\n\r\nSubscribe  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\tESPN responds to FS1's trash talking\r\n\tInside the rise of drone racing\r\n\tNHL expands concussion protocol\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CWe worked with the Kings to design Golden 1 Center for fans, city and planet,\u201D Bill Hanway, AECOM\u2019s global sports leader, said in a statement. \u201COur architects, sports designers, sustainability experts, engineers, urban planners and landscape architects worked together from the beginning to shape an indoor-outdoor arena that is revitalizing downtown Sacramento and setting a new global standard for sustainability.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The arena\u2019s downtown location also makes it accessible by Amtrak, bike, bus, light rail, and walking. According to the team, that means an average reduction of average miles traveled per attendee by 20%, cutting air emissions by 24%. Ninety percent of Golden 1 Center\u2019s food and average concessions will come from local businesses and farms within 150 miles of the arena.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The team even made the court in part with recycled athletic shoes through collections of players and fans.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CCalifornia has more green buildings than any other state in the nation and Sacramento\u2019s new arena is an example of the elegant design and construction we need to meet our ambitious climate goals,\u201D California governor Jerry Brown said in a statement.\r\n.menu-btn {\r\n        font-size: 14px;\r\n        padding: 4px 1px;\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n        background-color: #b22024;\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        padding: 5px 8px;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .menu-btn a {\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .menu-btn:hover {\r\n        color: #b22024;\r\n        padding: 4px 1px;\r\n        border: 2px solid #b22024;\r\n        background-color: #fff;\r\n        text-decoration: none;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .timeline {\r\n        float: right;\r\n        margin: 0px 0px 5px 15px;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        width: 40%;\r\n        max-width: 500px;\r\n        font-size: 1.5 rem;\r\n        font-weight: 800;\r\n        background: #fff;\r\n        color: #000;\r\n        line-height: 1;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .nl-container {\r\n        border-radius: 4px;\r\n        font-weight: 700;\r\n        font-size: 1.2rem;\r\n        vertical-align: middle;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button {\r\n        font-size: 16px;\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n        width: 125px;\r\n        background-color: #b22024;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        padding: 5px;\r\n        margin: 6px 3px\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button a {\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button:hover {\r\n        width: 125px;\r\n        background-color: #fff;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        padding: 5px;\r\n        margin: 6px 3px\r\n    }\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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