Baseball park at the University of Kentucky gets LEED certification
Kentucky Proud Park, the baseball facility at University of Kentucky in Lexington, has received LEED certification for its environmental performance and sustainable design.
The university says Kentucky Proud Park is the third UK Athletics facility to be certified, joining Kroger Field and the Joe Craft Football Training Facility.
"Kentucky Proud Park is one of the most outstanding venues in college baseball, both in its amenities and in the sustainability of its design and construction," Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart says.
Among the sustainability elements in the park:
•Water-saving efforts reduced annual potable water use by 30%.
•Energy consumption cost reductions are estimated to be 31.7% savings.
•Construction waste management resulted in diverting 75.56% of on-site generated construction waste from landfills.
•Recycled materials are used in 30.61% of the total building materials (by value).
•42.73% of the total building materials (by value) consists products and materials made and extracted within 500 miles of Kentucky Proud Park.
Construction of the park was completed prior to the 2019 season. It has permanent seating for 2,500 as well as stone terraces, grass berms and a 360-degree concourse that bring its regular-season capacity to about 5,000,
The architects are RossTarrant Architects and HNTB, and the construction manager is Congleton-Hacker Company.
