Building Sustainability at the Orlando Magic$$s Amway Center

When the Amway Center opened in Orlando in $2011,$ it became the first LEED $($Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design$)$ gold$$certified professional basketball arena in the country. It took $10$ years for Orlando Magic$$s management to develop a plan for the new state$-$of$-$the$-$art sports and entertain$-$ ment center. The community received not only an entertainment center but an environmentally sustainable building to showcase

in its revitalized downtown location. $$We wanted to make sure we brought the most sustainable measures to the construction, so in operation we can be a good partner to our community and our environment,$$ states CEO Alex Martins. The new $875,000-$square foot facility$$almost triple the size of the Amway Arena it replaced$$is now the benchmark for other sports facilities.