1. DISCUSION QUESTIONS 1) Each sport event & facility has specific what associated with it? 2) How much $ did the US spend on new sport facilities in 2008? 3) What % more does it cost to upgrade most facilities to meet modern-day standards than it does to build new ones? 4) When & where was the first university sport management program established? 5) What are the 2 largest trends facing facility managers? 6) Define "sustainability." 7) What year was the first Earth Day held? 8) How is a "green facility" defined? 9) Who established standards for green facilities? 10) What does "LEED" stand for? 11) What was the first LEED-certified professional stadium? 12) What did NFL officials implement in 2005 due to concerns over NFL stadiums being terrorist targets? 13) What facility hosted the first NHL Winter Classic in 2008?

2. EACH EVENT & FACILITY HAS SPECIFIC WHAT ASSOCIATED WITH IT? RISKS

3. HOW MUCH $$$ DID THE US SPEND ON NEW SPORT FACILITIES DURING 2008? $3.34 BILLION WHY NOT JUST RENOVATE EXISTING FACILITIES RATHER THAN BUILD NEW ONES? IT IS ESTIMATED THAT UPGRADING MOST FACILITIES TO MEET MODERN-DAY EXPECTATIONS WOULD COST 25% MORE THAN BUILDING NEW ONES.

9. WHEN & WHERE WAS THE 1ST UNIVERSITY SPORT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED? OHIO UNIVERSITY (1966)

10. WHAT ARE THE 2 LARGEST TRENDS FACING FACILITY MANAGERS? GREEN FACILITIES & SECURITY-RELATED CONCERNS

13. GREEN FACILITY “ A STRUCTURE THAT IS DESIGNED, BUILT, RENOVATED, OPERATED, OR REUSED IN AN ECOLOGICAL & RESOURCE-EFFICIENT MANNER.” SUSTAINABLE DESIGN “ THE PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGNING PHYSICAL OBJECTS, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, & SERVICES TO COMPLY WITH THE PRONCIPLES OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.”

15. U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC) -A NON-PROFIT TRADE ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES SUSTAINABILITY IN HOW BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED, BUILT, & OPERATED. THE GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE (GBCI) -ESTABLISHED BY USGBC, IT PROVIDES A SERIES OF EXAMS TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME ACCREDITED FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEED SYSTEM.

16. LEED LEADERSHIP in ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN “ AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION SYSTEM, PROVIDING BUILDING OWNERS & OPERATORS A CONCISE FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFYING & IMPLEMENTING PRACTICAL & MEASURABLE GREEN BUILDING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS, & MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS.”

18. 1ST LEED-CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL SPORT STADIUM NATIONALS PARK

20. 1ST COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC FACILITY AWARDED LEED SILVER CERTIFICATION UCONN FOOTBALL TRAINING FACILITY

22. 1ST COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL STADIUM AWARDED LEED SILVER CERTIFICATION UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TCF BANK STADIUM

24. OTHER GREEN FACILITY INITIATIVES?