Assessing the sustainability performance of the 2010 FIFA World Cup stadia using the sustainable building assessment tool (SBAT) for stadia

Abstract

In 2010, South Africa will host Africa’s first Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. This will require the refurbishment and development of new stadia and an objective in this development is to continue with the Green Goal initiative developed for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This is being addressed this by the Review of the Greening Status of the Stadia for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa project commissioned the Republic of South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT). This project is being undertaken by Green by Design (GbD), Paul Carew Consulting (PjC) and the South African Council for Industrial and Scientific Research (CSIR) and aims to review the sustainability initiatives that have been included in the 2010 FIFA World Cup stadia. It also aims to identify gaps in sustainability performance and provide recommendations on how these may be addressed