Smart Sports Parks

People from field hockey club AthenA had the intention to share their knowledge on sustainability with other sports associations in Amsterdam Oost. Around 10 sports associations, the local city council and some entrepreneurs now work together to build and maintain strong and sustainable sports grounds.

Our main goals are to:

• Improve Energy Efficiency
• Look for possibilities in Generation of Energy
• Actively support improvements in the eco-system
• Create community among stakeholders
• Seize opportunities for collaboration

Smart Sport parks have formulated three focus areas based on several meetings: Energy, Lighting and Community.

Energy Efficiency and potential for Energy Generation
The potential for Energy Efficiency in club houses has been determined. Now a plan will be prepared with focus points and necessary investments.

Lighting
Research and development of a toolbox (roadmap) for an evaluation framework for sports clubs to switch towards sustainable and economically viable lighting (LED). For the different associations an inventory of the number of light poles, fixtures, consumables and maintenance is being done. A natural time for replacement /  installation of the field lighting is being examined. Options are football, tennis, ice skating and hockey.

Community
A number of associations is currently developing a plan for the Smart Sport parks. In the framework of cooperation it examines topics on how the Sport parks can share resources, knowledge and work together on smart solutions for instance for parking problems. Also, knowledge is gained from other initiatives in the field of sportpark managment.