For example, the Ohio State University’s Ohio Stadium, with 105,000 seats, is the largest venue in the country to achieve greater than 90 percent diversion of waste from landfill (reaching a top diversion rate of 98.2 percent).

And the University of Arizona’s LEED Platinum certified Recreation Center has high-efficiency plumbing that reduced its water use by 48 percent, the report says.

Last week, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) joined forces with the Green Sports Alliance to promote green building initiatives and accelerate LEED-certified venues in professional and collegiate sports.