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Fiserv Forum becomes second NBA arena to receive top sustainability certification
Fiserv Forum has been recognized as one of the nation's top environmentally sustainable venues.
On May 30, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Fiserv Forum has been awarded platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED. It is the second NBA arena to earn this distinction, joining Portland's Moda Center, and the first such venue in Wisconsin.
The award comes after the Baird Center achieved gold certification earlier this year.
The LEED award ranks buildings on a point-based system with certified being the lowest and platinum being the highest. This year, the building won based on four categories: water, waste, transportation and human experience. To win the award, Fiserv Forum tracked its performance in the four categories by using Arc, a software platform that monitors sustainability efforts, officials said at a May 30 press conference.
Fiserv Forum, which received gold designation in 2022, improved water and waste by adding touchless faucets and implementing the Orca Food Digester to help reduce food waste. In addition, the building added Bublr Bikes and a Lyft station to encourage walking, biking and ridesharing. Fiserv Forum improved human experience by installing Kaiterra sensors, which monitor air quality inside buildings and workplaces.
Dennis Williams, senior vice president and general manager of Fiserv Forum, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that sustainability has been a top priority since the arena opened its doors in 2018.
At the May 30 press conference, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said the award is a symbol of the city's progress in sustainability.
'It's a city that's on the rise, and as we grow, we've got a responsibility to do it in a sustainable way and a way that is equitable and with a long-term impact in mind,' Johnson said during the May 30 announcement.
With the new platinum certification, Williams said he wants to continue to make the building more sustainable the potential use of waste diversion.
'For us, we wanted to be good stewards of the community and make sure we're leaving the Earth the way we found it," Williams said. "If we can better the community around us (then) there's a lot of value in that."
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Fiserv Forum receives Platinum LEED certification for sustainability
