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Bright Lights, Big Bill

Arenas embracing sustainability and helping their wallets.

By Debra Hazel | Updated on November 06, 2009

ONTARIO, CA-The lights, the cameras, the action–they’re not just found in Hollywood, they’re found in every major arena in the world. And they use a lot of power. Even so, arenas around the globe are attempting to go green either through energy management or in their design and construction. The result is saving energy and other resources.

Home to Ontario Reign hockey and other events, the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA, was 15 years in the planning prior to its 2008 opening, so it was not constructed by the City of Ontario with sustainability in mind. However, when Los Angeles-based live entertainment facility operator AEG Worldwide was brought in to manage the building, going green became a priority.

“AEG has a sustainability department and is trying to reduce the carbon footprint,” of their arenas, says Sue Oxarart, the arena’s director of marketing. “We’re certainly trying to save water, and are doing everything we can do to be energy efficient. We said, ‘Let’s start managing this and going toward LEED certification.’”

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