Energy Magazine September 2017 | Page 38

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ATLANTA FALCONS

The Atlanta Falcons brand new home , fittingly called New Atlanta Stadium , is set to the be the National Football League ’ s most environmentally-friendly facility . The stadium solar panels will help to offset its energy consumption , but the most innovative feature is its rainwater collection system . Hundreds of thousands of gallons of water will be captured by the stadium over the course of a year . That water will be used for internal cooling , irrigation of the field , and as an emergency water reserve in case of disaster .
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