Nominee
Snapdragon Stadium
Category
Innovative Project
Description
Snapdragon Stadium is a 35,000-seat multipurpose venue owned by San Diego State University and managed by OVG360. As part of SDSU Mission Valley, Snapdragon Stadium serves as a year-round entertainment destination and hub of community engagement. SDSU will work with partners in the tourism industry to secure opportunities to host NCAA championships, international soccer, concerts, festivals, high school sports, and other entertainment events. The venue is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification and manages sustainability efforts as a top priority. To help achieve sustainability goals, Cemex was asked to provide a low carbon concrete option and we delivered with our Vertua branded low carbon concrete mixes.
Evidence
Snapdragon Stadium was built with sustainability as a top priority, and from the beginning concrete played a major role. Cemex provided approximately 38,000 cubic yards of our low carbon concrete branded "Vertua". Vertua low carbon concrete helped reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30% or 4,000 metric tons. This reduction was achieved in part by the use of slag cement and the project won an award from the Slag Cement Association. Snapdragon Stadium (known during construction as Aztec Stadium) achieved the Slag Cement In Sustainable Concrete Award in the Low Carbon Concrete category. Slag cement helped to lower the overall GWP numbers as well as reducing the heat of hydration in the mass concrete pours to meet specifications. Slag cement not only helped reduce CO2, but also improved final strength and appearance of this project.
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