Eco Park (stadium)
Eco Park is a proposed stadium in Gloucestershire, England. If constructed, the stadium will be the home ground of Forest Green Rovers. It is reputedly going to be the world's first timber stadium.
Architects, Zaha Hadid Architects were chosen in November 2016 following a design competition.
The stadium was granted planning permission by Stroud District Council in December 2019 following amendments having initially been rejected in June 2019. It was approved in December 2019 and the green energy company Ecotricity revealed the revised plans in January 2022.
The Eco Park stadium is estimated to cost £100m and does not yet have a target for completion.
Sustainability characteristics
The stadium will have the lowest carbon footprint of any football stadium in the world. It will only use renewable energy from the wind and the sun generated by Ecotricity and generate over 80% of its energy on site.
References
- ^ "Zaha Hadid Architects wins approval for world's first all-timber stadium". Dezeen. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ McManus, David (5 November 2016). "Forest Green Rovers Eco-park Design Competition". e-architect. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ McLaughlin, Luke (29 December 2019). "Forest Green Rovers granted planning permission for all-wooden stadium". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Rial, Bradley (16 February 2023). "Forest Green breaks ground on new stadium". The Stadium Business. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Update: latest on FGR's Eco Park". www.punchline-gloucester.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ www.ecopark.com https://www.ecopark.com/about/. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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