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Sustainability in Stadium Operations

How Kano Sports is advising developers on carbon-neutral arenas in Nairobi.

6 min read

Stadium construction across East Africa is accelerating, and with it the question of what a venue costs the environment across its thirty-year life.

We advise developers to model operational carbon first: lighting, cooling, water and matchday transport typically dwarf embodied emissions within a decade of opening.

Practical wins include solar canopies over parking decks, rainwater harvesting for pitch irrigation, and scheduling that clusters events to reduce idle facility load.