2025 California Green Building Awards
Project of the Year
Intuit Dome, home to the LA Clippers basketball team, includes support of and integration with their surrounding community of Inglewood. Designed to be the most sustainable arena in the world, it was the first professional sports arena to achieve LEED v4/4.1 NC Platinum Certification. Energy efficiency was a primary driver, influencing every aspect of the building’s form, skin, and spatial configuration. The building is fully electrified, eliminating natural gas from heating, hot water and all concessions, and providing the foundation for the team to meet its net zero goals.
Its PTFE and ETFE membrane panels modulate wind, sun, and rain, while 100% outdoor air in the arena bowl reduces energy use and improves thermal comfort.
Highlights include:
- A 2.4 MW photovoltaic array, comprising nearly 5,500 solar panels, together with a 11.5 MWh battery energy storage support blackout resilience and peak load shedding whilst reducing carbon emissions. (Fun note, the panels create a basketball hoop visual from above.)
- Materials were selected with embodied carbon reduction in mind, including low-carbon concrete and high-recycled-content steel which cut embodied emissions by 10%.
- Water innovation reduces potable water use by 95% through reclaimed water systems and ultra-low flow fixtures.
- The Clippers worked with the city on a $100 million benefits package, supporting schools, housing, infrastructure, and job opportunities. The new arena is designed to have a positive local impact.