Case Study
D.C. United Audi Field - A State-Of-The-Art Green Stadium
CASE STUDY: D.C. UNITED AUDI FIELD A STATE-OF-THE-ART GREEN STADIUM THE CHALLENGE: Plans for a new 20,000 seat stadium for the D.C. United soccer team required additional investment. DC PACE enabled the team to resolve a financial challenge by enhancing money-saving green measures, including water fixtures, stormwater management, energy efficiency, and solar energy systems. THE SOLUTION: D.C. United worked with DC PACE to integrate $25 million of PACE financing into the $300 million stadium project. PACE unlocked additional funds to green the stadium to LEED Gold standards, incorporating integrated solar, LED field lighting, and aggressive stormwater management measures. As of June 2017, the project marks the nation’s largest PACE financing by a single lender, and the first u