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It started as a dream that is slowly becoming a reality. Maybe six or seven years ago, we set out to build the most sustainable football stadium that s ever been built in the world, said Dale Vince, the owner of the football club Forest Green Rovers, in Gloucestershire, in southwest England.
Vince s team has been working on sustainability on every front, from solar panels on the roof to vegan meals for players to electric vans for getting around. When it came to building the team s new stadium, Vince settled on the option with the lowest carbon footprint: wood.