MetLife Stadium is a large, open-air sports and entertainment venue in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and the home of both the New York Giants and New York Jets. The stadium was designed as a technologically advanced venue with seating for approximately 82,500 spectators and 217 luxury suite boxes, supporting a wide range of NFL games, international soccer matches, concerts, private events, and other large-scale public gatherings. As a highly active, multi-team stadium with major shifts in event type, occupancy, scheduling, and operational demands, MetLife Stadium relies on coordinated facility operations, energy and water conservation strategies, waste diversion practices, and guest-facing sustainability programs to support efficient building performance and a positive visitor experience at stadium scale.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Rating system: LEED v4.1 O+M: Existing Buildings
• Certification level, point total, certification date: GOLD (68 points) certified 05/05/2026
• Gross floor area: 2.1 million square feet
• Construction type: Sports and Entertainment Stadium

CREDIT HIGHLIGHTS

• Location & Transportation: full points for local resources and surrounding density
• Water Efficiency: all plumbing fixtures utilize low-flow/high-efficiency technology
• Energy & Atmosphere: Renewable Energy Credits offset energy use
• Materials & Resources: full points for material ingredients
• Indoor Environmental Quality: enhanced air quality strategies achieved

SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

• MetLife Stadium uses on-site solar generation, LED lighting, motion sensor lighting, and hybrid/electric vehicles as part of its energy conservation strategy.
• The stadium maintains a comprehensive recycling program that includes aluminum, PET, and cardboard baling, along with electronic and universal waste recycling.
• Food waste diversion, food donations, and material donations are incorporated into the stadium’s material management practices.
• Water conservation strategies include waterless urinals and water filtration fountains.
• MetLife Stadium encourages lower-impact transportation by asking fans to carpool or use public transportation where possible, including NJ TRANSIT rail and Coach USA bus service.
• The stadium provides guest-facing recycling infrastructure throughout parking lots, security checkpoint locations, concourses, and premium areas, including a parking-lot tailgate recycling program with blue bags for recyclable materials.
• In 2021, MetLife Stadium became the first NFL stadium to join the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Sports for Climate Action Framework.