East Garrison lies in picturesque Monterey County, nestled between the city of Marina and the Salinas River. The land where the master-planned community sits was once part of historic Fort Ord.  East Garrison’s planners wanted to capture the cozy …

In Denver, the process of building a baseball stadium could be considered somewhat of a metaphor for the sport itself. The creation of Coors Field was not the result of a single power hitter. Turning the Colorado Rockies' new home into a reality  was akin …

When you have over 75,000 students, 8,500 staff members, some of the best sports teams, and the highest graduation rate in the state, you're working hard everyday to stay on top of the game. Brevard County Public Schools, in Viera, Florida, have a lot of …

The traditional method of installing the grass on a collegiate or professional football field has long been the same. Bring in roll after roll of specially grown turf and place them down in much the same manner as one would install rolls of carpet in …

In the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, just a stone’s throw from Midway Airport, lies America’s fourth soccer-specific professional sports stadium (joining the existing trio of facilities in Columbus, Los Angeles, and Dallas). The new home of Major League …

  As home to the world’s most famous horse race for more than 130 years running, Churchill Downs has long been an American institution. Ever since the first Kentucky Derby was run there in 1875, this granddaddy of all horse tracks has been a Mecca for …

When the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) built the new $120 million Home Depot Center sports complex in Carson, California, they asked only one question of their design team when the subject came to irrigation: "What company has their sprinklers …

Major League baseball’s newest ballpark, Petco Park , is located right here in San Diego County…essentially in Hunter Industries’ backyard. Hunter has had a long and storied relationship with the San Diego Padres. The company had its irrigation products …

From Denver to Detroit, Chicago to Charlotte, Baltimore to the Bay Area, the United States has been undergoing a wave of stadium mania. Some are complete renovations, taking the existing shell of a facility and replacing virtually everything else – from …

All because of a winning double play combination of the right turf for the environment and the right rotors. The city of Surprise, Arizona may be little but it sure thinks big, like building one of the most ambitious pro baseball training sites to date …

Ohio Stadium is more than simply a place where people go to watch some games being played. In this part of the country, football is a veritable religion and Saturday is the day when the faithful make their pilgrimage to the holy mecca that is Columbus. To …

As if building a new baseball stadium in the middle of the desert isn’t enough of a challenge, try doing this with a giant retractable roof and a massive air conditioning system. In today's world of new sports stadiums springing up all around the country, …