Apogee Stadium LEED Platinum certification, the highest level awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. The points-based ratings system measures various environmental aspects including water efficiency, energy conservation, indoor air quality, and sustainability. "Dallas Business Journal" named the stadium the "Green Project Deal of the Year" in 2012, and "Engineering News-Record" named it the year's "Best Green Project". The stadium was named as one of the four finalists during the World Stadium Awards Congress for "most sustainable stadium design concept", but lost to the London Olympic Stadium. Apogee Stadium is located on Bonnie Brae Street at the junction of Interstate 35 East
Jordi Sort Viñas replacing hazardous or toxic compositions in miniaturized devices and coatings with innovative environmentally-friendly materials. From an Academic point of view, Prof. Sort is actively involved in teaching, participating in different Subjects from the Physics and Nanoscience Degrees, the Master of Materials Science and Technology at UAB (which he coordinated during the period 2009-2011) and the Master of Nanotechnology and Materials Science. He was also the Coordinator of the Doctorate Program in Materials Science at UAB during the period 2011-2014. Prof. Sort has received the Jordi Porta i Jué’s Prize awarded by the Catalan Physical Society (2000), the Young Researcher Award