The Mean Green Village is a collection of athletic facilities in
Denton,
Texas
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. It is located on the opposite side of
Interstate 35 in Texas
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from the
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public university, public research university located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its main campus is in Denton, Texas, Denton, with a satellite campus in Frisco, Texas, Frisco. It serves as the ...
campus at the intersection of Interstate 35
East
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Etymology
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and
West
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
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. Since 2002, several buildings have been completed, including athletic department offices, softball and soccer fields, a running track, and a tennis complex.
DATCU Stadium
DATCU Stadium (formerly Apogee Stadium) is a college football stadium located at the north junction of Interstate 35E and Interstate 35W in Denton, Texas. Opened in 2011, it is home to the University of North Texas (UNT) Mean Green football ...
, UNT's new football stadium, is located in the Mean Green Village. The stadium seats 30,850 fans and has 24 luxury boxes. It is the nation's first newly built platinum-certified
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
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stadium.
References
Sports venues in Texas
North Texas Mean Green
Buildings and structures in Denton, Texas
Facilities
A facility is a place for doing something, or a place that facilitates an activity. Types of facility include:
* A commercial or institutional building, such as a hotel, resort, school, office complex, sports arena, or convention center
* Med ...
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