Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Convention Centre
Last week the roof of the Vancouver Convention Centre was given a boost. The home to well over 400,000 various grasses and plants and one of the grandest green roofs around received its yearly clipping, cutting and trimming. Once the annual makeover was completed it reminded us of the unbelievably spectacular North Shore and city landscapes and beautiful views that can clearly be seen from this vantage point. Amazingly the “living roof” of the West building, a six acre space is home and habitat to thousands and thousands of native plants and also retrieves rainwater for irrigation.
How often do you hear about mowing the lawn of the roof of a convention center, any convention center?
The Vancouver Convention Center and Being Green!
The Vancouver Convention Center’s passionate responsibility and accountability to Eco-friendly and green commitments combined with their best practices and distinctive building elements help a meeting planner plan and execute some of the most environmentally sustainable events and meetings.
The center and their team expertly work closely with clients and over 350 events each year while upholding a wide-ranging environmentally friendly agenda to ensure sustainability in all meetings and events. They provide an environmentally responsible venue that includes the recycling almost fifty percent of the created waste and using local additive free ingredients while donating all food leftovers to charity.
A large part of the Center’s Green Design includes “seawater heating and cooling and on-site water treatment and fish habitat built into the building foundations”. And the Energy Conservation includes “designated a Powersmart Convention Centre by BC Hydro, awarded “GO GREEN” certificate from the Building Owners and Managers and the West building has received LEED® Platinum certification. And are the first convention center in the world to earn the highest LEED® rating”.
Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Convention Centre
The Vancouver Convention Center, Worth Contemplating!
This award winning facility is located in the heart of picturesque and stunning downtown Vancouver. Originally opened in July 1987 and with the extension completed, the Vancouver Convention Center covers four city blocks or 1.1 million square feet and has a total of 466,500 square feet of meeting, exhibition, pre-function and ballroom space. Since way back in the very beginning this building has established and exhibited quality services, superior technical abilities and a commitment to service second to none.
Fun Convention Center Facts:
• First official international event: World Culinary Arts Festival
• Largest event: XI International Conference on AIDS (15,000 delegates)
• Smallest event: Meeting between Boris Yeltsin and Bill Clinton
• Most unusual start time: Three Tenors Gala (at midnight)
The Vancouver Convention Center will tell you that their core success is based on a whole lot of “respect, responsibility, passion, innovation, collaboration and excellence”. I will tell you this is the perfect locale and convention center to consider as they offer one of the most stunning, state-of-the-art and greenest locations for your future meeting or event.
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