A Look at Green Convention Centers

A LOOK AT GREEN CONVENTION CENTERS A recently released Convention Industry Council and GREEN CONVENTION CENTERS IN NORTH AMERICA Bantt Pricewaterhouse Coopers study quantified that the US Edmonton meeting industry directly supports $106 billion in GDP Celgery Wancouver Victoris Winnipeg and $263 billion in direct spending.' This knowledge has Eackane NC 2007 Portiand EB 2004 Montreel Ottawa proven invaluable to the industry, helping it to understand St. raul EB 2007 and capitalize on its reach and influence. Chicego ritsburgh Philadelphia Sen PranciscoO NC 2007 EB 2010 Onia Besch O Veges OAaieigh Pesadens Wimington Los Angeles eim Serings Les naheim NE 2010 meetings contribute $106 billion of the US GDP more than the US farming industry? or the total GSP of The District of Columbia³ in 2009 VEB 2010 San Diego o EB 2011 Phoenix NC 2008 Las Cruces ODellas Austin LEED Certified O2011 Orlando 9 LEED Silver Depicts certified buildings as of December 2011. LEED Gold O LEED Platinum EB LEED for Existing Buildings "Other certifications includes: Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) BEST, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14000, MeetGreen Verified, EarthCheck, EPA awards, and the SMG Pilot IMPACT program. 2010 GDP NC LEED for New Construction $14.5 trillion Sources: United States Green Building Council, BOMA, MeetGreen, and individual Convention Center websites. • Other Green Cartification" Mexico City THE GROWING MARKET SHARE OF GREEN CONVENTIONS GROWTH IN LEED CERTIFIED CONVENTION CENTERS Convention Centers currently pursuing certification in addition to those already certified4 LEED Certified LEED Certified Convention Centers Convention Centers at the end of 20094 at the end of 20104 according to projections, the market is greening at the rate of 4.5% per year If current rates continue, 100% of convention activity will be requiring green venue choices by 2025 Venues are realizing the cost and energy Nearly Half of the convention centers 2004 5% 2025 100% projected 2008 2012 22.5% 41% projected currently pursuing savings that can result from green operations. Operations make up the overwhelming majority of a building's energy use. 84% LEED certification are in the Exisiting Buildings: Operations & Management (EB) category, including some that already have certification for New Operation (olectricity, climate control) 1 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, The Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Economy. Convention Industry Council. 2 February 2011. Weblink. 2 U.S. Department of Commerece, Bureau of Economic Analysis. Annual Industry Accounts: Advance Statistics on GDP by Industry for 2010. By Teresa L. Gilmore, Edward T. Morgan, and Sarah B. Osborne. May 2011. 3 2009 D.C. GSP, U.S. Department of Commerece, Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2010. 4 United States Green Building Council, LEED Project Directory. www.usgbc.org/LEED/Project. December 2011. 5 Fulvi, Jason. VisitPittsburgh. Personal Interview. Pittsburgh, 8 November 2010. 12% Manufacturing, transport, construction 4% Maintenance & renovation Construction (NC).4 a breakdown of the average building's lifetime energy use