Tag: green
It’s hard to be green when you have thousands of square feet of meeting space, but convention centers in Pittsburgh, Portland, Vancouver and Virginia Beach have managed to do it. [...] Read more
LEED is the buzzword when it comes to green building, but the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design designation is more complicated than that acronym implies. In its simplest sense, LEED is a certification system for buildings that meet sustainable practices developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Certification, however, can mean many different things. If you determine your event’s green objectives in advance, you can also determine what forms of LEED certification you’d like [...] Read more
The nonprofit will help recycle hotel soap, shampoo and other amenities, which will be donated to impoverished countries. [...] Read more
The Nashville hotel opened in 2009, and is committed to sustainability. We talked with General Manager Steven Andre about the property’s green development and what it’s doing to promote green meetings. [...] Read more
Virginia and San Francisco hotels earn certification and add green features. [...] Read more
Located within a day’s drive of 30 to 40 percent of the country’s population, cities in the Northeast draw the attention of meeting planners with their ever-expanding convention facilities and easy accessibility. [...] Read more
Rebates for going green, free site visits and discounts among the incentives for qualified planners. [...] Read more
