Tampa Convention Center is excited to announce that it has been awarded LEED Silver for Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M). LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence.
“This is an impressive accomplishment, especially for a building that’s almost 35 years old,” said David Ingram, Executive Director of the Tampa Convention Center. “It demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and the great job our operations team does keeping us running.”
Certification is proof that buildings are going above and beyond to ensure the space is operated to the highest level of sustainability. Green buildings allow companies to operate more sustainably and give the people inside them a healthier, more comfortable space to work.
Tampa Convention Center achieved LEED O+M certification for existing buildings by implementing practical and measurable strategies and solutions in areas including sustainability operations practices, water savings, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality.
As part of its recent Capital Improvements Project, Tampa Convention Center made upgrades to reduce energy consumption. Those include updating the venue’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and replacing older lighting technology with LED lighting.
About the Tampa Convention Center
Located in the heart of Downtown Tampa, Florida, the Tampa Convention Center offers sparkling waterfront views, 600,000 square feet of transformable event spaces, and state-of-the-art amenities for event and meeting planners. The center has earned several prestigious awards, including the gold medal for Best Convention Center in the Southeast U.S. in The Stella Awards by Northstar Meetings Group two years in a row in 2023 and 2024.
The Tampa Convention Center partners with several companies to provide high-quality event services to event managers and exhibitors, including Aramark for exclusive food and beverage, Edlen for exclusive utilities, Encore for audiovisual and exclusive rigging, Sentry Event Services for security, Smart City for exclusive Internet and telecommunications, FedEx for shipping, printing, branding, and signs, and Xpodigital for digital signage.
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About the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is committed to transforming how buildings and communities are designed, built and operated to create thriving, healthy, equitable and resilient places that advance human and environmental wellbeing. USGBC leads market transformation through its LEED green building program, robust educational offerings, an international network of local community leaders, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the Center for Green Schools, and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities.
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