Is it the Greenest Convention Center in the World?
Posted by at Sep 16th, 2009 in Green Design
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—In the highly competitive business events market, hundreds of cities around the world are vying to attract global attention and a larger slice of the meetings market. Melbourne, one of the “World’s Most Livable Cities”—according to The Economist—has found a way to not only be noticed, but to set a global benchmark. Responding to the international call for sustainability, the Australian city has opened what could be the greenest convention center in the world, described in superlatives everywhere for its architectural design, cutting-edge technologies and comprehensive Earth-friendly services. Opened in June 2009 and integrated with the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, the Melbourne Convention Centre (MCC) is the first convention center to earn a ‘6-Star, Green-Star’ environmental rating from the Green Building Council of Australia.
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Is it the Greenest Convention Center in the World?
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