Sustainable and Virtual Trade Shows Arriving on the Scene

As EcoGreenHotel examines the world of tradeshows and conventions, it appears sustainability options have finally arrived to the forefront. US Green Building Council LEED certified convention centers are springing up in cities of all sizes around the world. From centers in Santa Fe, Spokane, Pittsburg, Raleigh, and Virginia City to LEED silver centers in Los Angeles, Dallas, and Portland to the first Platinum center in Vancouver, British Columbia that sports its enormous 6-acre living green-roof, the largest non-industrial of its kind in North America. Even master planned sustainable cities such as Korea’s Songdo International Business District and Qatar’s Masdar City know sustainability is the way to the future. More.