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Oct. 24, 2018 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center on course to be the most sustainable convention center in the world

From Metro News

With hundreds of events and more than a half a million guests each year, the Oregon Convention Center’s sustainability is blazing the trail towards the most sustainable convention center in the world. Guests of the recent Rose City Comic Con might even say it’s the most sustainable in the galaxy.

Lights Out Portland Portland Audubon Society LED lighting energy efficiency Metro

Sep. 21, 2018 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center joins community effort to raise awareness about the impact of light pollution on migrating birds

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is once again participating in the third annual Lights Out Portland 2018 event on September 21, 2018.

Salmon-Safe sustainability OCC Rain Garden Matt Uchtman Dan Kent

Sep. 07, 2018 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center recognized for clean water strategy

Healthy watersheds advocate Salmon-Safe has recognized the Oregon Convention Center with Salmon-Safe recertification for its commitment to reducing polluted runoff to the Willamette River.

A Portland-based nonprofit, Salmon-Safe works with public and private landowners to promote reduced water use, onsite stormwater treatment, and protection of water quality. Properties like the Oregon Convention Center are certified as Salmon-Safe for extensive efforts to halt runoff from entering streams and impacting imperiled salmon.

sustainability LEED waste diversion zero waste food donations Ryan Harvey

May 16, 2018 | sustainability news

The path to sustainability is paved with great partnerships

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is well on its way to becoming the most sustainable event venue in the nation. In 2004, we became the first convention center in the world to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, as an existing building, from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

CSRShareDay CSR sustainability Positive Impact Events Ryan Harvey Matt Pizzuti

Apr. 30, 2018 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center shares its sustainability story with the world

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) sponsored a unique Twitter campaign called #CSRshareDay on Monday, April 23, and this year’s campaign reached an estimated 1,500,000 people.

#CSRshareDay is a 24-hour event, falling on or around Earth Day each year, where sustainability champions from around the world gather online to discuss and share the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) actions they’ve taken to make their businesses and communities more sustainable.

CSRShareDay Positive Impact Events sustainability Corporate Social Responsibility Ryan Harvey

Apr. 03, 2018 | sustainability news

Join the Oregon Convention Center for a global sustainability discussion during #CSRshareDay on April 23rd

#CSRshareDay is a 24-hour Twitter campaign where sustainability champions from around the world gather online to discuss and share the Corporate Social Responsibility actions and methods they have implemented to make their businesses and communities more sustainable.

Sustainability at Work City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability certification sustainability Ryan Harvey

Dec. 11, 2017 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center awarded Gold certification under Portland's Sustainability at Work program

Oregon Convention Center (OCC) was recently awarded the City of Portland's Sustainability at Work certification. Offered by the city's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, the program has helped thousands of Portland businesses advance green initiatives in the workplace since 2007. OCC is the first Metro venue to achieve the certification.

solar array sustainability SolarCity Pacific Power Energy Trust of Oregon Ryan Harvey

Aug. 04, 2017 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center just took its first trip around the sun!

One year ago this month, Oregon Convention Center (OCC) switched on one of the highest-producing solar arrays ever placed on a U.S. convention center. Its 6,500+ solar panels were expected to produce approximately 25 percent of the building’s electricity.

The OCC is pleased to announce that this original estimate was correct, and that it means a substantial reduction in the center's annual utility costs.

LEED sustainability Ryan Harvey OCC staff

Jun. 21, 2017 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center sustainability coordinator Ryan Harvey achieves LEED Green Associate credential

Ryan Harvey, sustainability coordinator at the Oregon Convention Center, has attained the distinction of LEED Green Associate by demonstrating knowledge and understanding of green building practices and principles needed to support the LEED® Green Building Rating System™. LEED certification is recognized across the world as the premier mark of achievement in green building. The Oregon Convention Center is one of only two venues of its kind in the nation to have achieved LEED Platinum status, the highest designation that can be earned.

sustainability APEX/ASTM GMIC green meetings

Jun. 20, 2017 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center attains re-certification under program designed for green meetings and events

In 2014, the Oregon Convention Center became the first convention center to attain Level 4 of the APEX/ASTM Green Meetings certification. This program, established by the Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) and verified by the independent iCompli auditing organization, provides the first standards specifically for green meetings and events. Level 4 is the highest certification awarded under the program.

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