Introducing The New and Improved Washington State Convention & Trade Center

As you may have heard us mention, once or twice, the 2008 Northwest Event Show is going green! In honor of our Emerald City, the Northwest Event Show will showcase green event planning methods, decor, tips and trends to make your own green event planning ever the more simple and easy-to-do. To start off, the 2008 Northwest Event Show will be held in one of the greenest event venues in the city, the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. Located in the center of one of the most environmentally progressive cities in the nation, the Washington State Convention & Trade Center (Center) has long been an industry leader in energy conservation and recycling.


Here is the short list on how the WSCTC stays green...

• 1. They continue to invest our resources into renovation projects to make the facility even more efficient
• 2. The Center’s lighting systems to replace older equipment with more efficient fixtures, resulting in savings of over 3,000,000 kWh per year
• 3. New touchless faucets and self-flushing toilets are being installed throughout the facility to reduce water consumption
• 4. Tons of food scraps, food soiled paper and disposable service items are separated from
• trash and recyclable materials and sent for composting instead of to local landfills
• 5. The new meeting facility at 800 Pike will achieve LEED Silver Certification following completion of renovations in 2010

The Washington State Convention & Trade Center is doing their part to preserve the city and world we live in. To read even more about what the WSCTC is doing, click below for their "GREEN NEWSLETTER."