By the Numbers: Convention Center
Published: July 4, 2011
Author: Ben Sutter (Goshen College)
- 1st “green” convention center certified with a Gold Leadership in Energy Design (LEED®) rating
- 40,000 square feet of rooftop terrace
- 1,500,000 square feet of total space
- Over 95 percent of the original center was recycled by crushing it into useful fill material
- The primary hall space of 236,000 square feet is 100 percent naturally lit
- 50 percent of the center’s new materials were produced within 500 miles of Pittsburgh
- Convention center sits on 7.9 acres of land
- The center uses 100 percent biodegradable trash-can liners
- Ben Sutter
is a junior majoring in communication and history at Goshen College. He is from South Bend, Ind. Next year he will be the news director for Goshen College's Correspondent, a student-produced television news magazine.
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