Email: Virginia Green
Virginia Beach Convention Center
 | 1000 19th Street |
The Virginia Beach Convention Center is located just blocks from the Virginia Beach oceanfront. It features over 516,000 square feet of convention and meeting space. The facility features sustainable building materials, energy efficient systems, and other environmentally-sensitive design elements. The facility management demonstrates a sincere commitment to reduce the environmental impacts of its operations.
Core activities for restaurants:
- Recycling
- Elimination of Styrofoam and Reduction Disposables
- Grease Recycling
- Water Efficiency
- Energy Conservation
Details:
- Recycling - active recycling of paper, plastic, aluminum and cardboard. Items are collected in pre-function spaces, offices, meeting rooms and all back of house spaces. Commingled materials are compacted and transported to an off site sorting facility.
- Battery recycling from all touch less plumbing devices.
- Mercury is captured from proper disposal of fluorescent lamps via an on site disposal system.
- Several lights have been switched from incandescent lamps to a more compact and energy efficient fluorescent lighting.
- State-of-the-art energy management systems for HVAC and lighting throughout the building.
- Glass system is energy efficient and uses ceramic frit to limit solar energy penetration in large pre-function spaces.
- Lighting & HVAC systems programmed based on event schedules to minimize usage during non-peak times and conserve energy.
- Non-essential items turned off when spaces not in use such as escalators, video walls and similar items.
- Landscaped property with over 2,000 trees and shrubs on a 50-acre site
- Automated irrigation system measures rain and limits irrigation demand.
- Storm water is retained on site and mitigates impervious surfaces of building and pavement.
- Use of renewable resources in the construction such as Cumaru for wood for floors, Meeting Suite veneers, and outdoor decks.
- Use of recycled paper for promotional materials.
- Aggressive carpet maintenance program to maximize the life of wool and nylon carpets
- Food overages are donated to a local shelter for the homeless.
- Use of bio-degradable Fabrikal Greenware products in concession stands.
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