Virginia Beach Convention Center becomes the largest existing building in Virginia and first of its kind in the country to earn this green distinction.
Hampton Roads, VA – May 7, 2010 – The Virginia Beach Convention Center has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System Gold certification for existing buildings. The City of Virginia Beach and TFC Recycling have worked together with the convention center staff to achieve high marks for the design, construction and operation of the high performance green building.
Through this joint effort, they are developing and implementing a recycling program with the convention center’s sustainability initiative. TFC’s special event containers placed throughout the facility encourage recycling by visitors. The convention center owns two machines that compact the commingled recyclable materials, which are later transported to the sorting facility at TFC. This is one more component of the Virginia Beach recycling initiative that includes many buildings in the city.
“With a helping hand from the City of Virginia Beach and TFC, the convention center earned many points for recycling, water and energy efficiency, not to mention innovative ideas that minimize environmental impact,” said Ed Farmer, vice president of Business Development for TFC Recycling. “We are proud to be working so closely with such green-minded partners and to help them achieve the goal of having events with a very small environmental impact.”
Built in 2007 on a previous convention center site with many recycled materials, the Virginia Beach Convention Center is more than 550,000 square feet. It is the first building of its kind in the country to be certified in the category for large commercial existing buildings. The US Green Building Council developed the rating system to measure operation, maintenance and improvement of green buildings.
“The City of Virginia Beach is a strong proponent of eco-friendly programs and events in Hampton Roads. It does not surprise me that the convention center has earned a top rating for green buildings,” said Farmer. “Virginia Beach was the first city in the region to successfully launch our curbside recycling program. This is just one more step forward.”
For more information about TFC’s Virginia Beach commercial recycling services, call 757-543-5766 or visit www.tfcrecycling.com.
About TFC Recycling: Formed in Chesapeake, Va. in 1973, TFC Recycling (http://www.tfcrecycling.com/) has become an innovative leader in the Virginia recycling movement using single stream cutting-edge technology. The company provides responsible waste solutions for residential and commercial collection and processing of recyclable materials, such as glass bottles; steel, tin and aluminum cans; flattened cardboard boxes; mixed papers; and, #1 and #2 plastic bottles. TFC serves areas in Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern and South Central Virginia, including Tidewater and Greater Richmond.
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