Charlotte Convention Center receives Community Champion Award

Ecoimpact is thrilled to have provided LEED Administrative Services to the LEED v4.1 O+M Gold Charlotte Convention Center. The project received the Community Champion award at the USGBC Carolinas Green Gala on October 26, 2023.

The Charlotte Convention Center is an accessible meeting and convention space in the heart of Uptown Charlotte.  A short 7-mile shuttle ride from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the convention center offers convenience, and its prime location in the city center offers excellent walkability with access to nearby hotels, restaurants, and culture.  The venue includes multiple large exhibition halls, meeting rooms of various sizes, offices, concourses and more to accommodate a variety of event needs. 

The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority is committed to environmental and social responsibility and sustainability in serving our customers and visitors. Achieving LEED certification was valuable to the team for many reasons including guest and staff comfort and wellbeing; improved environmental performance; and supporting the City of Charlotte’s Strategic Energy Action Plan (SEAP) efforts.  In pursuing LEED O+M v4.1, specifically, one of the key benefits was using Arc for Performance Scoring.  Arc was determined to be the most manageable method for reporting and assisted teams in making data-supported decisions to pursue low cost and capital projects that resulted in improved energy and water performance scores. 

To achieve long-term sustainability, LEED process replicability for this project was critical.  From an operations perspective, team goals included policy creation and procedural management ensuring seamless process for future recertification. The Charlotte Convention Center represents the first City of Charlotte project to achieve LEED O+M Certification.