Will This Be the Greenest Convention Center on the Planet?

04.21.25

PCMA Convene

Austin Convention Center Redevelopment

“To date, 122 buildings around the world have registered as having followed ILFI zero-carbon certification standards, but only 11 have been certified, including the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. It’s a high bar, said Leo da Costa, a principal at the Seattle-based LMN Architects, which is designing the redevelopment of the Austin Convention Center now underway in Texas, along with Page, a global architecture and engineering firm. The $1.6-billion project, scheduled to open in four years, is planned as the first zero-carbon convention center in the world, da Costa told Convene. Once open, buildings must undergo a year-long verification process by a third party to achieve certification.”
— Barbara Palmer

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