The Los Angeles Convention Center Undergoes Greening Efforts  
Not content with only some of its energy use being from renewable sources (currently 20%), the Los Angeles Convention Center is working with L.A. Department of Water & Power on 100% sustainable energy sources.

Click here to read the Center’s “Green All Over” fact sheet, covering everything from energy use to recycling to sustainable catering.

As of November 2007, the Center’s food service ware has gone 100% compostable/biodegradable, eliminating a major source of waste at trade shows.  Click here to read more.

Champion Exposition Services to Offer ‘Green’ Options for Exhibitors’ Booths
Based on its commitment to offering green/sustainable/renewable options to the exhibitors at Green West, Champion Exposition Services has been selected as the official general contractor for Green West.  Click here to see examples of ‘green’ turnkey booth packages available to exhibitors.  Champion is also offering exhibitors the opportunity to feature a recyclable booth carpet as part of their exhibit.

Additionally, to reduce the amount of materials required for signage at the show, Champion and Green Media Enterprises are giving exhibitors the option to order their complimentary booth i.d. sign – potentially saving 200 signs from being printed, many of which are either discarded before the show even opens, or are blocked by exhibitors’ own booth displays.

In a bold move for the tradeshow industry, the decision was made to not carpet the aisles at the show – and instead feature the Center’s concrete flooring.  What many exhibitors and attendees do not realize is that most decorators at tradeshows warehouse their carpet at central locations.  For Champion, this would have meant transporting by truck thousands of pounds of carpet from their warehouse in Las Vegas to the show in Los Angeles, and then taking it back at the end of the show, cleaning it, and re-storing it.  The environmental impact of the forklifts and truck transport, coupled with the energy expended to clean the carpet post show, made us consider giving the show a try au naturel!

To reduce the paper and printed material generated in support of Green West, Champion and Green Media Enterprises have decided to only offer the exhibitor services manual on-line, instead of printing and sending this notebook, which features over 150 pages of information exhibitors need to participate in the show, to each participating company.  By featuring the manual on-line, we avoid printing 30,000 pieces of paper, save over 200 three-ring binders, do not use more than 200 envelopes, and prevent increases in our carbon footprint resulting from shipping these manuals via expedited delivery to the 200 exhibiting companies participating in Green West.