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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

Smart Meetings

In recent weeks, two event professional organizations have launched certification programs and internet-based classes designed with the goal of making event profs better at what they do. Event Service Professionals Association’s Certification. Read More : Sustainable Hotel Certification, Explained. “As GDP University.

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LaGuardia Terminal B Receives LEED v4 Gold Certification

Business Traveler USA

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B has been awarded LEED v4 Gold certification for the completed phases of the new terminal. Following the demolition of the old parking garage, 99 percent of debris was recycled into materials for new construction.

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The Survey Says: Meetings and Events are Thriving and Evolving

Smart Meetings

Technology solutions like wellness apps or gamification elements can help attendees stay aware of their wellness at a meeting. Green Gatherings Sustainability is at the front of both planners’ and attendees’ minds, as Green Gatherings takes center stage. Sustainability isn’t only about reducing emissions.

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Circularity: The Biggest Shift for Trade Shows in 2024 

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As a result, Events Industry Council (EIC) updated its standards in 2022 to enhance sustainable practices across the events industry. Additionally, EIC introduced a new certification for event professionals interested in promoting sustainability and social impact in their organizations and global business events.

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Living Building Challenge Certification for Homeowners: Pros and Cons

Redfin

As sustainable technologies develop alongside people’s desires to live more sustainably, people have begun turning to their homes to reduce their carbon footprints , But have you ever wondered if you could build a home that wasn’t just ‘less bad’, but instead actually restored the environment around it? But what is it?

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Event Case Study: Indoor Ag at Las Vegas’ Caesars Forum

Smart Meetings

Using the power of events to connect the wider farming community Since purchasing Indoor Ag-Con in 2018, CEO Brian Sullivan and his team’s goal has been to push for more education about emerging technologies and budding trends around controlled environment agriculture (CEA). One of the areas we’re getting into is food safety.

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ExCel London Paves the Way for Green Meetings

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Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. Recently, the company debuted a comprehensive sustainability strategy. At over 100,000 sq. In 2022, the center was the first U.K.

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