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The architects and interior designers discuss their vision and the creative process behind the Vancouver Convention Centre. Byconnecting the interior design with the spectacular natural landscape of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre is one of the greenest convention centres in the world. It boasts a living roof, seawater heating and cooling, on-site water treatment, and fish habitat built into the foundation of the West Building. The space has been awarded the GO GREEN certificate from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for industry-approved, environmental best practices in building management. To learn more, visit: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com

The Vancouver Convention Centre's design team provides insight into the planning process, and how the materials for the facility were selected. By taking into consideration local and recycled content, the Convention Centre features layers of multiple materials such as lumber and aluminum. Byconnecting the interior design with the spectacular natural landscape of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre is one of the greenest convention centres in the world. It boasts a living roof, seawater heating and cooling, on-site water treatment, and fish habitat built into the foundation of the West Building. The space has been awarded the GO GREEN certificate from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for industry-approved, environmental best practices in building management. To learn more, visit: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com

The Vancouver Convention Centre's design team discusses the sustainable measures that have been implemented into the planning and execution of this facility. Byconnecting the interior design with the spectacular natural landscape of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre is one of the greenest convention centres in the world. It boasts a living roof, seawater heating and cooling, on-site water treatment, and fish habitat built into the foundation of the West Building. The space has been awarded the GO GREEN certificate from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for industry-approved, environmental best practices in building management. To learn more, visit: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com

Join the architects behind the Vancouver Convention Centre on a tour of the facility. With more than 470000 square feet of highly flexible function space, the Convention Centre spans two buildings, and is designed as a series of modules that can be combined or divided to suit the needs of any imaginable event. Byconnecting the interior design with the spectacular natural landscape of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre is one of the greenest convention centres in the world. It boasts a living roof, seawater heating and cooling, on-site water treatment, and fish habitat built into the foundation of the West Building. The space has been awarded the GO GREEN certificate from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for industry-approved, environmental best practices in building management. To learn more, visit: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com

By borrowing from nature and maximizing science and technology, the Vancouver Convention Centre has assembled plant groups for its living roof. This innovative project brings in a new level of ecology and habitat to the urban landscape, and will fluctuate and change over time. Byconnecting the interior design with the spectacular natural landscape of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre is one of the greenest convention centres in the world. It boasts a living roof, seawater heating and cooling, on-site water treatment, and fish habitat built into the foundation of the West Building. The space has been awarded the GO GREEN certificate from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for industry-approved, environmental best practices in building management. To learn more, visit: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com

Tour the exhibition spaces of the Vancouver Convention Centre in British Columbia, Canada. The facility's tremendous amount of space and production power enables a broad range of events including large-scale theatrical productions, trade shows, and receptions. Byconnecting the interior design with the spectacular natural landscape of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre is one of the greenest convention centres in the world. It boasts a living roof, seawater heating and cooling, on-site water treatment, and fish habitat built into the foundation of the West Building. The space has been awarded the GO GREEN certificate from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for industry-approved, environmental best practices in building management. To learn more, visit: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com

Hear from HSMAI Affordable Meetings exhibitors the Hawaii Convention & Visitors Bureau of what they believe are the benefits of exhibiting at HSMAI's Affordable Meetings. HSMAI's Affordable Meetings® is the ideal forum where planners, properties and suppliers come together to do business -- attracting motivated planners from all sectors of the industry who attend looking for quality resources to enhance their meetings and events. Attendees represent corporate, association and independent sectors, government, non-profit, education, religious and medical/healthcare organizations, trade show management and the military. HSMAI's last show for 2010 will be HSMAI's Affordable Meetings® National and Event Technology Expo™, Sept. 8-9, 2010, Walter E. Washington Convention Center -- Washington, DC

One of the Vancouver Convention Centres most unique features is the swarm of bees on the buildings living roof. Join Allen Garr, the rooftop beekeeper, as he explains what goes into housing this innovative and environmentally positive feature of the convention centre. Byconnecting the interior design with the spectacular natural landscape of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre is one of the greenest convention centres in the world. It boasts a living roof, seawater heating and cooling, on-site water treatment, and fish habitat built into the foundation of the West Building. The space has been awarded the GO GREEN certificate from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for industry-approved, environmental best practices in building management. To learn more, visit: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com

The Vancouver Convention Centre is located along Coal Harbour, and features an encircling boardwalk - the perfect place to watch seaplanes land, or to soak in the view of the coastal mountain range. Byconnecting the interior design with the spectacular natural landscape of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre is one of the greenest convention centres in the world. It boasts a living roof, seawater heating and cooling, on-site water treatment, and fish habitat built into the foundation of the West Building. The space has been awarded the GO GREEN certificate from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for industry-approved, environmental best practices in building management. To learn more, visit: www.vancouverconventioncentre.com