We are the first convention center in Tennessee to be certified LEED Silver for Existing Buildings from the USGBC and Green Certified through the TN Green Hospitality Certification program.
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) encompasses the building’s “lifecycle” as a whole and is third-party verified. LEED certification is the highest standard of green building and is part of the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC), which seeks to provide people “better, brighter, healthier spaces to live, work and play.”
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Tim Butler, the technical project officer from DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and Mary Bogert, general manager of the Convention Center, officially celebrate the completion of the solar array at the center.