Meeting News - December 15, 2008 - (Page 21) CVBs Tribble credited Newman with accelerating sustainable events and business operations at the convention center. “Now, they’re applying for LEED certification,” she said. She said “healthy peer pressure” among Green Team members is rapidly raising the bar on green meetings and events in Charlotte. “Tim really took the lead and convinced the [various] leadership that it was the right thing to do,” Tribble said, adding that the success of the women’s conference had a snowball effect. At the Convene Green Alliance session, Wayne Jones, the CCC’s facilities director, and Bill Trippett, F&B director, detailed a long list of eco-initiatives and, along with Newman and Tribble, displayed some environmentally friendly equipment and supplies in use at the building. The Green Team has bimonthly “idea exchanges” for best practices. And, a website (www.charlottegreenteam.org) is being developed to disseminate information, while a standards committee has been formed to serve as a central resource. Both Newman and Tribble continue to apply the strategies from the women’s conferBill Trippett (Charlotte Convention Center), Mary Tribble, Tracey Messina ence to other meetings and (Convene Green Alliance), Wayne Jones (CCC), and Tim Newman show events in Charlotte. One of off the green equipment and supplies used at the CCC. them was the North Carolina League of Municipalities’ centensomething special for its 100th of doing business.” As the Green nial conference in October. meeting,” Newman said, “but we Team grows, he hopes it becomes a The organization “wanted to do offer the template as a regular way model for others. r http://www.charlottegreenteam.org http://www.charlottegreenteam.org
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