DETROIT
The Cobo Center has earned Green Venues Michigan (GLM) Steward certification from the Michigan Energy Office.
Green Venues Michigan encourages entertainment venues, convention centers, and similar facilities to implement environmental initiatives and cost-saving “green” practices to conserve energy, reduce water consumption, protect air quality, reduce waste, and participate in environmentally preferred purchasing.
Cobo Center has implemented several environmental initiatives at their facility including: The Cobo Center Green Committee meets several times monthly to promote sustainability practices and Green initiatives, and has members from every department and in-house contracting company; property wide recycling effort; purchasing minimum 30 percent post consumer recycled content paper products; buy fresh, buy local initiative; HVAC controlled by a computerized Energy Management System; induction lighting in exhibit halls; majority of lighting controlled by photocells, timer, occupancy sensors or by the energy management system; air curtains on doors of exhibit floor vestibule; and the center recently conducted an energy audit to help identify other conservation opportunities.
“We are committed to environmental stewardship in our community,” said Thom Connors, SMG regional vice president and general manager of Cobo Center.
