Tag: event space

Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of October 2025

By Joe Bebon, Editor Oct 31, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Nov 5, 2025

Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. “The Shining” Hotel October represents spooky season with Halloween, so it’s only fitting that a scary destination tops the month’s list. The Stanley Hotel, a landmark in Colorado that famously inspired Stephen King’s best-selling novel “The Shining,” is […]

Seattle Convention Center’s New Building Earns LEED Platinum Certification

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jan 5, 2024 Design and Construction

Updated: Jan 5, 2024

The Seattle Convention Center (SCC) announced that its Summit building has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as part of the council’s New Construction (v3) rating system. Opened in January 2023, Summit nearly doubled the center’s capacity by adding 573,770 square feet of event […]