AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE, "GREEN" CONVENTION CENTRE
Long recognized as an outstanding example of a "green" facility, our goal is to serve as a global leader within our industry in this area and to provide opportunities for our clients and their events to aspire to do the same. It's all part of being a good corporate citizen.
Our Top Green Initiatives
WASTE DIVERSION:
We currently divert 81% of all waste generated.
Clean, Green Electricity:
We are the first convention centre in Canada to offer clean, renewable power, made possible through a special partnership with Bullfrog Power, a leading Canadian provider of 100% green electricity. Clients and event planners can opt for green power to reduce the environmental impact of their events, while the MTCC also uses it to power all of its administrative offices and electronic signage. Click here for more information or watch the video on how Bullfrog Power works.
Energy Conservation:
We reduced the total energy consumed by our building by 20% over the past 8 years through measures such as increasing efficiency, retrofitting older lighting, using motion detectors in our meeting rooms, and replacing and modernizing our old natural gas boilers. With all of these measures in place, we have achieved our goal in reducing our carbon footprint by 12% in the last fiscal year.
Green Roof:
The South Building is home to an enormous, 300,000 sq. ft. green roof. This 7-acre green space comes complete with a park and benches for the public to enjoy. It offers many environmental benefits to both the MTCC and the City of Toronto,
including reduced energy consumption, savings in cooling costs, and beautification of the overall cityscape.
Food Bank Donations:
We recycle more than 6,000 lbs. of food annually by donating leftovers to local food banks in the city of Toronto.
Deep Water Cooling:
We were the first facility in Toronto to be on Enwave Energy's Deep Lake Water Cooling system. Launched in 2004, this unique system uses extremely cold water extracted from the depths of nearby Lake Ontario to cool the South Building, resulting in significant reductions in electricity consumption, and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
Pioneers of the Zero Waste Event Concept
The MTCC pioneered the concept of holding large-scale Zero Waste Events and has won numerous awards for this unique
approach to recycling. A Zero Waste Event successfully avoids adding to the existing landfill burden by preventing, eliminating or recycling virtually everything it generates.
MTCC Wins Awards For Its Efforts
The MTCC's efforts to lead the way in environmental stewardship have not gone unnoticed. Recent awards we have won include:
BOMA BESt Level 3 Certification for Energy and Environmental Management
BOMA Certificate of Building & Management Excellence (2009) and BOMA Building of the Year
2008 Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Recognition Award
2007 AIPC Innovation Award
2007 Green Toronto Award Recipient in the Market Transformation category
2006 Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA) GO Green designation
2006 Gold Award in the Ontario Waste Minimization Awards
