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people, and SMG,which runs programming, has about 120. Janet Mitrocsak, SMG’s Director of Facilities, touts some of the advantages of holding an event at the Center: “We have a very large building; we have the robust floor space to conduct very large conventions.That’s an important selling point. We also have the largest ballroom in the north- east–it’s the size of a football field.We’re situated right in the heart of downtown Philadelphia,one of the fewconvention centers woven right into a city’s landscape.We also have a fantastic train systemand all lines lead to the Center.We’re veryclose to the air- port; we havemore than 10,000 hotel rooms,hun- dreds of restaurants,shops,attractions,and cultural institutions,all withinwalking distance of the Center.” Shepper adds that Philadelphia,which,at one time, was the nation’s capital,also offers a host of histori- cal buildings,most of which are alsowithinwalking distance of the Center. The Center also advertises its sustainable prac- tices which, nowadays, is another reason why some groups choose to hold their events there. “We are a green building and I know that’s import- ant to a lot of meeting planners,” says Mitrocsak. “We have a fairly robust programwith waste and recycling from single stream to construction and demolition streams.We have a biodigester in the kitchen area that takes all food waste and turns it into an effluent waste stream. So,we’re doing PREFERRED VENDORS n BK Barrit www.bkbarrit.com n Wyatt Inc. www.wyattinc.com THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER Custom Seating and Tables • Restaurants • Offices • Colleges • Chapels • Senior Living Centers • Theatre & Corporate Projects • Stadiums • Hospitality, Hotels & Motels • Libraries • Country Clubs and more... Business has never been better here at BK Barrit because we offer a real value in orchestrating the design and prototype process, value engineering, helping to determine budgets and insure quality, while providing you seating that meet your needs. a lot of different things on the recycling side.On the energy side,we track energy in real-time– electricity, natural gas,water consumption–and we have been trending down for the last couple of years.A lot of that has to do with the upgrades in the building, the lighting retrofits, the HVAC upgrades, and now a new roof–that will certainly help some of our heating and cooling loads.” The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a testa- ment to the notion that retaining the old,while combining it with the new, is definitely a recipe for success. Commercial Interior Construction and Exterior Wall Systems www.wyattinc.com PITTSBURGH 412-787-5800 PHILADELPHIA 215-492-5800 wyatt_ad_icetime_2014_HALF_FINAL.pdf 1 9/2/14 4:45 PM