Chicago's McCormick Place Expansion: 800,000 Sq. Ft. LEED Certified

The U.S. Green Building Council's http://www.usgbc.org/ Greenbuild Expo http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/ will be held in Chicago November 7-9. I talked about the conference in a prior post but the venue for the conference is also worth noting given its size and LEED certification. It will be held in the new addition to the existing McCormick Place, which itself totals about 2 million square feet, just south of Chicago's downtown. The addition, called McCormick Place West, was completed in August 2007, eight months ahead of schedule and on budget. It includes an expansive roof top garden, 470,000 sq ft of exhibit space, 250,000 sq ft of meeting space and a 100,000 sq. ft. ballroom. The LEED certified addition was built at a cost of $882 million by TVS Architects. http://www.mccormick2008.com/ Its environmental and innovative design adds another dimension to Chicago's rich architectural history.