San Diego Convention Center

Insightful direction advances a convention center’s goal of continuous sustainability improvements

A facility of 2.6 million square feet that hosts approximately 160 annual events serving more than 825,000 people, San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) set project goals to create a healthy indoor environment, reduce energy use, use environmentally friendly building and office materials, and conserve water. The organization relied on our expertise to help them achieve these goals and verify their efforts through third-party certification. We performed existing building commissioning (retrocommissioning) as a cost-effective way to improve building performance, reduce energy usage, lengthen equipment life, and enhance indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort. Guided by our advice, SDCC achieved a prestigious LEED-EB: O&M v3 Gold certification.