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ShoWare Center Wins “Green Washington” Award from Seattle Business Magazine

KENT, Wash. – September 24, 2010 – Kent’s ShoWare Center, was named the winner of Seattle Business Magazine’s “Green Washington” award in the sports arena category. One of 13 winners, ShoWare Center was chosen from over 100 nominees for demonstrating leadership, innovation and commitment to sustaining the environment. The award was presented at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle Thursday, September 23 at a special event honoring all finalists.

“I’m extremely proud of this achievement,” said Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke. “Receiving this award reaffirms our efforts to balance economic development with being good stewards of the environment. We couldn’t have done this without the strong collaboration among our entire team. It’s also pretty cool to be in the good company of the other finalists, Seattle Mariners & First & Goal, the operators of Qwest Field.”

Parterning with the City of Kent were LMN Architects, Mortenson Construction, Paladino & Company, Shiels Obletz Johnsen and the Seattle Thunderbirds.

ShoWare Center is the first sports and entertainment facilities in North America to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Highlights of ShoWare Center’s green features include:

Premium parking for fuel-efficient vehicles and car and vanpools
Low-flowing water fixtures and dual-flush toilets exceed 40% water savings when compared to similar buildings
Native plant landscaping that doesn’t require watering
Energy efficient lighting, heating, cooling, ventilation and ice-making equipment reducing energy use by over 37%
More than 90% of the construction debris was recycled
Constructed using more than 50% Forest Stewardship Council certified wood
Low volatile organic compound paints and adhesives were used to minimize indoor contaminants that exacerbate respiratory problems
Excess heat rejected from the ice-making equipment is used to warm the ground under the ice rink to maintain the integrity of the foundation

Additional information on ShoWare Center’s green building features and images are available at www.showarecenter.com.

Contact:Michelle Witham
253-856-5709
mwitham@ci.kent.wa.us

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