{"id":10061,"date":"2022-06-22T13:44:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T17:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/nouvelles\/platinum-award-building-energy-challenge-ghg-reduction\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T10:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:36:03","slug":"platinum-award-building-energy-challenge-ghg-reduction","status":"publish","type":"communiques","link":"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/en\/news\/platinum-award-building-energy-challenge-ghg-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre significantly reduces its GHG emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>As part of the <em>Building Energy Challenge<\/em>, the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre won the Platinum category of the <em>GHG Target Achievement Award<\/em>, a significant distinction that represents a reduction of between 20 and 50% of the building&#8217;s greenhouse gas emissions over a four-year period.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>From 2018 to 2021, the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre proudly participated in the first edition of this friendly competition launched by BOMA Qu\u00e9bec. Focusing on improving energy efficiency, it brought together 214 commercial buildings in Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The <em>Building Energy Challenge<\/em> has always reflected the values of the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre and its desire to use energy more efficiently. 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