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____________________________________ PLATINUM IS THE NEW GREEN Contact: Mary Conturo, SEA, 412-393-0200 Mark Leahy, SMG, 412-325-6150 Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center Gains Platinum LEED® Certification Pittsburgh, PA, May 10, 2012—The Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (SEA) is extremely proud to announce the David L. Lawrence Convention Center’s (DLCC) Platinum certification under the LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance™ rating system. Officials today unveiled the Green Roof at the DLCC and announced that the DLCC received Platinum certification. Platinum is the highest level of certification issued by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as part of their LEED rating system. "I want to congratulate everyone who was involved in making sure that Pittsburgh holds the title of having the nation's first convention center to achieve Platinum certification under the LEED for Existing Buildings rating system," Ravenstahl said. "Pittsburgh stakeholders are committed to the environment, and as a result, Pittsburgh's Third Renaissance is marked by 'green' development projects. It wasn't long ago when we cut the ribbon for the first-ever NHL Gold LEED-certified arena.

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