In what appears to be a precursor to future LEED standards for Hotels, the US Green Building Council has released the “Green Venue Selection Guide: Integrating LEED into Travel and Event Management.”

The guide is intended to serve as a checklist for those properties that are not currently LEED certified. USGBC suggests the user package the checklist with their Request for Proposal. They do clarify that it should be obvious this is a product of the USGBC. One could surmise that the USGBC is wise in distributing this document to properties with the intent that hoteliers will recognize the increased demand from planners and organizations who would like to hold their events in certified green properties. Nice move USGBC!

You can download the document here. You can also see their presentation enticing hospitality professionals here.

We admit it…we’re suckers. We just can’t stay away from “a good cause”. Latest on that list includes our support for several organizations in the Sustainable Business category.

Midori Connolly will be serving as Co-Chair of the Sponsorship Committee for the Green Meeting Industry Council’s annual Greening the Hospitality Conference. She will be seeking organizations interested in accessing meeting professionals who plan green meetings (hint hint). Additionally, Midori has also volunteered to serve on the Membership Committee, with the hope of starting a San Diego chapter of GMIC.

Michael Karp generously donated his time and expertise to the US Green Building Council’s most recent GreenMeet. The information presented was so invaluable that he felt he might actually have been the beneficiary of the in-kind donation! Pulse Staging is proud to be affiliated with such an esteemable organization.

Finally, Pulse Staging is participating in the creation of the EPA’s new A/V guidelines for Green Meetings and Events through ASTM International.