CityCenter Emerges as Sustainable Urban Development Leader

by TravelPulse Staff
Last updated: 1:04 AM ET, Fri August 7, 2009

CityCenter, which is slated to open this fall on the Las Vegas Strip, is emerging as one of the world's largest sustainable urban developments. The 18-million-square-foot development is set to achieve a combination of gold and silver LEED ratings by the U.S. Green Building Council throughout its hotels, residences, and dining, retail and public spaces. Among it sustainable highlights: CityCenter has an 8.5-megawatt, natural gas co-generation plant, providing efficient electricity onsite, reducing emissions and using waste heat to provide domestic hot water. Its water conservation technology and programs will save between 32 and 39 percent within the buildings and 60 percent in outdoor landscaping. It will operate a fleet of stretch limousines powered by clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG). The casino's slot machine bases serve as floor air conditioning units, cooling guests from the ground up, rather than wasting energy on empty space by cooling from the ceiling. And its large-scale recycling operation has enabled the recycling or reuse of more than 230,000 tons of construction waste, including 80 percent of the imploded Boardwalk Hotel.

CityCenter's energy-efficiency initiatives are providing a savings equivalent to powering 7,700 households annually. Moreover, collaborating with sustainability and LEED consultants, CityCenter has introduced more than 10,000 construction trade and craftsmen to green building techniques that can be implemented at other developments throughout Las Vegas and beyond. For more information, call 866-718-2489 or visit www.citycenter.com.