Exhibit hall: 350,000 gross square feet of exhibit space (approximately eight acres)
Utility boxes providing state-of- the-art services to exhibitors in exhibit hall: every 30 feet
Grand ballroom: 57,500 square feet
MusicCity Center Spotlight on Nashville’s New Convention Center
NASHVILLE HASA LONGAND SUCCESSFUL HISTORYAS a convention and tourismdestination, withvisitors to Music City serving as a vital part of its spirit and economy.Morethan nine months after ground broke on Music City Center (MCC), Nashville’snewdown- town convention center, the excite- ment continues to build around this soon-to-be landmark building. While MCCwill most obviously serve atten- dees, it also will be the city’s front porch, located in the heart of down- town Nashville. The building will span 1.2 mil-
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lion square feet of space, with a 350,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a 57,500-square-foot grand ballroom, an 18,000-square-foot junior ball- room, and roughly 1,800 parking
CONVENTION CENTER HIGHLIGHTS MusicCity Center is working to achieve LEED Silver status.A prominent eco-friendly feature of the building will be its four-acre “rolling hills” green roof.
A 360,000-gallon rainwater- collection tank will store rainwater from the roof. Rainwater will then be used to irrigate outdoor landscaping and to flush the building’s hundreds of toilets.
The project will include a three- 80 pcma convene February 2011
Nashville Conven- tion Center; Brian Ivey, Director of Sales & Market- ing; phone: (615) 742-2053; e-mail: brian.ivey @nashville.gov; website: www.nashville musiccity center.comor www.nashville conventionctr.com
spaces. The center will offer 90,000 square feet of meeting- room space—approximately 60 meeting rooms—and 32 loading docks thatwill provide ultimate flexibility and ease of loading in and out for convention planners. Designed jointly by Atlanta-based Thompson,Ventulett, and
Stainback Associates and Nashville-basedTuck Hinton Archi- tects and Moody–Nolan Architects, the center is on track to attain U.S. Green Building Council SilverLEEDcertification. One feature key to the Silver status is a 360,000-gallon rain- water-retention tank.Rainwater stored in the tank will be used to irrigate the center’s four-acre green roof and outside land- scaping, as well as to flush the building’s hundreds of toilets. The new convention center will serve as a central meeting
point for Nashville residents.Awide green pavilion will encir- cle the building on all sides, serving as a public art and music space, and beckoning all to enjoy the area’s newest landmark. Additionally, in August 2010,Mayor KarlDean and offi-
cials fromOmni Hotels&Resorts announced plans to build and operate a newheadquarters hotel forMusic City Center
level parking structure for about 1,800 cars.
There will be 5,000 square feet of retail space available.
The exhibit hall will include utility boxes every 30 feet, providing water, compressed air, and telecommunications equipment for state-of-the-art services to exhibitors.
Hang points descending from the ceiling of the exhibit hall (at every 30 feet) each will allow a one-ton exhibit to be hung, all at the same time.
The total land area of the site is 16 acres. It features a 65-foot difference in elevation from the northwest corner of the site to the southeast corner.
The building will be made up of 11,000 tons of steel and 12,000 tons of rebar.
At its tallest point, at the corner of 5th Avenue and Demonbreun Street, the building will be about 15 stories tall and will overlook the CountryMusicHall of Fame.
Music City Center is scheduled to open in February 2013.