Ottawa Congress Centre
| Shaw Centre Centre Shaw (French) |
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| Location | 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 9J2 |
| Coordinates | 45°25′27″N 75°41′30″W / 45.4242°N 75.6916°WCoordinates: 45°25′27″N 75°41′30″W / 45.4242°N 75.6916°W |
| Owner | Government of Ontario |
| Opened | 2011 |
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Construction cost
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C$170 million |
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Former names
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Ottawa Congress Centre (1983-2008) Ottawa Convention Centre (2011-2014) |
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Classroom-style seating
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4,000 |
| Banquet/ballroom | 4,000 |
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Theatre seating
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6,000 |
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| • Total space | 192,000 square feet (17,800 m2) |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 320 |
| • Breakout/meeting | 23 |
| Parking | 730 spaces |
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The Shaw Centre, formerly the Ottawa Convention Centre, is located in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It opened in April 2011. In October 2014, the Ottawa Convention Centre and Shaw Communications. entered a ten-year naming right agreement that saw the venue renamed to the Shaw Centre. The Centre replaces the Ottawa Congress Centre, which opened in 1983 and is built on the site of the Ottawa Congress Centre building which was demolished in 2008-2009. The Centre is located on Colonel By Drive, just south of Rideau Street. The facility is owned by the Ontario provincial government.
The Shaw Centre has four levels, each with a view of the Rideau Canal and downtown area. The first level features a large lobby, as well as the Wall of Three Rivers artwork, which is made of reclaimed logs and acts as a tribute to Ottawa history. This floor consists of eight meeting rooms, an executive boardroom, a coat room, a kitchen studio, administration and direct indoor access to parking lots. The second level consists of 15 meeting rooms that are equipped with the latest technology, a pre-function area of over 19,806 sq. ft. / 1,840 sq. m., a dedicated show office, a corporate business centre, a coat room, and bridges that link the Shaw Centre to the Westin hotel and the Rideau Centre. The third level is a large multipurpose hall and can accommodate up to 6,260 people theatre-style, 4,600 people banquet-style, or up to 400 10'x10' booth displays. The fourth level is a ballroom, reserved for meetings, conferences, or even weddings.
The Shaw Centre was built to be as environmentally friendly as possible, and in January 2013, was awarded LEED Gold certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a green building rating system developed by the U.S Green Building Council in 1998. It is based on a points system, which then places the building in one of four categories – Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum – the latter being the highest achievement of environmental friendliness. There are 70 possible LEED points that can be earned. These points are divided into five different categories: Sustainable Site Development, Water Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Material Selection and Indoor Environmental Quality. The OCC saves 969,000 gallons of water each year by harvesting rainwater from the roof, which is stored in a cistern below the building. This water is used to flush restroom toilets. 97% of materials from the demolished Congress Centre were diverted from landfill. The Shaw Centre used recycled steel to build the roof trusses, and logs from the bottom of the Ottawa River to make the Wall of Three Rivers. Because of its panoramic glass design, the OCC saves energy by letting in natural daylight.
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