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GWCCA campus: Atlanta's eco-hub of events spaces

Published by Georgia World Congress Center Authority on September 20, 2026.

The stadium authority identifies itself as Mercedes-Benz Stadium's owner and the Falcons and Arthur Blank organization as its operator and manager.

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… <p>LEED certification is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, and it’s an internationally-recognized designation awarded to facilities that employ sustainability strategies, including indoor air quality, energy and atmosphere, sustainable sites, water efficiency, material and resources. It is tiered system, from LEED Silver to the highest level, LEED Platinum.</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=19HMgFsusoUzobqzlL10B5-Z_ovCq8Z1k&amp;hl=en" width="1500" height="580"></iframe><em>Note: Google Maps has not updated its images to show Mercedes-Benz Stadium replacing the Georgia Dome.</em></p> <p>The GWCC first obtained LEED Silver in 2014, and was upgraded to LEED Gold in late 2017.</p> <p>MBS, owned by the GWCCA, but operated and managed by the Atlanta Falcons/Arthur Blank organization nabbed LEED Platinum certification in November 2017, in its first year of operation. It is the first professional sports stadium in the world to achieve LEED Platinum status. Blank built the first LEED Gold building &#8211; the Arthur M. Blank Family office in Buckhead, and MBS&#8217;s sustainable design was born from his vision.</p> <p>The College Football Hall of Fame, adjacent to the GWCC’s Building A, was awarded LEED Silver in Dec. 2015.</p> …

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