Depending on their source of funding, be it public or private, some have fared better than others, but, across the nation, convention centers of all sizes admit they’ve had to be resourceful in coming up with new ways to save money at the venues – especially smaller-sized facilities that don't use as much of their space as much of the time as their larger counterparts.

Michele L. Swann, general manager and CEO of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority, said, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, energy management efforts, in addition to reduction of labor, have been important in helping the center to lower its costs. “We estimate we are saving approximately $15,000 per month,” Swann said.

This year, to save energy, the galleria, which has 144,000 square feet of exhibit space, upgraded and replaced its central lighting, which now is controlled by a system that can be manipulated remotely by engineering staff.

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