Environmentally friendly meetings at the RheinMain CongressCenter
Sustainability is a central concern for us! Sustainability and functionality are combined in the RheinMain CongressCenter in such a way that ecological goals and user orientation form a unit. Find out more here!
RheinMain CongressCenter exterior view
Photovoltaic system on the roof of the RMCC
Central Foyer in the RMCC
Wiesbaden main station is only a 5-minute walk away
Reisinger facilities in front of the RMCC
Gaul Catering in the Terrace Hall at the RMCC
North Foyer in the RMCC
Our sustainable measures at the RMCC
Mobility
Mobility is one of the main factors for high CO2 emissions at events. We support event planners in ensuring that guests and employees travel to and from Wiesbaden in an environmentally friendly way and use public transport or bicycles.
The central location of the RMCC means that it is within walking distance of conference hotels, shopping and catering facilities as well as the extensive bus, regional and long-distance rail network.
The RMCC is just a five-minute walk from Wiesbaden Central Station. This ensures an environmentally friendly arrival and departure for organizers, visitors and employees.
With the new e-scooter sharing Wies-e (opens in a new tab), you can get to your destination quickly, easily and in an environmentally friendly way.
Energy efficiency
Photovoltaic system on the roof of the RMCC
Heating
Use of electricity from renewable energies
Installation of thermal insulation
Use of energy-optimized air conditioning and heating technology
Continuous monitoring of consumption and technically optimized control of heating and cooling
Consistently switching off appliances that are not required
The RMCC's energy concept is based on three components:
The RMCC has a wastewater heat pump. The heat generated in this way is fed into the heating circuit and used to heat the underfloor heating, for example
Peak loads are supplied with district heating from the biomass cogeneration plant
The 1200m² photovoltaic system with 200 kilowatt peak (kWp) on the roof generates the basic electricity for the RMCC. This saves approx. 130-140 tons of CO2 emissions per year. Energy surpluses that are not consumed by the RMCC are fed into the general power grid
Lighting
Use of energy-saving LED technology: The building is equipped exclusively with LED lights, which have low energy and maintenance requirements and a long service life
Optimal use of daylight characterizes the building and thus a lower power requirement for lighting:
Visitors to the RMCC are welcomed in light-flooded foyers
90% of the rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows for plenty of daylight
The fully glazed façades allow plenty of daylight into the foyer and halls during the day, making the course of the day clearly noticeable inside
Energy-optimized window and façade surfaces have been installed, which can be easily shaded for events
Lighting that is not required is consistently switched off
Motion detectors for optimum lighting control in the offices
Natural building materials
The use of natural building materials such as natural stone and wood is taken into account in accordance with the DGNB certification requirements. As a renewable and indigenous raw material, wood is CO2-neutral and creates a healthy indoor climate, optimum humidity and thus ensures a high feel-good factor - aspects that are a high priority for our guests. Wood is also stable, versatile and has excellent thermal insulation properties.
Catering
Our catering partner at the RMCC "GAUL CATERING" pursues a sustainable catering concept with the "Greenline", which integrates seasonal products, regional partners and vegetarian dishes that are freshly prepared in front of the guests at front cooking stations.
Gaul has developed sustainability guidelines for its own company, suppliers and partners. These include guidelines on the procurement of food, the selection of suppliers, the reduction of waste and disposable products, water consumption, waste separation and many other sustainable points.
The RMCC has a service water system with an external cistern and a capacity of 145 m³ of water. Rainwater is collected in the cistern, which is intercepted on the roof of the south area and fed into the cistern via a filter. The rainwater is used for toilet flushing, for watering the lawns in front of the building and for the water level in the three water basins in front of the building
The RMCC is equipped with toilets with a water-saving function and automatic taps at the washbasins
Environmentally friendly sanitary technologies by installing dry towel dispensers in all sanitary areas of the RMCC as well as the offices to avoid paper towel waste
Cleaning and waste
We use environmentally friendly organic cleaning agents
We use recycled paper or paper from certified sources
Whether during set-up, dismantling or during the event, waste avoidance and separation affects all service providers, partners, employees and visitors / guests of the hotel. Our own waste disposal concept therefore takes into account a wide range of areas and relies on intensive communication with the parties concerned
Our caterer is required to avoid disposable portion packaging
Accessibility
Parking spaces for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 550 cm) in the underground garage, approx. 10 m from the entrance
The entrance and all rooms and facilities that can be used and raised for the guest are steplessly accessible or accessible via an elevator
The elevator cabins are at least 110 cm x 200 cm in size
Passages and doors are at least 90 cm wide
The mobile information counter is 89 cm high at its lowest point
The focus of sustainable resource management should always be on the avoidance and reduction of resources before any offsetting measures. We would be happy to advise you on how you can sensibly and effectively reduce your own carbon footprint with further measures in Wiesbaden and here at the RMCC. Please feel free to make an appointment with our sustainability manager.
Robert FroweinSustainability consultant for the RMCC
