Amazing LEED-certified event venues to book asap

published on April 29, 2025
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Leave the competition green with envy with these incredible Montréal venues, which are certified, stunning, and fit for events of a wide variety of sizes and purposes. 

Maison du développement durable

This centre for sustainable development was the first LEED Platinum NC building in Québec located in the heart of Montréal’s Quartier des spectacles. It’s an innovative place that houses the offices of several organizations with social and environmental values. It offers an innovative calendar of events on sustainability issues, to which you can add your own in their handful of bright and well-equipped spaces. 

Location: 50 Sainte-Catherine Street West

Capacity: Up to 320 people

Website: lamdd.org

Palais des congrès de Montréal

The Montréal Convention Centre was among the first in North America to be BOMA BEST 3-certified, and has many sustainability initiatives under its belt, including an urban agriculture lab on its roof. Event planners can also get personalized support to achieve ecological goals specific to their projects. The Palais has 113 meeting rooms, hall, terrasse and multipurpose spaces for every need, plus a comprehensive range of services and leading-edge technologies. 

Location: 159 Saint-Antoine Street West

Capacity: Up to 29,772 people

Website: congresmtl.com

TOHU

This unique LEED Gold certified complex dedicated to the dissemination, promotion and creation of the circus arts has many eye-popping event spaces, including a highly modular performance hall (the only circular hall with variable geometry in Canada), a large main hall connected to the circular room and an exhibition space that lets in exceptional natural light. The terrasse and outdoor space includes an organic garden. 

Location: 2345 Jarry Street East

Capacity: Up to 2,150 people

Website: tohu.ca

PHI

A hub of artistic and cultural effervescence, PHI is located in Old Montréal, in a LEED Gold certified heritage building from 1861. PHI’s spaces are contemporary, interconnected and multifunctional and flooded in natural light, and can all be optimized for different configurations while offering high-tech equipment and superb acoustics.

Location: 207 Saint-Pierre Street

Capacity: Up to 1,142 people

Website: phi.ca

Bell Centre

Home to the Montréal Canadiens hockey team, the Bell Centre is the only professional sports venue in North America to be awarded three independent environmental certifications: LEED Silver for Existing Buildings (EBOM), ISO 14001, and Quebec’s Ici On Recycle Level Three (the highest level). The Bell Centre’s restaurants and lounges are ideal for cocktail parties, banquets and meetings for small to massive groups. 

Location: 1909 Canadiens-de-Montréal Avenue

Capacity: Up to 21,302 people

Website: centrebell.ca

Planétarium

Part of the Espace pour la vie network, the Planétarium seeks to encourage humans to live with and support nature through conservation, education and research. Its bold, LEED Platinum certified design incorporates cutting-edge technology to create unique experiences in its immersive 360-degree dome theatres, perfect for cocktail parties, banquets or trainings. 

Location: 4801 Pierre-De Coubertin Avenue

Capacity: Up to 550 people

Website: espacepourlavie.ca/en/planetarium

 

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