Baird Center (Recently Renovated)

Please explain, if applicable, the carbon offsetting options you offer to corporations.

Please provide, if applicable, an e-mail address for a contact who can address any follow up questions relating to sustainability and social impact goals and initiatives.

For additional questions, please email Baird Center's Associate Director of Sales, Maggie Swenson at mswenson@wcd.org.

Has your hotel taken steps to reduce single-use plastics, such as removing plastic straws (except upon request for guests with disabilities), stirrers and cotton buds? If yes, please provide detail as to the steps you have taken to reduce single use plastics?

Baird Center has installed refillable water stations and our food and beverage partner, Levy Restaurants, has reduced the use of plastic dinnerware when possible.

Does your hotel generate (onsite) or purchase (offsite) renewable energy (beyond your utility's standard offerings)? If yes, please describe your practices for generating or purchasing renewable energy.

Baird Center has a solar roof that provides 98,130 Kilowatt-hours. That’s the equivalent of the CO2 emissions from 7,488,199 smartphones being charged.

Does your hotel engage in activities to protect & restore the natural environment in which it is located (i.e. trees planted, coral reef restored, etc.)?

Yes

What measures are in place to allow for social distancing in fitness centers (e.g. equipment configuration, staggered usage times)? If no fitness center, please put N/A.

Has the fitness room cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included? If no fitness center, please put N/A.

Will your hotel be imposing any additional fees for cleaning services? If yes, please specify those fees.

No

Are specific cleaning/disinfection routines in place for pillows, duvets and their covers, headboard, bathrobe etc.? If yes, please describe.

Does the property limit number of guests in restaurant, bar, or dining areas due to COVID19 or other pandemics? If yes, please provide details of how restaurant, bar, or dining areas limits capacity? If no restaurant or bar, please put N/A.

N/A

Has the public bathroom cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included?

We now follow GBAC certification guidelines.

Please include a link to your public report on community impact if applicable.

Please provide any other comments you wish to make regarding your efforts/initiatives to obtain certification in these programs.

Baird Center's expansion and modernization project, completed in 2024, committed to a residents-preference program where at least 40% of the on-site construction labor hours were performed by workers living in Milwaukee’s most disadvantaged zip codes. Additionally, the Wisconsin Center District set a workforce goal of having at least 31% of labor hours worked by minority (25%), women (5%) and disabled veteran (1%) tradespeople. The project greatly exceeded those goals by reaching 41.3%.

Please provide, if applicable, an e-mail address for a contact who can address any follow up questions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

For additional questions, please email Baird Center's Associate Director of Sales, Maggie Swenson at mswenson@wcd.org.