Cats at Home in Houston's Convention Center

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If you happen to find yourself attending a conference at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX, there's a good chance you'll spot one of the cats they have running around inside.  But not the animal kind of cat, the working kind.  Late last year, the City of Houston managed facility took delivery of 10 new Factory Cat 34HD sweepers to help maintain their 1.2 million square feet of exhibition space.  The sweepers are used on hard floor surfaces as well as on the massive amount of carpeting throughout the facility.  These battery powered machines have been tested to be within LEED certification standards for indoor noise levels proving ideal for maintaining traffic areas in the exhibitor halls, even during shows.

The George R. Brown Convention Center was opened on the east side of downtown Houston on September 26, 1987.  It was named after the late Houston entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist George R. Brown, who donated 6 of the 11 blocks needed to accommodate the original 1.15 million square foot construction.  Near the end of 2003, the convention center completed an expansion project growing the facility from 1,150,000 square feet to 1,800,000 square feet, placing it among the top 10 largest convention centers in the US.  Impressive in size, the building's architecture is equally striking and one cannot help but notice its remarkably distinctive appearance, resembling that of a huge ocean-liner. 

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