BMCC

The Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC) is a centrally located, nearly energy-neutral venue for exceptional events, conferences and exhibitions, proudly Green Key certified and committed to contributing to a climate-neutral and climate-resilient Bruges.

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The Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC) installed two beehives.

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Innovative technology plays a key role in making events and congresses accessible to everyone.

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Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre is designed as an almost zero-energy building (BEN) through sustainable construction and thoughtful material choices in both the structural work and interior finishing.

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Add digital wayfinding via digital signage in the entrance hall, elevator lobbies, and exhibition hall

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BMCC generates renewable energy through an extensive rooftop solar installation through community support.

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At BMCC, the four in-house caterers are committed to a visible and as short as possible food supply chain, more sustainable food production and consumption, and creating stronger social value around food initiatives. They also focus on reducing food waste and maximizing the reuse of food waste as a resource.

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Refill your bottle with tap water; a sustainable and cost-free hydration option.

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Good health and wellbeing

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Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre provides gender-inclusive toilets on level -1 to create a welcoming environment for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity, or gender expression.

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Since 2023, the BMCC holds the internationally recognised Green Key eco-label,

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The BMCC ensures that every guest can eat with confidence.

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Where architecture meets nature: a congress centre designed to grow in harmony with its surroundings.

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Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre is the first exhibition, meeting, and congress centre to receive the “M+ label” from Visit Flanders, officially recognising it as highly accessible conference infrastructure.

Een meetinglocatie kan zich onderscheiden en certifiëren met het beschermde label toegankelijke meetinginfrastructuur.

Het label garandeert aan organisatoren van meetings en congressen dat het BMCC goed toegankelijk is voor iedereen. Het label bevat niet alleen criteria voor mensen die een rolstoel gebruiken, maar ook voor mensen met een auditieve of visuele beperking.

Bij het ontwerp heeft het bouwteam goed nagedacht over hoe bezoekers door het gebouw circuleren. Dat moet logisch en intuïtief zijn. Niet evident, want het gebouw heeft veel niveauverschillen. De ruimtes kunnen apart verhuurd worden, dus bezoekers met een beperking moeten ook elke afzonderlijke ruimte goed kunnen bereiken.

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Flanders Convention Bureau strongly promotes carbon footprint measurement for conferences & events.

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Real-time AI subtitling makes every presentation accessible in multiple languages.

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The BMCC’s green roof captures and buffers rainwater, improves air quality and helps regulate the building’s indoor temperature.

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A dedicated internal working group continuously explores ways to make events and operations even more sustainable.

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In 2023, the Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC) installed two beehives on its green roof, now home to no fewer than 100,000 bees. These hives not only support a thriving bee population, but also produce an impressive annual yield of approximately 80 kg of BeeMCC honey.

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The Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC) installed two beehives.

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Where architecture meets nature: a congress centre designed to grow in harmony with its surroundings.

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The BMCC’s green roof captures and buffers rainwater, improves air quality and helps regulate the building’s indoor temperature.

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The BMCC proudly showed its warmest heart. 🔥

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A dedicated internal working group continuously explores ways to make events and operations even more sustainable.

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BMCC aims to ensure an inclusive (personnel) policy in which everyone has the right to be treated with respect and appreciation. Every employee, supplier, and user of the facilities shall at all times adopt a courteous, constructive, and respectful attitude towards others.

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BMCC aims to ensure an inclusive (personnel) policy in which everyone has the right to be treated with respect and appreciation. Every employee, supplier, and user of the facilities shall at all times adopt a courteous, constructive, and respectful attitude towards others.

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Since 2023, the BMCC holds the internationally recognised Green Key eco-label,

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A shared understanding of safety principles contributes to a structured and safe working environment for everyone. Therefore, BMCC staff participated in the mandatory basic safety training.

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As a Green Key certified venue, the BMCC prioritises sustainable water use. Consuming treated drinking water has a significant environmental impact, as filtering, transporting, heating, and disposing of water requires substantial energy.

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Awareness of responsible alcohol use is growing across the events sector. Today, receptions and events are typically guided by thoughtful policies that discourage excessive drinking. The BMCC fully supports this approach and actively promotes responsible alcohol consumption.

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BMCC invests in the well-being of its employees by conducting a well-being survey.

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In the events sector, hearing protection is essential to prevent damage for both visitors and staff. The BMCC integrates this into its prevention policy and informs organisers of legal requirements.

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The venue provides a spacious underground parking area for bikes and electrical vehicles.

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Sustainability is a key focus in the BMCC’s partnerships.

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BMCC reduces its environmental impact through energy-efficient design and renewable energy solutions.

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The BMCC in Bruges is equipped with energy-efficient LED lighting, reflecting the sustainable design of the nearly energy-neutral building.

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BMCC generates renewable energy through an extensive rooftop solar installation through community support.

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The BMCC uses motion and occupancy sensors to further reduce energy consumption.

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Sustainable decoration not only benefits the environment but also gives events a unique and conscious appeal.

Van tafelkleden tot bloemstukken, er zijn genoeg verhuurbedrijven die stijlvolle en duurzame opties aanbieden. Daarnaast kun je samenwerken met andere organisatoren en decoratie hergebruiken.

In het BMCC zetten we in op het gebruik van (fake) planten, bloemen en andere natuurlijke materialen als decoratie.

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Refill your bottle with tap water; a sustainable and cost-free hydration option.

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Good health and wellbeing

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Single use plastics are prohibited

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At BMCC, the four in-house caterers are committed to a visible and as short as possible food supply chain, more sustainable food production and consumption, and creating stronger social value around food initiatives. They also focus on reducing food waste and maximizing the reuse of food waste as a resource.

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BMCC promotes paperless events by replacing printed materials with digital alternatives.

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Add digital wayfinding via digital signage in the entrance hall, elevator lobbies, and exhibition hall

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Transparent communication makes sustainability a shared commitment at BMCC.

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Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre is designed as an almost zero-energy building (BEN) through sustainable construction and thoughtful material choices in both the structural work and interior finishing.

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Flanders Convention Bureau strongly promotes carbon footprint measurement for conferences & events.

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The four preferred caterers of BMCC have signed a sustainable catering charter.

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Eco-labeled cleaning products and water-saving materials keep BMCC spotless — and sustainable.

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Green Key waste standards guide how BMCC reduces, reuses, and recycles.

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Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre provides gender-inclusive toilets on level -1 to create a welcoming environment for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity, or gender expression.

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A trajectory to explore how diversity and inclusion are experienced within the venue

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Onder het BMCC zijn een 80-tal parkeerplaatsen voor gebruikers en bezoekers van het BMCC waarvan 7 voor andersvaliden en 6 voor elektrische wagens met laadpaal. De parking is betalend. Op het Beursplein is er een snellaadpaal.

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Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre offers four multifunctional lounge rooms that contribute to an inclusive experience for all visitors.

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An exceptional Mobiscore of 9.3 proves BMCC’s outstanding accessibility and low mobility impact.

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Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre is the first exhibition, meeting, and congress centre to receive the “M+ label” from Visit Flanders, officially recognising it as highly accessible conference infrastructure.

Een meetinglocatie kan zich onderscheiden en certifiëren met het beschermde label toegankelijke meetinginfrastructuur.

Het label garandeert aan organisatoren van meetings en congressen dat het BMCC goed toegankelijk is voor iedereen. Het label bevat niet alleen criteria voor mensen die een rolstoel gebruiken, maar ook voor mensen met een auditieve of visuele beperking.

Bij het ontwerp heeft het bouwteam goed nagedacht over hoe bezoekers door het gebouw circuleren. Dat moet logisch en intuïtief zijn. Niet evident, want het gebouw heeft veel niveauverschillen. De ruimtes kunnen apart verhuurd worden, dus bezoekers met een beperking moeten ook elke afzonderlijke ruimte goed kunnen bereiken.

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The elevators are equipped with spoken instructions to support visitors with visual impairments. This system is also available in the service lift, making it easier for staff and suppliers with visual impairments to move safely through the building.

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The entire building is designed to be free of physical thresholds and barriers.

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Food is deeply connected to belief and identity for many people.

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The BMCC ensures that every guest can eat with confidence.

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Innovative technology plays a key role in making events and congresses accessible to everyone.

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Real-time AI subtitling makes every presentation accessible in multiple languages.

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