Facilities Nationwide Earn GBAC STAR Accreditation

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today announced a new round of facilities that have achieved GBAC STAR™ facility accreditation. As the industry’s only outbreak prevention, response, and recovery accreditation, GBAC STAR validates a facility’s preparedness for biorisk situations like the novel coronavirus. To date, facilities of all sizes in more than 64 countries are working toward formal accreditation.

Newly accredited facilities include:

• California Theatre in San Jose, Calif.
• Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose, Calif.
• Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati
• The Hay Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C.
• Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston
• Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland in Cleveland
• The Lowell Hotel in New York City
• Mercury Chophouse Arlington in Arlington, Texas
• Montgomery Theater in San Jose, Calif.
• Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.
• San Jose Civic in San Jose, Calif. 
• San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
• The Sheraton San Diego Hotel in San Diego

GBAC STAR is designed for facilities of all types, from hotels and stadiums to restaurants, schools, and more. To review a full list of GBAC STAR accredited facilities, committed facilities, and industry supporters, visit https://gbac.issa.com/gbac-star-facilities-and-supporters/.

To apply for GBAC STAR facility accreditation, visit gbac.org. And tune into an episode of GBAC STAR: The Experience interview series to hear from Mark Tester, executive director of the Orange County Convention Center, about the advantages of obtaining the GBAC STAR accreditation.