virginia's lansdowne resort was presented with the ecoceo award, sponsored by smartceo magazine. the ecoceo award recognizes environmental excellence in business and honors companies that are catalysts for change. in the three award categories - facilitators, implementers and innovators - lansdowne received the winning award in the implementer category by identifying its green projects, showing energy-saving results and showing future plan to sign the international association of conference center's (iacc) code of sustainability. lansdowne is currently virginia green certified and its next goal is to be recognized with the green star by the iacc. the core green activities include recycling, waste reduction, water efficiency, energy conservation and green plantings and maintenance.