Green Conservation
LEED Pays Off For Motel 6
When the Motel 6 in Northlake, TX earned its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification this July, it became the first economy hotel to earn the designation from the U.S. Green Building Council. It’s also Accor’s first hotel to be certified, and it wasn’t even part of the company’s original plan for the hotel....
An Introduction to LEED Certification for Hotels
LEED-certified hotels and buildings stand out in today’s marketplace. They not only provide benefits for the environment and reduce operating costs gained from energy efficiencies and utility cost savings, but also attract a growing population of eco-conscious customers. ...
HEI Hotels Masters Energy Management
FEATURES: Strong Program Yields 20 Percent Energy Savings in Four Years
HEI Hotels & Resorts is serious about conserving energy, protecting the environment and, most importantly, saving money. Due to an aggressive, consistent and well-thought-out energy management strategy, the Connecticut-based owner/operator of full-scale upper upscale and luxury properties has...
Green Thinking Keys Hotel’s Success
OPINION: Habitat Suites Embraces Creative Change
For many of us, it’s only natural to feel like the correct response in a crisis is to hunker down, batten down the hatches and ride out the storm. In the hospitality industry, however, independent owners and operators are frequently best served by embracing change, not avoiding it. ...
Fairmont Becomes Climate Saver
NEWS: Brand Becomes 21st Company to Join WWF Program
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has been serious about the environment since long before going green became all the rage. The brand that introduced a green guide almost two decades ago has ...
The Cs of Green
OPINION: Commitment, Creativity, Criteria Key to Movement
I admit to an avid addiction to the allure of alliteration. So it shouldn’t have surprised me while recently providing sustainable solutions for a consulting client that I realized so many words beginning with “C” apply to sustainability.
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Survival Tips for the Downturn
Smart hoteliers are implementing a variety of operating strategies to cut costs and improve efficiencies during the current economic downturn. In this,...
Color the New York Hotel Show Green
The upcoming Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center will focus on the latest in sustainable products and resources...
Green Tint to K Hotels
K Hotels sees three beneficiaries of sustainable design: the planet, people and profits. The luxury collection of boutique hotels believes all three can...
SOFITELS GO GREEN WITH WIND
Community Energy will supply wind-generated power to Sofitel Hotels in an agreement with Sofitel parent Accor North America. The deal calls for the nine...
GREEN MEET STRIKES CHORD, HOT KEEPS PACE
The Green Hospitality Conference (GHC), co-sponsored by Lodging Hospitality magazine and Pineapple Hospitality, was a hit right out of the box. Meanwhile,...
Get On the Green Bandwagon
I got religion last month in Dallas. The source of my epiphany wasn't a tent revival or other house of worship; it was the Green Hospitality Conference,...
