Green Energy
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. ...
Products Sept. 15, 2010
New and innovative products for the lodging industry....
Chains Embrace Energy Management
As the mandate to control costs becomes more acute in a soft hotel economy, several lodging companies have taken forceful steps to reduce consumption...
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...
Accor Fights Energy Waste
Accor North America has been very aggressive in its energy management efforts in recent years. The brand company that includes Motel 6, Studio 6 and Novotel is experimenting with some new systems that show promise for substantial savings without guest inconvenience....
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. ...
Marriott Timeshare Goes Green
FEATURE: Vacation Ownership Unit Follows Parent Company’s Lead
Timesharing is going green, and Marriott is leading the way. As part of a parent company initiative, Marriott Vacation Club International recently introduced a number of property-level sustainability measures:...
Element Adds Charging Station
NEWS: Starwood Hotel Provides Outlet for Electric Vehicles
The Element Hotel in Lexington, MA got some extra power in late July. The 123-unit property, the chain’s first, recently added a charging station that guests and travelers ...
An Intelligent Approach to Energy Management
Nothing is more important to a guest's comfort than the temperature of the guestroom...
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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Shining Example in Indianapolis
FEATURE: Grant Helps Hilton Garden Inn Add Solar Power
Mike Campbell, GM of the Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis, admits the solar panels now being installed on the roof of his hotel started out as a “harebrained scheme.”...
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,...
The #1 Sheraton in Customer Satisfaction in North America Selects
The #1 Sheraton in Customer Satisfaction in North America Selects Lodging Technology's GEM System, the #1 Guestroom Energy Management, to work with existing...
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...
Green-Thinking Technology
When you consider most guestrooms are unoccupied almost 60 percent of the time, it's easy to understand why in-room energy efficiency is so high on the...
Give Kids The World Partners With Lodging Technology
Give Kids The World Village is a 70-acre, non-profit resort in Central Florida that provides accommodations at its whimsical Village, donated attractions...
Energy Management and Sustainability Practices
There are many compelling reasons to deploy an energy-management system in hotel guestrooms. Among them is the fact that electricity rates aren't expected...
Inncom Nabs Best in Show
INNCOM International won the Kenneth F. Hine Best of Show award at the 92nd annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show in New York City on Nov....
IHG Promotes CFLS
InterContinental Hotels Groupis getting greener. The company's Americas Operations division recently launched an environmental initiative to replace more...
INNOVATIONS IN HOTEL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
HELPING GUESTS SEE THE LIGHT To provide better lighting and improve guest satisfaction, more than 800 Marriott hotels have installed energy efficient...
Keeping the Environment Cool
The ice machine buzzwords for 2007 are energy efficiency. The goal is machines that use less energy and water and make ice more quickly and efficiently....
