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Epic Hotel is Miami's newest four-star Green Seal hotel The Epic Hotel is the newest Green Seal certified four-star hotel in Miami. That’s just it’s latest award. The Epic also has been named one of the top 25 hotels in the U. S., and one of the trendiest. The Epic is part of [...]  Zion Lodge in Utah's Zion National Park, receives Green Seal certification for its environmental practices Zion Lodge, in Utah’s Zion National Park, has just received Green Seal certification for its environmental programs that protect the park’s ecosystem. The Green Seal certification is just the latest of many awards and honors the Zion Lodge [...]  Bucuti Tara Beach Resort, Aruba, one of top green hotels in Caribbean Go green with one touch at Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, Aruba’s top resort for couples and one of the most eco-friendly in the Caribbean. The resort has added what it calls a Green Button by the bed that allows guests to opt-in to the resort’s energy conservation program. The Green Button activates motion sensors that control the lights, thermostat and humidity of guestrooms. The sensors identify when the room is occupied or not, and adjusts energy settings accordingly for energy conservation. So, when you leave the room for the beach or dinner, lights are turned off automatically and the temperature is set to pre-determined conservation levels. The system also identifies check-in and check-out status so that the energy management status remains intact, even when housekeeping staff is moving about the room to prepare for the next guests. Many Caribbean resorts have an automatic energy-saving feature that cuts off air conditioning when you open the terrace door, to prevent heat from being pumped out onto the terrace. And, many hotels in the Caribbean, Europe and a growing number in the United States, have an energy-saving system that requires you to place your key card in a device by the door to activate lights and air conditioning.
Bucuti President Ewald Biemans says there is always more that can be done to support conservation efforts and make the carbon footprint of the resort and its guests is as small as possible. Important, since the resort sits along the white-powder sands of Eagle Beach, which is rated as one of the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the world. “Bucuti already has the lowest per-occupied-room electricity usage of all hotels in Aruba, and this new technology will help us save even more,” says Bucuti Biemans, who also acts as the resort’s chief environmental officer. Since energy is usually a top expense for a resort, saving energy means saving money. So, going green saves green. There are many more green features at Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, which has been certified as a green hotel by Green Globe 21 and ISO 14001. These initiatives include solar panels that heat water for the laundry, a grey water recycling system for irrigating the lush plantings on the resort grounds, and using bio-degradable detergents and cleaning products. And equally important, the resort sponsors monthly beach clean-ups and supports the Turtugaraba Sea Turtle Protection Group and the Aruba Donkey Sanctuary. The resort is TAG approved as a gay friendly hotel, and top-rated as a romantic hotel by TripAdvisor.
Green is good. See a brief video of what to see and do in Aruba on the next page…….  Pittsburgh Fairmont is city's first LEED certified green hotel The only LEED certified green hotel in Pittsburgh is the new Pittsburgh Fairmont, and it proves that green can be beautiful. Here’s some of what makes this luxury hotel so green that it has been awarded the Gold level of green: Lighting — energy efficient LED and compact flourescent bulbs reduce energy use at the Pittsburgh Fairmont by enough to power about 50 households a year. Also, equipment and appliances are Energy Star compliant, which means they use 20-30 percent less energy than non-certified machinery. Water — reduced-flow showers, automatic sensors in sinks in public areas and other fixtures save more than 900,000 gallons of water a year. Green construction materials — All paints, carpeting, fabrics, and such have no or low emissions of volatile organic compounts (VOC), and most bedding in guestrooms is made from organic or recycled fiber. That’s is also good news for guests with allergies. Woodwork and flooring is made from timber that’s been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, which means it comes from sustainably harvested forests.
 Fairmont Pittsburgh bedding uses organic and recycled fibers Food — The hotel chef features local and organic ingredients in the restaurant and bar. Food waste is treated by a high-tech enzyme digester, and fryer oil is recycled locally into biodiesel.  InterContinental Times Square is NYC's largest LEED certified hotel The brand new InterContinental New York Times Square Hotel is the largest hotel in New York City to achieve LEED certification, as well as the largest new hotel in The Big Apple to open since 2002. The 36-story, 607 room hotel is a shining example of eco-friendly green luxury. Floor-to-ceiling windows let in the view — which includes Times Square, the Hudson River and Central Park — and cuts down on heating requirements in winter and the need for lights during the day. Green roofs on the second and seventh floors feature low-maintenance plants that retain heat in winter and absorb sunlight and heat in summer. Motion sensors in stairwells and storage areas reduce electric usage, along with use of LED and flourescent lighting in guestrooms. Housekeeping uses only green, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, and the hotel restaurants — including a high-end Todd English restaurant – are composting food scraps and waste. The green IntercContinental Times Square New York was constructed with 20% recycled materials, most of which was from within 500 miles of Times Square, which reduced both transportation costs and the pollution associated with moving construction materials long distances. Eco-friendly green paints, carpeting and other materials, with reduced volatile compounds, are used throughout for better air quality. The W San Francisco makes history by earning the first LEED certification for an existing building belonging to a major hotel chain, and only the seventh hotel in the United States to earn the LEED Silver rating. The W San Francisco is also certified by the state of California as a green business. This [...] |
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