Environmental Practices
Energy & Water Conservation:
- High-efficiency lighting in guest rooms
- High-efficiency lighting in public areas
- Occupancy sensors
- Water conserving fixtures
- Smart irrigation practices
- Regular preventive maintenance
- Make A Green Choice program rewards guests for choosing to conserve natural resources in their guest room
- Smart key card slots for powering off all guest room lights
- efficiently
- Micro-switches in balcony doors for climate control regulation
- Low-flow faucet aerators
Waste Minimization & Environmentally Responsible Purchasing:
- Recycling
- Dumpster monitoring
- Organic waste composting
- Elimination of styrofoam packaging
- Environmentally preferred suppliers
- Environmentally preferred products
- Amenity management
- Alternatives to plastic bottled water
- Sustainable food and beverage options
- Reuse of wastewater for landscape irrigation
- Electrostatic filter and ozone system for kitchen exhaust reduction
Enhanced Indoor Environmental Quality:
- Green Housekeeping
- Integrated pest management practices
- Low-emitting materials, such as paints, flooring and furniture
- Environmental assessment survey targeting CFC production, noise pollution, and chemical usage
- Energy tracking tool to assess carbon footprint
- Air-quality testing by third party
Raising Awareness:
- Property-level Green Council
- Sustainable Meetings Practices
- Carbon-offset program
- Alternative transportation options, such as preferred parking for eco-friendly cars and shuttle services
Please note that some of the sustainability initiatives above may be in process of being implemented and may not be available in some areas of the facility.