Atmosphere Hospitality Management LLC has assumed the management and license contract of a former downtown Rapid City branded hotel and has plans to convert it to the first Adoba Eco Hotel.
On Thursday February 9th 2012 EcoGreenHotel will be hosting a complimentary webinar to support green hotels in the understanding of EPAct -179D Tax Deductions.
'It just happened that way,' says Hema Patel, in regard to her company’s Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia-Airport opening on Earth Day 2010. Planned or not, it certainly was appropriate that the six-story, 181-room hotel opened on a day that recognizes the birth of the modern day environmental movement.
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts today announced its ‘Sustainable Seafood Policy’ including the commitment to cease serving shark fin in all of its operated restaurants as well as accepting new orders for shark fin products in banqueting with immediate effect.
Items that plug into the walls of your hotel using a three-pronged plug can eat up energy in three ways: while operating, while using standby power, or even while they are off. Yes, some electronic devices draw some power even when they are turned off.
The worldwide movement toward sustainability has made significant progress over the past half-dozen years as companies and cities have pursued strategies that balance future and current societal needs. Now, sustainable development is entering a new phase, characterized by greater alignment within and between the public and private sectors.
Some important project details are currently confidential - the name of the owner and developer, for example - but information released by Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture + Design indicates that a 244-room, 440-foot high hotel is in the pipeline for the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Generous giving with a Green benefit could be no greater gift or attitude during the holidays or any day of the year for that matter. And, that is exactly what hotels on the Strip in Las Vegas are doing – gathering all the leftover/used shampoos, body lotions and soaps in guest rooms and giving them to an organization called Clean the World to recycle and redistribute these toiletries to the global community in need of improved hygiene and health. There are no hooks, deals, discounts, flash or odds.
Jones Lang LaSalle has announced its commitment to reduce energy at large buildings it manages totalling 98 million square feet as part of the Better Buildings Challenge.
The faucets go by a number of different names - hands free, electronic, touchless, sensor - but they are all geared toward improving hygiene, simplifying cleaning and maintenance, and conserving water and energy.
