Hotels Find it is Time to Go Green

But hotel operators are finding that using solar panels, computerized air conditioning and heating systems, intense recycling, reduced water usage and cutting-edge energy-saving architectural designs proves going green can end up black on owner's books.
'There's no question we're not leaders in that (green) business, but I think we're slowly coming around that way,' says John Fox of PKF Consulting in New York City, a hospitality research and consulting firm. 'All major chains have started green programs and are looking at this area with a level of consciousness never heard of before.''

For hotels, green means more than sustainable building materials, water-saving fixtures, programmable heating and air conditioning for each area of a hotel on an as-needed basis, or unique atrium designs that rely on passive light for heating, illumination and air flow. It's also a strong reaction to an educated consumer now insisting on environmentally sensitive hotels, and, surprisingly, it's the seasoned corporate traveler as well as a younger, environmentally conscious generation of travelers that are demanding green accommodations, say operators, architects and analysts.

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