Comments on: Hotel greening http://greenerone.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/hotel-greening/ Eco-ratings to help you make the Greener Choice Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:12:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Molly http://greenerone.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/hotel-greening/#comment-196 Molly Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:05:08 +0000 http://greenerone.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-196 Thank you Mike! Thank you Mike!

]]> By: Mike http://greenerone.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/hotel-greening/#comment-195 Mike Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:46:53 +0000 http://greenerone.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-195 Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content! _________________________________ Did you know that over 94% of personal computers have hidden corrupt dangerous files with over <a href="http://tinyurl.com/accelerate-computer/1165718" rel="nofollow">150 hidden errors and bugs on them?</a> Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content!

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]]> By: Molly http://greenerone.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/hotel-greening/#comment-172 Molly Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:28:11 +0000 http://greenerone.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-172 - Delphine, I did come across a couple of articles a few months ago with some numbers, but haven't been able to find them again yet. I'll keep looking. I seem to remember a hotel in Dallas that made the conversion, and the owner discussed his cost savings. - getaway traveler - I checked out your website and your property looks wonderful! Great tips in your green section too, kudos! I grew up in northweast Ohio but unfortunately never made it down to your area. Out of curiosity, what products do you use in your spa? - Delphine, I did come across a couple of articles a few months ago with some numbers, but haven’t been able to find them again yet. I’ll keep looking. I seem to remember a hotel in Dallas that made the conversion, and the owner discussed his cost savings.

- getaway traveler – I checked out your website and your property looks wonderful! Great tips in your green section too, kudos! I grew up in northweast Ohio but unfortunately never made it down to your area. Out of curiosity, what products do you use in your spa?

]]> By: getaway traveler http://greenerone.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/hotel-greening/#comment-171 getaway traveler Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:45:58 +0000 http://greenerone.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-171 Being a small Inn, we do not have the key cards but always looking for alternative ways to be green. Being a small Inn, we do not have the key cards but always looking for alternative ways to be green.

]]> By: Delphine Tseng http://greenerone.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/hotel-greening/#comment-168 Delphine Tseng Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:54:45 +0000 http://greenerone.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-168 Hello Molly, Thank you very much for this article. I am now doing a case study of key card switches for NYSERDA (New York State Energy and Research Development Authority), and virtually no major hotel in US is using this application. I was shocked. I grew up in Asia and spent a year in Europe, the master switch is as common as the complimentary breakfast, as widely accepted and expected as well. We are now trying to collect the saving data and solid numbers that the hotels (with this application) generated. And as you have probably already expected, the real numbers are hard to find. Please let me know if you have any further information on this topic. Thank you again. Sincerely, Delphine Hello Molly,
Thank you very much for this article. I am now doing a case study of key card switches for NYSERDA (New York State Energy and Research Development Authority), and virtually no major hotel in US is using this application. I was shocked. I grew up in Asia and spent a year in Europe, the master switch is as common as the complimentary breakfast, as widely accepted and expected as well. We are now trying to collect the saving data and solid numbers that the hotels (with this application) generated. And as you have probably already expected, the real numbers are hard to find. Please let me know if you have any further information on this topic.
Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Delphine

]]> By: Molly http://greenerone.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/hotel-greening/#comment-167 Molly Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:50:48 +0000 http://greenerone.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-167 Rauni, thanks for your comments and your inn sounds wonderful. I'm always pleased to read about hotels building and renovating with the environment and guests' health in mind, and it is the independents who are making real strides in this area. My one concern is that this type of development is so often under the umbrella of eco-luxury when things like dual flush toilets and energy saving measures are not luxurious, they simply make good sense for business and for the planet. Rauni, thanks for your comments and your inn sounds wonderful. I’m always pleased to read about hotels building and renovating with the environment and guests’ health in mind, and it is the independents who are making real strides in this area. My one concern is that this type of development is so often under the umbrella of eco-luxury when things like dual flush toilets and energy saving measures are not luxurious, they simply make good sense for business and for the planet.

]]> By: Rauni Kew http://greenerone.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/hotel-greening/#comment-166 Rauni Kew Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:19:37 +0000 http://greenerone.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-166 I was interested to read your experience with dual flush toilets- the eco luxury Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth Maine has dual flush toilets- we may be one of the only hotels in New England with them, and have NO negative customer feed back- on the contrary, guests applaud the many green amenities at Inn by the Sea- The Inn went through a massive renovation this winter and added a spa- the spa was built with a LEEDs consultant and has many green design features inclcuding recycled sheet rock walls, recycled rubber flooring in the cardio room, low VOC wall coverings and sealants, recycled studs, bamboo towells, solar heating for the salinated swimming pool and the surrounding five arcres of grounds are indigenous- Guses appreciate the healthy environement and the Inn's desire to preserve and protect the natural beauty of their surroundings. By using local produce fresh from nearby farms and the sea in Sea Glass Restuarant our Executive Chef Mitch Kaldrovich celebrates to the "sense of place" with a coastal Maine culinary experience. I was interested to read your experience with dual flush toilets- the eco luxury Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth Maine has dual flush toilets- we may be one of the only hotels in New England with them, and have NO negative customer feed back- on the contrary, guests applaud the many green amenities at Inn by the Sea-

The Inn went through a massive renovation this winter and added a spa- the spa was built with a LEEDs consultant and has many green design features inclcuding recycled sheet rock walls, recycled rubber flooring in the cardio room, low VOC wall coverings and sealants, recycled studs, bamboo towells, solar heating for the salinated swimming pool and the surrounding five arcres of grounds are indigenous-

Guses appreciate the healthy environement and the Inn’s desire to preserve and protect the natural beauty of their surroundings. By using local produce fresh from nearby farms and the sea in Sea Glass Restuarant our Executive Chef Mitch Kaldrovich celebrates to the “sense of place” with a coastal Maine culinary experience.

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