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5/17/2012

Green Products Abundant at Annual Hospitality Design Expo + Conference

LAS VEGAS—Hoteliers, designers, architects and others seeking green product and service options had a plethora to choose from at this year’s Hospitality Design Expo + Conference. The May 15 to 17 event was held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Attendance was up 15 percent from last year, according to show organizers, with about 7,000 in attendance and more than 900 exhibitors. There were many first-time green exhibitors, offering items ranging from hotel drinking water systems to energy-efficient LED light bulbs to a bed that transforms into a heat chamber to effectively kill dust mites and bed bugs. Green Lodging News visited with many of the new and repeat exhibitors at the show. Here is a rundown of just some of the eco-friendly product and services that were featured. GoodKnight introduced its self-sterilizing bed system that kills bed bugs and dust mites using heat. The bed actually converts into a heat chamber thanks to a cover that encapsulates the bed.

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Some Memorable ‘Green’ Conversations from HD Expo

I attended the Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference in Las Vegas this past week. My focus is always on trying to identify new green products to write about or pick up on new green trends. If you have never attended this event, I recommend it. It is a great opportunity to pick the brains of those in our industry who walk the talk of sustainability and who are leading innovation in product development, design, manufacturing, and end-of-life consideration. When you talk about the sustainability of a product, you need to consider its entire lifecycle. That is becoming increasingly more important to those who specify products—designers, architects, owners and other stakeholders. While I had many conversations on the trade show floor, there were a few that really stuck with me.

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Hotels Turning to Maintenance Management Software as Part of Green Initiatives

The transition toward greater sustainability is impacting how hotels are approaching operations. As part of many green initiatives, more and more hotels are now implementing an Enterprise Asset Management Computerized Maintenance Management Software system to gain better control of their energy usage. I will elaborate more on this later. The definition of hotel sustainability has evolved over time from a simple going green idea to a philosophy that more and more organizations are recognizing as critical to their long-term success. For hotels and resorts the move toward sustainability issues is a win-win scenario. Surveys have shown that an increasing number of guests are determining where they will stay based upon a hotel’s commitment to the world environment.

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First Marriott Built Using LEED Volume Certification Opens

BETHESDA, MD.—Courtyard by Marriott is rolling out its new lobby and room design in Scottsdale, Ariz. This is the latest Courtyard in the area featuring the “refreshing business” makeover. The 158-room Courtyard Scottsdale Salt River just opened and is owned by Salt River Devco and managed by Marriott International. The Courtyard Scottsdale Salt River is a unique property in numerous ways. First, for its contributions in making the environment a healthier place by reducing waste, conserving energy and water, the hotel is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designed and is the first hotel in the Marriott family built using Marriott LEED volume certification. Also, it is the first Marriott branded property built on U.S. tribal land and thus has incorporated Pima and Maricopa Indian culture into the hotel.

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Nancy Scanlon Leads Charge to Incorporate Sustainability into Hospitality Education

NORTH MIAMI—To what degree are our academic institutions teaching sustainability in the classroom? If there is one person who knows the answer to this question, it is Nancy Scanlon. She is a professor at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU), an author of numerous books and articles, and a leader in the application and research of sustainable operating practices and climate change adaptation for the hospitality industry. Nancy is also chair of the environmental hospitality special interest group for ICHRIE (International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education). Green Lodging News recently spoke with Nancy about her role with ICHRIE and her views on the state of sustainability in hospitality education. Nancy has been leading ICHRIE’s special interest group for about 10 years.

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Green Conferences Falling Off the Events Calendar
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I am currently attending the Hospitality Design Expo & Conference in Las Vegas. In previous years there was a "Green Day" event that preceded the conference and expo. There was no Green Day this year because Hospitality Design magazine, the publication behind the conference and expo, lost a couple of key people who were behind the planning of the event. The employees moved on to better positions in other companies. Replacing Green Day this year were four "Green Conversations" organized by NEWH Inc.—the Hospitality Industry Network. I participated in the first Green Conversation as an interviewer of Jeanne Varney, lecturer faculty, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University. The topic of our conversation was “What Are We Teaching Our Students, and What Can They Teach Us?” There were about 15 to 20 people at the booth where our conversation took place.

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