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5/15/2012
FISH CAMP, CALIF.—Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts has earned double Silver LEED certification at Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, an all-season resort located just outside of Yosemite National Park in Fish Camp, Calif. Both certifications follow a yearlong project that expanded Tenaya’s banquet, event and meeting spaces and office area, plus added a destination spa. Delaware North, which owns and operates Tenaya, followed a process laid out by its environmental program, GreenPath, to ensure environmental stewardship and measurable green practices. The company worked with Layton Construction Company and architect Peter Grove of Collaborative Design Studio. The Silver LEED-certified expansion brings Tenaya Lodge’s total indoor meeting area to 15,000 square feet of flexible, full-service conference space. This includes a 10,000-square-foot ballroom, 4,500 square feet of pre-function space and 14 meeting rooms. Taking full advantage of its national forest setting, Tenaya’s outdoor function space features the new 3,000-square-foot Signature Grand Terrace and a 3,000-square-foot outdoor pavilion. The new Ascent Spa at Tenaya Lodge also earned Silver LEED certification.
5/14/2012
QUITO, ECUADOR—Mashpi Lodge, a luxury property three hours northwest of Ecuador’s capital Quito, opened its doors recently to receive its first guests, following four years of construction and 14 years since the land was first acquired. The lodge ranks among the most exciting hotel openings in South America this year. It has already garnered international media attention, including being featured in Outside magazine’s inaugural annual Travel Awards as Best Eco-Lodge. Mashpi Lodge is set to raise the bar in environmentally-sensitive lodging as its project embraces the protection of a 1,300 hectare (3,200-acre) reserve, while funding scientific research, providing sustainable opportunities for local communities, and encouraging the wider conservation of the biodiverse hotspot known as the Chocó. The lodge itself melds contemporary design and eco credentials with the comfort, cuisine and service the most discerning travelers expect. Its glass-and-steel structure is located on a hillside with dramatic views of tumbling green hills and valleys. Its glass walls provide guests near-constant visual contact with life in the forest beyond.
5/11/2012
LAGRANGE, GA.—Interface, a designer and producer of modular carpet tile, is finalizing a strategic partnership with The Carpet Recyclers, a La Mirada, Calif.-based business that, since its establishment two years ago, has diverted more than 150 million pounds of used carpet from West Coast landfills, saved more than 15 million gallons of oil and created more than 100 green jobs. In sealing the relationship, Interface is following through on an aggressive expansion of its own carpet recycling system, ReEntry, to encompass carpet recycling specialists in regional hubs throughout North America.
5/8/2012
LAS VEGAS—NEWH Inc.—the Hospitality Industry Network is partnering with the 2012 Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD Expo) to bring a series of green programming to the annual tradeshow at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, May 15 to 17. The premier event is the Green Voice Luncheon: The Sustainable Design Competition Awards and Green Panel Discussion with the Experts, which will take place on Tuesday, May 15, from noon until 1:30 pm. Panelists include Herve Houdre, general manager, Intercontinental Barclay, New York, a noted author and speaker on sustainable lodging practices; Kathryn Fernholz, executive director, Dovetail Partners, a forest certification and resource management auditor, lecturer, and advisor; Jeanne Varney, lecturer, Cornell School of Hotel Management, and principal, Olive Hospitality Consulting; and lastly, Susan Inglis, executive director, Sustainable Furnishings Council, an international sustainability consultant and sustainable product developer. From design to procurement to consumer and owner responsibility, this panel will channel these diverse influences on hospitality into an interconnected approach to sustainability, looking at how sustainable practices are impacting the industry.
5/7/2012
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.
5/3/2012
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—Valley Forge Fabrics has introduced its first faux leather collection protected by Nano-Tex technology. Executives from Valley Forge and Applied Textiles recently met in Southern China to tour the newly opened state-of-the-art facility dedicated to performance enhancement. The factory was built specifically to better support the growing demand for Nano-Tex.
4/25/2012
STAMFORD, CONN.—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced plans to open Element Harrison in summer of 2014. Owned and developed by Harrison Hotel 1, an entity of Ironstate Holdings, LLC, a Hoboken, N.J.-based developer, and managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts, Element Harrison will join Element Ewing Princeton as the brand’s second hotel in New Jersey. The new Element will have 138 guestrooms and suites built green from the ground up. Element Harrison will be walking distance to a variety of shops and restaurants and within proximity to Newark’s business district. Less than 30 minutes from Manhattan’s financial district, the hotel is located right at the NJ PATH Harrison train station.
4/19/2012
ROCKVILLE, MD.—EcoDomo has introduced its Andeline Collection—a new line of veneer recycled leather. The new Andeline Recycled Leather Veneer features eight styles made with the same exclusive recycling process used for the company’s leather lines.
4/18/2012
NEW YORK—As Hilton New York plays host during Earth Week to sustainability experts and advocates from across the corporate world for the Sustainable Operations Summit being held from April 17 to 19, Manhattan’s largest hotel announces the completion of a new green roof system and the installation of a cogeneration (combined heat and power) system, both designed to reduce the hotel’s overall carbon footprint. To help promote awareness of the hotel’s sustainability efforts, all guests staying at Hilton New York will be provided with room keycards that depict an image of the new green roof. “Hilton New York is dedicated to growing our sustainability initiatives and leading the hospitality industry in reducing waste and conserving energy,” stated Mark Lauer, general manager of Hilton New York. “We are proud of both the green roof and cogeneration system installation process, and look forward to assessing and sharing how the project continues to expand and benefit the surrounding area in the coming years.” The 16,000-square-foot green roof system was installed by Xero Flor America.
4/17/2012
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 2012 International Green Construction Code (IGCC), released in late March, will increase the energy-efficiency of structures, while providing governments direction and oversight of green design and construction, according to the International Code Council (ICC)—the code’s author—and one of several U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) partners in the effort. USGBC, makers of the LEED green building certification system and co-authors of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES/USGBC Standard 189.1, applauds this new model code that serves as an important new policy option for state and local governments looking to codify green building practice.
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