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12/6/2011
AUSTIN, TEXAS—Sustainability isn’t just a buzz word in the hospitality industry—it’s become a guiding force for forward-thinking hoteliers who are concerned about contributing to the growing nationwide mattress disposal issue. Hotels, like the Austin, Texas-based Mansion at Judges’ Hill, are choosing to proactively encase their mattresses to not only preserve their expensive assets, but to increase their recyclability. “I’ve never felt comfortable recycling our discarded mattresses because they were too soiled or damaged to pass along to someone else,” says Lisa Wiedemann, the general manager and partner of the hotel. “Now that we have proactively encased our mattresses and box springs, I know I can donate our used mattresses with confidence.”
11/1/2011
The locally owned and operated Tremont Plaza Hotel in downtown Baltimore, Maryland features 37 floors, 300 guest suites and is also home to the Grand Historic Venue. Recently, while undergoing an extensive renovation of all its suites, Tremont management identified an opportunity to significantly reduce the hotel’s energy consumption and utility costs through the elimination and replacement of 2,200 60- and 100W incandescent lamps with more energy-efficient lighting technology. With a commitment to servicing the community and a genuine interest in guest satisfaction, the hotel management did not want to sacrifice the light quality in its rooms so turned to North American lighting leader OSRAM SYLVANIA for its expertise.
3/25/2011
MADISON, WIS.—Here in Madison, Wisconsin, the Fountain Prairie Inn & Farms offers their visitors a unique experience on their 280-acre property. The landowners, John and Dorothy Priske, take pride in considering their land to be an ecological treasure and operate their family farm on the principles of sustainable farming. Sustainable farming is a growing trend in agricultural practice. Its foundation lies in the farmer’s ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
10/11/2010
FLORENCE, ALA.—Saving space is invariably one of the prime attractions in switching from a storage tank-type water heater to a tankless system. Most applications involve mounting these medicine-cabinet-sized appliances on an exterior wall, which frees up precious floor space for more productive uses. Even multiple-unit commercial systems, whether hung on the wall or placed into some sort of racking system in the middle of a room, tend to command substantially less space than a comparably sized tank-type system.
7/15/2009
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF.—Growing operational costs and lower than average occupancy rates spurred Apple Farm Inn and Suites, San Luis Obispo, Calif., to explore economic and facility efficiency benefits obtained through the installation of an ozone laundry system. At the Apple Farm Inn laundry facility, an evaluation was conducted in late 2006 to early 2007, comparing the costs of laundering by traditional methods versus ozone laundering.