DALLAS—Lodging Hospitality and Pineapple Hospitality’s second annual Green Hospitality Conference is set to take place March 12 to 14 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. The green event will run concurrent with Lodging Hospitality’s eighth annual Hospitality Operation & Technology Conference.
The Green Hospitality Conference will get started on Wednesday, March 12 with a welcome reception. Thursday, March 13 will be packed with a series of educational opportunities. In the opening general session, a panel of top lodging company executives will debate the important operational and technology issues facing the lodging industry in 2008. Additional sessions will focus on the following topics: mixed use developments, energy management, green housekeeping, zero emissions, green design, water conservation, alternative power solutions, Energy Star, and carbon offsetting.
The keynote speaker on Thursday will be Danel C. Esty, Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University. He is the author and/or editor of nine books and numerous articles on environmental policy issues and the relationships between environment and corporate strategy, competitiveness, trade, globalization, governance, and development. His most recent book, Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, argues that pollution control and natural resource management have become critical elements of marketplace success and explains how leading-edge companies have folded environmental thinking into their core business strategies. Thursday will conclude with another reception.
On Friday, March 14, sessions will focus on the following topics: the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program, lighting, indoor air quality, and green hotel standards.
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