In the early days of the Las Vegas boom one hotel, more than any other, portrayed the glam and glitz that has become a Vegas hallmark—the Golden Nugget. As one of the oldest casinos in Vegas, it opened in 1946 with the distinction of being the largest casino in the world at that time. Its iconic brilliant gold exterior sign has been featured in multiple blockbuster films, including James Bond’s Diamonds Are Forever and Elvis Presley’s Viva Las Vegas. It also appeared prominently in the Bee Gees music video Night Fever. Over the years, the Golden Nugget hotel has undergone...

Commercial Green Solutions (CGS) thrives off their ability to leverage utility programs to design energy efficiency projects for clients. Because every utility program is different, CGS spends just as much time with utility partners as they do with clients. Building relationships with service providers ensures access to the right programs that provide the best ROI, and in many cases the ability to create net zero and low-cost energy efficiency projects. The case studies featured focus on projects completed in 2022/23 in Pennsylvania and Virginia, highlighting how hotel operators and owners are benefiting from utility programs. Main Challenge The landscape of energy efficiency...

Success Metrics:     10,523,385 gallons of water saved 72% reduction in water costs 2-year expected payback Company Introduction: Hospitality Investors Trust, Inc. (HIT REIT) is a real estate investment trust with a diversified portfolio of hotel properties across the United States. Looking for a way to reduce water consumption and cost across their properties, HIT REIT needed a partner who could help them track their water usage in real-time and prevent waste. Portfolio Stats: Industry: Hospitality Active Properties: 50 Leaks Detected: 514 “We clearly see the results and financial benefits of this partnership. We now have unmatched water and system insights into our...

Onsite Solar Strategy, Feasibility and Implementation Host Hotels & Resorts Portfolio Properties, including Hyatt Regency Maui, Fairmont Kea Lani, Andaz Maui, Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Westin Georgetown, JW Marriott Washington DC, Hyatt Place Waikiki, AC Kierland Host Hotels & Resorts is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) and one of the largest owners of premium luxury hotels. REV Energy Ventures (REV) worked closely with Host to develop and implement a corporate renewable energy strategy to increase onsite solar PV across Host’s U.S. portfolio. Since 2011, REV performed high level portfolio analysis to identify solar...

Bradley Corp. Case Study Atlantic City Boardwalk Restrooms Atlantic City Boardwalk, N.J. Project Completed: May 2021 Challenge Amidst beautiful beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, the world-famous Atlantic City Boardwalk is a beacon of year-round tourism, recreation, and public events. The world’s first and longest Boardwalk provides access to several hotels, resorts, shops, casinos and more. Following years of complaints from locals and tourists about the poor restroom conditions, the seven high-use bathrooms located along 4.5 miles of the Boardwalk underwent a major transformation to make them cleaner, more modern and family friendly. Atlantic City’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) oversaw the multi-million-dollar renovation of the...

AIKEN, S.C.—At Aiken, South Carolina’s The Willcox and Lake Toxaway, North Carolina’s The Greystone Inn—lauded for their southern hospitality by readers of the world’s leading travel publications—owner Shannon Ellis is using MondoVap® 2400 machines from Advanced Vapor Technologies to keep the properties sparkling clean and disinfected with just one ingredient: ordinary tap water. “There is nothing safer than working with water rather than chemicals,” says Kerry Rigg, an OSHA instructor who visited The Willcox and The Greystone Inn a year ago to train staff on the MondoVap®. “When COVID-19 hit, I began researching new ways to clean and sanitize our hotels,”...