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Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, is the first in the industry to attain LEED Platinum status, the highest level of certification of the USGBC rating system. Owned by Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels, the Four-Diamond Proximity uses 41 percent less energy and 33 percent less water than its counterparts. The hotel's green techniques include:
- Installation of 100 solar rooftop panels that heat water
- Recycling 87 percent of construction debris
- Use of more than 20 percent recycled content in construction
- Restoration of 700 feet of an adjacent stream
- Installation of elevators that generate electricity on descent
- Use of natural lighting in 97 percent of occupied spaces
- Sourcing 90 percent of furniture locally
- Use of energy recovery systems that provide large amounts of fresh air
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Proximity Hotel's LEED Platinum Status Is First in the Industry
Oct 10, 2008Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, is the first in the industry to attain LEED Platinum status, the highest level of certification of the USGBC rating system. Owned by Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels, the Four-Diamond Proximity uses 41 percent less energy and 33 percent less water than its counterparts. The hotel's green techniques include:
- Installation of 100 solar rooftop panels that heat water
- Recycling 87 percent of construction debris
- Use of more than 20 percent recycled content in construction
- Restoration of 700 feet of an adjacent stream
- Installation of elevators that generate electricity on descent
- Use of natural lighting in 97 percent of occupied spaces
- Sourcing 90 percent of furniture locally
- Use of energy recovery systems that provide large amounts of fresh air
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