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By Alex Palmer
The Hilton Asheville aims to bring sustainability to its hospitality when it opens this month. Yesterday, representatives for the hotel outlined its goals for green practices, including reduced use of natural resources and the implementation of a solar water heating system (the first in the United States). It also pledged to embrace of the hotel's western North Carolina surroundings into its design and operation.
The 165-room hotel was designed to LEED certification standards. Among its plans are to reduce water usage by 30 percent through the use of low-flow toilets, showerheads and sink fixtures. By relying on CFL bulbs throughout the facility, the Hilton Asheville leadership expects to use as much as 75 percent less energy than they would with traditional light bulbs.
The Hilton Asheville's 4,500 square feet of meeting space will be available for groups and will also follow green meeting policies, such as reducing the use of linens or avoiding them entirely. Those arriving at the hotel will also be offered shuttle service in an alternative fuel vehicle, and bicycles will be available for local travel. Those guests arriving in their own hybrid vehicles will be offered preferred parking.
Green efforts will extend to the hotel's Sparrow Spa, which will include organic treatments, and the on-site restaurant will offer a menu that draws on local growers. The hotel's water—including the pool—will be solar heated, which the hotel reps claim will eliminate 25 tons of carbon dioxide a year, or the equivalent of planting 7,377 trees.
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Eco-Friendly Hilton Asheville Prepares to Open
Aug 12, 2009By Alex Palmer
The Hilton Asheville aims to bring sustainability to its hospitality when it opens this month. Yesterday, representatives for the hotel outlined its goals for green practices, including reduced use of natural resources and the implementation of a solar water heating system (the first in the United States). It also pledged to embrace of the hotel's western North Carolina surroundings into its design and operation.
The 165-room hotel was designed to LEED certification standards. Among its plans are to reduce water usage by 30 percent through the use of low-flow toilets, showerheads and sink fixtures. By relying on CFL bulbs throughout the facility, the Hilton Asheville leadership expects to use as much as 75 percent less energy than they would with traditional light bulbs.
The Hilton Asheville's 4,500 square feet of meeting space will be available for groups and will also follow green meeting policies, such as reducing the use of linens or avoiding them entirely. Those arriving at the hotel will also be offered shuttle service in an alternative fuel vehicle, and bicycles will be available for local travel. Those guests arriving in their own hybrid vehicles will be offered preferred parking.
Green efforts will extend to the hotel's Sparrow Spa, which will include organic treatments, and the on-site restaurant will offer a menu that draws on local growers. The hotel's water—including the pool—will be solar heated, which the hotel reps claim will eliminate 25 tons of carbon dioxide a year, or the equivalent of planting 7,377 trees.
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