Hotel Carlton…San Francisco Gold…
July 7, 2009 by Randi
www.jdvhotels.com…Joie De Vivre’s Hotel Carlton is the First Hotel in San Francisco to earn the prestigious LEED GOLD-EB Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), is an internationally recognized certification system. Hotel Carlton, one of Joie De Vivre’s boutique properties, earned the LEED-EB GOLD status in the Existing Buildings, Operations and Maintenance category. Only one other property in the country (a North Georgian mountains hike-inn) has received this rigorous environmental certification. HC also received a top 100 score from Energy Star, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy…
To receive the LEED-EB Gold ranking, the hotel achieved: Annual CO2 reduction from energy policy-167 tons, 78% reduction in average vehicle ridership for employee commuting, 80% waste diversion from landfills, Nine on-site percent renewable (solar) energy production, Occupant controlled lighting in 100% of work spaces, 27% reduction in water use, At least 60% of cleaning products are sustainable, 100% sustainable purchases of durable goods….fantastic!
It has 161 eco chicly decorated rooms & outstanding guest service, is pet friendly (offers an organic pet bed), non-smoking, located near Union Square & the Theatre District, Zagat-rated “Excellant” SAHA Arabic fusion restaurant, one block from great shops, and was selected in the Conde’ Nast Traveler Gold List of 2008, and Winner of the 2008 Lodging Property Achievement Award for Good Earthkeeping…
Each Joie De Vivre’s Hotels is “dedicated to donating at a minimum $200 per guest room per year to organizations in their communities”.
Seriously, check out their website…they’re a great organization!
Preserving Our Environment
Hotel Carlton strives to incorporate sustainability into our core business operations.
Specifically, we use the following policies and practices:
1. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
2. Purchase environmentally friendly products
3. Conserve energy, water and natural resources
4. Generate clean energy through on-site solar production
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
• We strive to increase waste diversion by recycling all paper, bottles, and cans and composting
all food and landscape waste.
• We reduce the waste generated by donating reusable items (furniture, stationery) to
charitable organizations.
Toxics Reduction
We minimize the use of toxic materials to protect employee health and the environment.
Specifically we -
• Dispose of or recycle toxic products safely
• Choose less toxic janitorial cleaning products
• Recycle waste: lamps, batteries, aerosol cans and other universal waste
• Purchase rechargeable batteries when possible
• Purchase low mercury fluorescent lamps when possible
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
We purchase/use
• Remanufactured toner cartridges
• Office & toilet paper with 35%-100% recycled content (or tree free paper)
• Products with least packaging (no plastic, styrofoam, aerosol packaging)
• Energy Star rated appliances and office equipment.
• Water efficient toilets, urinals, showerheads and faucet aerators
Conserve
We conserve fossil fuels by
• Promoting the use of public transit
• Offering telecommuting options
• Participating in spare the air campaigns
Now this is progress…
Randi B.
TheCoveMovie 
It’s great to note that San Francisco’s Hotel Carlton has achieved LEED-EB GOLD status. Certainly LEED certification and other such programs are quite helpful, and acknowledge hotels willing to be sustainability responsible. There is an easy way, though, to ascertain which lodging embraces good environmental practices, and importantly, the degree to which they do so.
A dedicated “Green” web site, iStayGreen.org, is helping to make
environmentally friendly lodging easy to find and book.
iStayGreen.org is currently the most frequented online booking site for “Green” lodging
(http://www.istaygreen.org). Over 3,500 of the properties listed are
environmentally friendly and have been awarded the Green Eco-Leaf Rating.
The eco initiatives of the property are clearly listed. Users are encouraged
to contribute “Green” Reviews and environmentally rate the hotels they
visit.
It’s like Tripadvisor - Facebook - Travelocity all together in one site for the
environmentally conscious traveler.
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