Category: Case Studies

Earth Day 2005 marked the 35th anniversary of a grassroots method of reminding us of our mutual interest in the stewardship of our environment. This is an excerpt of earth day conservation tips hoteliers can use to make their hotels more environmentally friendly. This is just one reminder that Earth Day projects can be done every day.

Here is a review of what hotel clients of Green Suites have accomplished with their eco programs.

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A major award-winning pub has achieved a 10 percent saving on energy since signing-up to Hospitable Climates in 2003. Indeed, the achievement contributed to publicans David and Gillian Hayes of the Garsdale Country Inn and Restaurant in Bury, near Manchester [United Kingdom], being named Licensees of the Year 2004 by the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII).

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For most hospitality businesses, the real motivation for reducing energy consumption is cost savings. These (and the maximum possible contribution towards environmental protection) will only be realised if your business sets a process in place for monitoring energy consumption and targeting improvements. Some businesses -- especially those with a large number of individual units have adopted a particularly rigorous approach towards monitoring their energy consumption and have reaped the benefits of these programmes. Accor -- one of the largest hotel companies in the world -- has been particularly successful. With an annual energy and water bill of £4.2 million for its 85 UK hotels and an impressive commitment to sustainable development, the business has a strong environmental and financial motivation to make savings.

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By Ian McKerracher, former Chief Executive of the Restaurant Association, now landlord of The Helyar Arms, East Coker, Somerset.

When we moved out of London a year ago, to our new home in Somerset, I made a promise to myself that I would become a better custodian of our natural resources. In the city, it's so easy to fall into bad habits. Leaving a lamp on in every room of your house doesn't seem so profligate when there are thousands of streetlights illuminating the night. At home, we now recycle glass, plastic and aluminium cans. Our kitchen waste goes onto the compost heap and garden off-cuts are seasoned for use as firewood.

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Ross and Janet Anderson, owners of East Lochhead Country House and Cottages and champions of Hospitable Climates, explain why energy efficiency makes good hospitality-business sense.

"We are a small tourist operator but our commitment to the environment has been a cornerstone of everything we have done," explains Ross Anderson,"Joining Hospitable Climates was an obvious step and one which has proved invaluable to our business from a financial and environmental standpoint."

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An energy management site survey' that could result in thousands of pounds being saved, was recently undertaken at Beales Hotels' 59-bedroom West Lodge Park country house hotel at Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire [United Kingdom], by Briar Associates under the Carbon Trust's Action Energy programme.

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Though the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) did not adopt Hospitable Climates until January 2001, the HCIMA's Government-backed energy-efficiency advisory programme has played a significant role in helping the EICC to reduce its energy consumption. The EICC has saved a cumulative total of £70,000 (US$131,508) on energy costs since 1998, showing a continuous year-on-year percentage fall in energy consumption. Indeed, in 2003 total energy costs fell by three percent over the 2002 figure, which was itself nine per cent down on the 2001 figure. Last year, the EICC's Environmental Green Team was able to report that electricity costs for the year to October were down by £7,000 (US$13,151) on the 2002 figure, despite consumption increasing by three per cent due to increased business usage.

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A video has been made of an energy efficiency audit at a pub -- The Ivy House, owned by Anthony Mears and his wife Jane in Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire [United Kingdom]. The winner of Innkeeper of the Year 2000, Anthony Mears was one of the first publicans to sign up to Hospitable Climates.

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