Eco 411
Eco Author | 10:50 am | November 18, 2008 | Hotel, Spa | Add a comment
Bikes are available to guests who are interested in exploring the property and surrounding areas, which means the car can stay parked until check-out. The property also offers eco destination weddings in a 3,500 square-foot barn-like venue with locally sourced food; the resort’s wedding planner will work with the couple to incorporate additional green initiatives such as recycling, composting and donations to local charities.
kslattery | 10:25 am | November 13, 2008 | DMC | Add a comment
Cappa & Graham is the first Meeting, Event and Destination Services Company in North America to receive an internationally recognized Green Accreditation from Green Certifications (www.greencertifications.us). Cappa & Graham is also the first Meeting, Event and Destination Management Company to become a certified San Francisco Green Business (www.sfgreenbiz.org).
Reducing waste by instituting a recycling and composting program, sourcing recycled, third-party certified office supplies, and working with fellow certified Green Businesses are some examples of how Cappa & Graham is working to reduce its environmental impact.
Any type of event, meeting, or trip can be green, anywhere! From a weekend of team-building, meetings, meals, and massages at an all-inclusive, eco-adventure resort to a bio-fueled bus ride to a 100% USDA certified organic farm for an elegant evening reception and dinner using nothing but sustainable, local, and organic products.
Cappa & Graham has a global network of vendors to ensure the success of your green event, meeting, or trip anywhere in the world. Let us put our knowledge to work for you and let’s help make the earth a better place together.
Eco Author | 4:35 pm | November 11, 2008 | Service and Supplier, Uncategorized | Add a comment
GES Exposition Services understand the significance of doing whatever is possible to not only preserve our environment, but to improve it. This begins with educating our employees and clients, having a global vision and mobilizing our collective efforts to meet this commitment. Over the years, our organization has set itself apart as an environmentally responsible industry leader, doing our part in making this planet a more beautiful and resourceful place to live. From our progressive recycling programs in-house and at show site to our “Green” association partnerships, GES will continue to do its part in promoting a higher level of social responsibility.
GES supports a number of local options as well in re-use, re-purpose and re-cycle including providing green content products in carpet, graphics and other items. These efforts are supplemented through recycling all materials from show site through the venue and/or returned to GES. These include aluminum, books, cardboard, padding, chipboard, copy paper, glass bottles, nylon paper board and many other paper products.
Also GES has a number of other conservation efforts in place. Key among them is our efforts toward certification of this branch as a green business which should be completed by December 2008. Moreover we are committed to actively pursuing vendors who can certify their products as well.
We invite you to begin a dialogue with GES on a multitude of other efforts we can work on as a team to support sustainability for the trade show, event and meeting industry.
Eco Author | 2:51 pm | November 6, 2008 | Hotel | Add a comment
Good earth keeping, reducing the carbon footprint and energy conservation, is not an example of the Chancellor Hotel “getting on the bandwagon” of the “green” trend. The Chancellor Hotel was recognized in a letter from Governor Gray Davis commending the hotel for its commitment to conserve energy back in 2001, has been committed to being environmentally sensitive for years and will continue to do so as part of its culture of doing business.
A few sustainable operational practices include: non-paper disposable cups/containers are corn based bio-friendly materials; petroleum based products used for to-go containers; recycling programs for cans, bottles, newspapers, food scraps, cardboard, mixed paper and plastic that reduced solid waste headed to land fills; use a trash compactor to save solid waste space; water flow saving devices on showers and low flow toilets; LED lights in all exit signs, Energy Star compact fluorescent bulbs throughout and motion detector light switches are installed in locker rooms and closets; linens, towels, furniture etc. are donated to avoid ending up in land fills; employees are trained to develop conservation and recycling habits; guests are asked to consider using towels and sheets for more than one day at a time; re-usable linen laundry bag to stop using plastic laundry bags; in room recycling program for the guests to recycle bottles, cans and newspapers; kitchen grease is donated to the City to be recycled in to Bio-Diesel for the City vehicles; all printed materials are with recycled material and soy based ink.
Eco Author | 10:24 am | November 3, 2008 | Attractions | Add a comment
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system is a voluntary, consensus-based standard for evaluating sustainable buildings. By earning points across a variety of categories, buildings can earn a basic certification (at least 26 points), a Silver rating (at least 33 points), a Gold rating (at least 39 points), or a Platinum rating (at least 52 points). Through a wide range of green building strategies - including recycled building materials, natural ventilation, solar energy, and an iconic living roof - the new Academy earned 54 points, exceeding the threshold for a Platinum certification.
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