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What Does LEED Certification Mean to the Hotel Industry - 0 views

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  • LEED certification is a growing trend and concern among hotel developers, architects, hotel brands and consumers.
  • To earn LEED certification, a building is awarded points for satisfying certain green requirements in six categories- Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation in Design.
  • istorically it was believed that there is a cost associated in building a LEED-certified hotel; however, it is arguable if this cost differential exists in today’s construction market. The USGBC reports that as of 2007, the cost to develop a green hotel, if any, is only one to two percent above that of a conventional hotel’s cost
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  • In addition to selling more room nights at potentially higher rates, LEED-certified buildings typically save 30-50 percent in energy usage, 35 percent in carbon emissions, 40 percent in water emissions, and 70 percent in solid waste.
  • Currently there are only eight hotels in the U.S. that are LEED-certified, but over 100 more hotels have made their intentions known to become LEED-certified.
  • Green hotels offer recycling options, water-efficient toilets and faucets, energy-saving lighting, and recycled paper goods; many hotels have even begun to clean guestrooms and public space with non-toxic cleansers.
  • sydneywolfson on 18 Feb 22
     
    This article talks about how LEED certification is increasing in the hotel industry. Buildings who are LEED certified save a lot more energy and offer recycling options.
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The 4 Most Important Event Technology Trends for 2017 - Capterra Blog - 2 views

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  • sharene25 on 14 Oct 17
     
    Event planning is the process of managing a project such as meeting, convention, trade-show, ceremony, etc,.This includes budgeting, establish timelines, food and beverage, developing theme, etc, which is time consuming. Thus, it is important to invest in a technology that support your day to day operations.Investing in a technology as great benefits such as it will save time when using an event management software it automatically records and tabulates data. It also keeps a track of your guests and help to eliminate human errors. A customer relationship management (CRM)platform can be use to keep notes on the guests attending the event. Overall it makes your job more fun. The article focus on the technology trend in event planning such as measuring engagement, facial recognition, viral reality and crowd screening,
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