Examples of cellulosic waste include paper, sawdust, wheat straw, soy flour, and urban wood waste. The United States generates at least 160 million tons of waste cellulose each year. ILSR estimates that the industry used about 100,000 tons of cellulosic waste to make construction products in 1994 and could be using two million tons per year by the year 2000. The 20-room hotel is on Vanua Levu, the second largest island in Fiji. The South Pacific island retreat combines creature comforts with environmentally sensitive design.
Tropical breezes cool the hotel naturally, aided by ceiling fans.
Kitchen and garden waste are recycled. But more important to the owners is making certain that guests and workers leave the island undisturbed. This issue of GreenClips is sponsored by Interface, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Architectural researcher and consultant Chris Hammer of Sustainable Design Resources publishes GreenClips in San Francisco. Ms. Hammer helps designers, builders, and facility managers practice sustainable building design, construction, and operation.