and you wouldn’t even know it. This aerating shower head mixes air with the water stream creating the pressure of a full flow shower head but using considerably less water. Low flush toilets would be another great way to conserve water. The average toilet uses 2-3 gallons with each flush whereas a low flush toilet can use as little as 1.3 gallons per flush. This will potentially save you anywhere from .7 to 1.7 gallons of water with each flush of the toilet. A typical hotel uses 218 gallons of water per day per occupied room. fixtures can reduce water and sewer bills by 25-30 percent. Recycling Efforts to improve recycling facility wide can be addressed in two main ways. The first way would be to make conscientious decisions to seek out products that are recycled or are made from recycled materials when purchasing for the DoubleTree. Examples of such items could be new mats in the fitness and pool areas made from recycled rubber or hotel key cards that are made from recycled plastic. The DoubleTree Hotel in Portland, Oregon is a great leader in the recycling department. They currently seek to purchase equipment, products, and materials that are recyclable, made of recycled content and waste. Another way would be to help reduce waste that comes from the guest rooms. Typically, waste generation can be as high as 30 pounds per room per day with 80 percent potentially recyclable. When a room is being cleaned, the complimentary shampoo, conditioner and lotion are normally thrown out with the trash. One way that
signage, marketing brochures focusing on DT/HEI’s sustainability plan, and their front line staff informing guests of sustainable programs. TABLE 1:Fostering a Sustainable Behavior Constituent Current Behavior Expected Behavior Barriers to Change Benefits to chance Strategies Hotel Guests High Flow Shower and faucets Flow Reducing Fixtures Lower “quality” shower experience Lower Water Consumption -don’t advertise change -most guests won’t know the difference Restaurant and Bar Staff No recycling done at bar/restaurant Implement recycling program Lack of incentive Reduction in solid waste bills. -offer incentive to employees -require employees to recycle, it’s part of their job and DT is committed to doing so Hotel Management No central lighting control or motion sensors No change High initial investment Lower energy usage from lights being left on -show mgt cost benefit analysis of lighting mgt software and analyze payback schedule Hotel Staff Hotel Guests Overuse of printed reports, invoices, etc. Use email statements -Ease of printing -fear of change -Reduction in usage -Savings from lower printing costs -Give employees a printing “budget” -use e-statements w/ guests -offer printed statements if required Hotel Guests Clean rooms daily Opt out of daily cleaning -“I’m paying for it anyway” -lower cleaning costs to hotel -reduction in cleaning product and water usage -offer guests 5% discount when “opting” out of daily cleaning on multi night stays
Exit Sign Lighting Technology Annual Energy Use Annual Energy Cost Lamp Service Life Annual Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Pollution LED 44 kWh $4 10+ 72 pounds Fluorescent/CFL 140 kWh $11 10.8 months 230 pounds Incandescent 350 kWh $28 2.8 months 574 pounds The Utility (NSTAR ) offers many incentive programs to customers that are looking to make energy efficiency upgrades. Single Stream Recycling production and solid waste are commonly viewed as a cost of doing business. Currently the DoubleTree does not recycle empty bottles from the lobby bar or the kitchen area. A waste management program goal has helped many municipalities,