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State and Local Governments Launch Green Lodging Certifications

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Over the past several weeks, five states and one city have launched green lodging certification programs, reports Green Lodging News. These new certifications for green lodging operations are in New York, Oklahoma, Indiana, South Carolina, Maryland, and Buffalo, N.Y.The Oklahoma Tourism and Recre ...

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DOE Shows Commercial Builders How to Achieve 50% Energy Savings

Posted by Environmental Leader on 28/10/2009

Building owners in four key commercial building sectors will now be able to achieve a 50-percent energy savings with the help of new technical documents that show how to achieve higher levels of performance.New technical support documents from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the DOE natio ...

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New York Launches Green Hospitality Certification Program

Posted by Environmental Leader on 28/09/2009

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has launched a new initiative to certify lodging establishments as “green” for employing environmentally friendly and sustainable practices. Forty-three hotels and inns have signed on as initial participants for the cer ...

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AAA TourBooks Tag Green Hotels with “Eco” Icon

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/07/2009

As more consumers look for eco-friendly travel destinations and hotels, one of the country’s leading travel guides will now include an “eco” icon to designate “green” hotels as more commercial builders aim for green building standards for their hospitality properties ...

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Hilton Hotels Go Green

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/05/2009

Hilton Hotels Corp. is making strides in meeting its sustainability goals set in 2008. Most recently, the hotel chain earned green lodging certification for one hotel in Florida and installed carpets that are made from more than 70 percent of recycled content at its Home2 Suites, a new mid-tier e ...

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