AH&LA Survey identifies hotels' top green initiative and challenges
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AH&LA Survey identifies hotels' top green initiative and challenges
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Category: Worldwide - Industry economy
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-05-19
Linen Reuse Program Most Frequently Implemented, Guestroom Thermostats Need Most Improvement
Washington, May 15, 2008 - The American Hotel & Lodging Association's (AH&LA) Green Assessment Survey results reveal the top 10 green initiatives hotels are enacting, the top 10 green programs hotels can improve upon, motivations and challenges for implementing green lodging practices, and quantifiable measurements of green action being taken around the nation.
Among the many findings, the survey revealed the following notable statistics:
* Eighty-eight percent of respondents' properties have a linen reuse program for guests who stay multiple nights; 83.5 percent offer a towel reuse program;
* Nearly half (43.4 percent) of responding properties have programmable on/off timers or sensors used for lighting in low traffic/occupancy, though only 16 percent use occupancy sensor control for guestroom thermostats;
* The majority (82.3 percent) of properties surveyed train maintenance staff on conservation and energy procedures;
* Environmental benefits and building guest loyalty tie for biggest motivation responding properties cite for implementing green practices;
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