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Carbon Lighthouse - Brenden Millstein

How Carbon Lighthouse Profitably Reduces the Carbon Footprint of Commercial Real Estate

Brenden Millstein, CEO and co-founder of Carbon Lighthouse, is undeniably a smart guy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Harvard and an MS/MBA combining renewable energy, energy efficiency, and business from Stanford....
Emergency Response Plan

10 Steps From FEMA for Developing an Emergency Response Plan

FEMA offers the following 10 steps for businesses like hotels to develop an emergency response plan. Review hazard or threat scenarios. Review hazard or threat scenarios identified during the risk assessment. A risk assessment is a process...
Asheville, N.C.

Third-Tier Growth Spurt

With suburban hotel performance surpassing the growth rate for urban properties, many hoteliers are turning to secondary and tertiary markets to meet the demand for up-and-coming travel destinations. Among them is the management company...
Playboy Club New York

How the Development Partners Behind NoMad and Ace Hotel Work

Mulberry Construction and Development CEO Michael Buono and partner Robert Lavecchia are the people behind some of the hospitality industry’s most distinctive hotspots and hotels, including NoMad, Ace, Freehand, and the first new Playboy...
Sustainable Furniture

A Smaller Footprint: Sourcing and Disposing Sustainable Furniture

Furnishings are major investment for hoteliers, but as Susan Inglis, executive director of the Sustainable Furnishings Council, told LODGING, when they are not sustainable, they can cost the environment—as well as the hotelier—more than...