February 2011

How important are sustainable initiatives to the hotel industry? Our annual “green Issue” examines how the green movement has taken hold in the industry and become standard practice for many hotel companies, such as Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. The USGBC’s Sara Schoen discusses how the agency is working to make LEED certification more accessible to hotels. We also look at how HVAC technology is designed to give hotels more control over their energy usage, and how green meetings are picking up steam.