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TREND / NEW RULES FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

The Nines, Portland, Ore. Purchasing company: Benjamin West

/ / / Of the hundreds of millions

GRAPPLING
WITH GREEN
BY MARY SCOVIAK

Guests’ expectations for sustainability have never been higher, but today’s hoteliers aren’t opening their wallets for eco-style. New regulations will change that.

of dollars’ worth of FF&E bought by Purchasing Management International LP (PMI) for hundreds of hotels over the last five years, only three clients requested sustainable purchasing procedures. “There is basically zero demand from most of our clients to provide sustainable furnishings,” says William Langmade, president of Dallas-based PMI and a LEED AP. “In fact, our clients basically say, ‘If it costs any more money or time, forget it.’” Jennifer Starck, director, North America, for Benjamin West, a Boulder, Colo.-based purchasing company, see much the same situ-

ation. “The only focus on sustainability we’re seeing is for new-build hotels,” she says. Boutique owners are using earth-friendly design as a differentiator, “but generally, for renovations, owners are not pushing for nor allocating budget for sustainable products,” she adds. That’s about to change as regulations make green design a mandate, not a choice. The current versions of the LEED 2012 rating system drafts could be a major catalyst in greening hotel interiors. They include a number of proposed credits tailored specifically to project teams pursuing LEED certification for hotels,

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Contents
From the Editor/ Advisory Board
The Edge
Wish List
Renewable Resource
Mother of Invention
Grappling With Green
Future Flow
Out of the (Big) Box
Lighting Showroom
Carpeting Showroom
Re: Sources
Q+A
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