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Photos by Oscar Einzig green luncheon sustainability Tara Mastrelli Hospitality Design magazine Tim Center Collins Center for Public Policy John Naranjo Michael Rosenthal Associates Karrie Drinkhahn Gettys Devon Smith Devon Smith Design Studio Green Horizons NEWH and HD magazine delve into the eco-friendly hotel of the future MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE GREEN LUNCHEON at Hospitality Design (HD) magazine’s Green Day, an all-day conference dedicated to eco-friendly design. Held in Miami Beach on September 16th, in conjunction with Hospitality Design Boutique Exposition & Conference (HD Boutique), the sold-out event, which was co-presented by NEWH, Inc.—The Hospitality Industry Network and underwritten by Shaw Hospitality Group, tackled the topic of the green hotel of the future and included a lunch, an informative panel, and a Q&A session. “To be successful at sustainability, we have to think long-term. What will be the impact in 10 years, 50 years, not just today,” says HD’s managing editor Tara Mastrelli, panel moderator and Green Day organizer. “And that has to be a collaborative discussion, one where designers, architects, policy makers, and developers are all sharing ideas and envisioning the possibilities and solutions for the future of hospitality.” The panel consisted of Tim Center, vice president of sustainability initiatives, the Collins Center for Public Policy, who discussed the actions Florida is taking to preserve its vast economic and natural resources; Karrie Drinkhahn, vice president/principal, Gettys, who went into detail about some of the more than 500 eco-friendly ideas (like fabrics and floors that capture energy) that came out of the HDand Gettys-sponsored Hotel of Tomorrow (H.O.T) Project; John Naranjo, designer, Michael Rosenthal Associates, who delved into his Radical Innovation in Hospitality finalist concept, Envision Green Hotel; and Devon Smith, Devon Smith Design Studio, who chatted about designing locally, technology and integration, and primitive solutions. “In this day and age anything is buildable—we need to, collectively and individually, make decisions to better our surroundings, celebrate locality, and decrease our impact,” Smith says. www.newh.org 39 http://www.newh.org http://www.newh.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - November 2008

NEWH - November 2008
Contents
News
Who’s Who
Conference Roundup
Have you Seen?
Product Know-How
On the Scene
Service
Scholarship
Sustainability: Point of View
Sustainability: Green Luncheon
Cover Story: A Stone’s Throw
Project: Ice Spa
Project: Gene Juarez
New Members
Save the Date
Partner Profiles

NEWH - November 2008