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sustainability eco education Panelist Gary Golla, SERA Architects, presents the Nines hotel case study. Bill Gregory, Milliken’s director of sustainability, discusses the future of green design. Eco Education The NEWH Leadership Conference goes green FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, the semi-annual NEWH Leadership Conference (held in San Diego in January) devoted a full day of programming to green design. The day kicked off with a rousing discussion on what it really means to be green with the Sustainability: the Vision of Pioneers panel. Moderated by David Mahood, Olive Designs, the panelists included Charlotte Black Elk, an environmental activist and leader in Native American rights; and Barbara Filippone, founder, owner, and president of EnviroTextiles, a hemp textile company located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. “Since this was about inspiring others and social impact, I wanted people with decades of experience in promoting change,” Mahood explains. The day continued with a LEED 101 Workshop, where NEWH Sustainable Hospitality invited the USGBC to educate attendees on the LEED rating system, as well as discuss how LEED will impact the hospitality industry. Then Cliff Tuttle, senior vice president of ForrestPerkins’ San Francisco office, and Gary Golla, an associate with Portland-based Sera Architects, presented a case study on the newly opened, groundbreaking hotel, the Nines in Portland, Oregon, expected to achieve LEED Silver certification (for more, see page 30). And the day ended with Bill Gregory, Milliken’s director of sustainability, who discussed where sustainability is going, how it is continually changing, and encouraging people to stay involved. “Our sustainability discussion connected many of the disciplines represented with our diverse NEWH membership, and judging by the reaction of the audience, we succeeded Want more? in creating interest and inspiration,” Hospitality Design’s Green Day is May 13th says Mahood. s It’s back. Hospitality Design (HD) magazine will host its annual Green Day May 13th. Held in conjunction with the Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD Expo) in Las Vegas, the full day of conference programming dedicated to sustainable design is designed to spark creativity, solutions, and action. And its five accredited hours on sustainable design exceeds the annual AIA sustainable design mandatory continuing education requirement. From left: Julia Davis, NEWH’s vice president of events; David Mahood, Olive Designs; Barbara Filippone, EnviroTextiles; and Charlotte Black Elk, environmental activist. 32 march 2009 www.newh.org tel 800.593.NEWH Highlights include an eye-opener session with Jake Kheel, environmental director of the Puntacana Resort & Club; a panel where hotel leaders discuss the challenges of greening a brand, moderated by HD’s managing editor Tara Mastrelli; the keynote luncheon, where Cindy Ortega and Bill Smith from MGM Mirage share the challenges and successes they have faced in developing CityCenter, one of the largest green projects in the world; a panel delving into third-party product certification; and a closing session entitled Bonsai! where a group of innovative designers and architects share 30 slides of sustainable solutions, natural imagery, and renderings in 7.5 minutes each. The day will also feature breaks in the Green Room, where sponsors will showcase their latest eco-friendly products; the presentation of awards to the winners of the second-annual Earth-Minded Award sponsored by HD and ASID, as well as the NEWH Sustainable Hospitality Student Design competition; and will finish up with GreenSCENE, cocktails with a purpose. More: hdmag.com/greenday http://www.hdmag.com/greenday http://www.newh.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - March 2009

NEWH - March 2009
Table of Contents
Network Leaders
News
Have you Seen?
Product Know-How
Point of View
Design 101
On the Scene
Sustainability: Case Study
Sustainability: NEWH Leadership Conference
Scholarship
Service: the Recognition of Excellence Award
Cover Story: Man in the Mirror
Project: Hotel Monaco
Project: Tulalip
Project: Pinehurst
New Members
Save the Date
Partner Profiles

NEWH - March 2009