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point of view sustainability Green Machine lines for the 2010 design competition. The winner of this competition may receive a scholarship up to $6,100. The Sustainable Hospitality website was launched at HD NEWH’s Sustainable Hospitality committee continues Expo this year. The website works in conjunction with the to grow and influence By Helen Reed Sustainable Resource Directory and is another exceptional marketing opportunity for the companies that are represented in the directory. There is a Research/Knowledge Center tab that includes a glossary of terms, a bulletin board to post questions to the committee, as well as links to other sustainable groups. The Events Forum tab includes a calendar with events occurring throughout the industry and locations where committee members may be speaking or participating in discussions. Additionally, the finalists for the Sustainable Design Competition have their projects profiled on the website and users can also offset their travel through the carbon-offset program that includes a simple carbon calculator through a program with Sustainable Travel International. Committee members Durette Candito and Dina Belon have FIVE YEARS AGO, past-president of NEWH, Jillian Van Dresser, had been working to establish a director of sustainability at each the idea of starting a sustainable committee for the hospitality local NEWH chapter. These chapter directors are encouraged to industry. Other industries were evolving with interest in this conduct sustainable events and are also participating in the movement and she had the vision to be the first in the hospitaldevelopment of a local resource finder in conjunction with the ity industry to bring sustainable education to the marketplace. Resource Directory for sourcing within a 500-mile radius of the Jillian’s idea flourished into one of the most active committees chapters. The website also is home to an exciting free cycle-forwithin NEWH; one that has brought the organization to the forematted program called InnCycle, which includes the recycling front with sustainable practices, sources, education and more. of furniture or materials that may be salvaged for the purpose of The committee consists of 23 volunteers and 14 chapter level shipping to non-profit organizations for re-use and a second life directors. This committee is led by NEWH vice president of instead of being sent to landfills as a consequence of the sustainable hospitality, David Mahood (co-principal of Olive renovation of a hotel or restaurant. Hospitality Consulting with Jeanne Varney) and director of susSeveral committee members are also involved with other tainable hospitality, Cliff Tuttle (ForestPerkins in San Francisco). organizations as industry leaders, not only representing their The committee has grown considerably since 2004 and has companies but also NEWH on an international level. Tuttle has undertaken many new initiatives, one of which includes a been tapped by USGBC as one of the leaders in hospitality and comprehensive sustainable resource directory, which is divided will be part of the USGBC committee addressing LEED and into seven categories with a specific and informative format for hospitality. Some committee members participated in the LIEF each category. Each company is listed in the directory after they conference in Napa, California, in October. This conference was complete a thorough questionnaire detailing sustainable created by Enclave Rising Founder, Kim Slicklein, as an practices for its products, services, or organization. This informative thinktank gathering of leaders in sustainable ideas resource is available to the public and is used by universities, and practices. Tuttle and Varney will participate in the design firms, hotels, and many others as a valuable tool to find inaugural meeting of a sustainability council in October; this sustainable products and services. These products and services council includes Herve Houdre, the regional vice president of include but are not limited to, bedding, furniture, artwork, InterContinental Hotels and the general manager of the Willard. designers, and consultants to assist with current projects that And Belon wrote a pertinent article for the September issue of users may be working on. NEWH magazine regarding sustainability and its survival in At the 2009 Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD hard economic times. Expo), NEWH Sustainable Hospitality awarded the third annual Members of the committee share an enthusiastic passion for Sustainable Design Competition Scholarship Award, sponsored sustainability. Their energy is contagious and it is what has by JLF/lone meadow and Designtex, to Oriel Poole from Drexel helped grow the committee to become as successful as it has in University. The scholarship committee, led by Chris Wasmer its five-year history. s sustainablehospitality.org and Lynda Sullivan, is preparing to unveil the new design guide- 8 november 2009 www.newh.org tel 800.593.NEWH http://www.sustainablehospitality.org http://www.newh.org

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

NEWH - November 2009
Contents
News
POV: Sustainability
POV: Spa Design
Scholarship: Icon of Industry
Design 101
Have you Seen?
Product Know-How
On the Scene
Cover Story: Burtco
Project: Bonneville Spa
Project: Spa at Encore
Project: Anaheim Marriott
Save the Date
Resources
New Members
Partner Profiles

NEWH - November 2009