Hotel & Motel Management - December 29, 2008 - (Page 10)

Gordon added. “It covers everything from where you pick a building, to the kind of paint and carpet and how clean the air is. One consideration is sourcing vendors withContinued from page 8 in 500 miles of the project.” Ramsey Purchasing and also a Leadership “Sometimes companies don’t realize in Energy and Environmental Design Ac- that if you’re LEED certiﬁed, you get a tax credited Professional, said the environmen- break,” Gordon said. “That is something tally friendly trend likely will continue, “par- outside of the purchasing budget that we’re ticularly because there’s a California law that saving money on by looking at the big picgoes into effect in January. It has to do with ture. But the clients have to be able to see that wood and ﬁnishes. I think part of the drive as a whole, not just individual budgets.” will be legally driven, more so than Benjamin added that green consumer driven.” projects that save money will be Gordon’s LEED accreditation king. “For example, we had a refrom the Green Building Certiﬁcent East Coast project where, yes, cation Institute focuses primarily the casegoods were from China, on commercial spaces, but many but instead of shipping the conof the concepts translate to hotels. tainer to California and putting it The LEED standards deﬁne “what on a truck for 3,000 miles across kinds of products can be used and the country, we shipped it directwhat you can substitute to have a Gordon ly to the East Coast. It takes about lower impact on the environment,” RAMSEY PURCHASING two weeks longer, but it saved the Seeing green company over $100,000 on just this one order. And there’s less risk for damage, because the container that was packed in China goes all the way to the hotel. On a truck it is removed from the original container and moved around. So that’s an example of a green strategy that works from an environmental standpoint, puts $100,000 in the owner’s pocket, and works green in that you have less damage to the product. Those are the projects that will continue to ﬂourish in these tougher times.” Economic effects While sustainable products are not going anywhere, there will be hardships stemming directly from the poor economy. But opportunities still are out there. “In my opinion, if a project did not close on ﬁnancing before the second half of 2008, it is probably not going to get a shot at ﬁnancing until the beginning of this coming year,” See Seeing green | page 12 YOUR GREEN HOTEL REQUIRES GREEN LOGISTICS Open the Door to Eco-Friendly Freight and Warehouse Management. • Decreasing transportation costs • Reducing fuel consumption and emissions • Managing, tracking and reporting of recyclables • Recycling of mattresses and upholstery • Disposing of light bulbs according to EPA Regulations www.AuditLogistics.com Freight & Warehouse Management http://www.AuditLogistics.com http://www.AuditLogistics.com

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Hotel & Management - December 29, 2008 Contents Viewpoint Outlook Purchasing Companies See Green and Save Purchasing Chart Designers Target Lifestyle, Lobbies and LEED Design Chart Construction Chart Construction Outlook Bleak Lending Chart Lenders Tighten Standards in Uncertain Market 2009 Requires Changes Across the Board Brokers Chart Brands Chart Building, Developing a Brand Tight Management Will Be Key in Downturn Management Chart Year of the Turtle: Slow, Steady Will Win Race Owners Chart Consumer Trends

Hotel & Motel Management - December 29, 2008

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