Sustainable Hospitality

Kermit was wrong – it’s easy being green…

at San Francisco’s Orchard and
Or h rd G
Orchard Garden
rd n HHotel
t l

Presented by Stefan Mü
Mühle, General Manager
 The Facts
„ Orchard Hotel
„ New construction 2000
„ 104 guest rooms, one restaurant, 500 sq feet of meeting space
„ Nob Hill adjacent
„ 66 employees
„ 81% year-
year-round occupancy
„ Registered for LEED–
LEED–EB certification
 The Facts
„ Orchard Garden Hotel
„ $25 million new construction 2006;
fully operational March 2007
„ 86 rooms,, one restaurant,, 500
square feet of meeting space,
rooftop garden
„ Union Square/Financial
q District
adjacent
„ 55 employees
„ 80% occupancy and rising fast
„ Registered for LEED-
LEED-NC
certification
It’s beautiful being green…
„ Style, design, comfort and service are
enhanced not sacrificed
enhanced,
 What is it?
„ What is LEED-
LEED-NC/EB?
„ Leadershipp in Energy
gy &
Environmental Design: nationally
accepted standard for green buildings
developed by the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC).
„ Promotes design and construction
practices that increase profitability and
reduce negative environmental impacts
of buildings and improve occupant
health and well-
well-being.
„ LEED for New Construction (LEED-(LEED-
NC) projects created in 2000.
„ LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-
(LEED-
EB) created in 2005.
 What does it mean?
„ What does LEED do?
„ provides state
state--of-
of-the-
the-art strategies for sustainable site
development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials
selection and indoor air quality. LEED certification is the
best way to demonstrate that a building—
building—from
construction through g operation—
operation
p —is trulyy “green.”
g No
“greenwashing!”
 Orchard Garden Hotel
„ Construction started January 2005

„ Designed by Architecture International

„ Built by the green building team at Swinerton Builders

„ E -friendly
Eco-
Eco f i dl construction
i materials:
i l
„ concrete made with fly ash, a byproduct of recycling coal
„ wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as harvested in a sustainable
manner
„ diverted construction debris from landfill disposal by redirecting recyclable material
back to the manufacturing process

May 2005 July 2005 October 2005 February 2006

 Orchard Garden Hotel –
managing energy
„ G t gett a helping
Guests h l i hand
h d
with a $36,000 guestroom
key card system created
specifically
p y for the hotel that
controls each room’s
lighting and mechanical
systems.

„ After opening the

guestroom door with the
key card, the guest places
the card in a discreet box in
order to turn on the lights
andd other
h room systems.
 Orchard Garden Hotel –
keepin’ it green
reen
„ Guest room drapery, sheers,
upholstery and coverlets are
made with recycled polyester
and other textiles without
chemicals
„ All are machine
machine--washed to
avoid
id the
h chemicals
h i l that h
come with dry cleaning
„ Organic,
Organic citrus-
citrus-based
cleaning products are used
throughout the hotel –
b
better ffor staff
ff andd do
d the
h
job just as well
 Come visit us…
„ The Orchard Garden Hotel - 466 Bush Street,
Street
San Francisco
„ Orchard Hotel - 665 Bush Street,
Street San Francisco
„ Visit www.theorchardhotels.com or call toll-
toll-free
888--717
888 717--2881