THE GREEN RESORT

Employ 2 full time environment & education officers.

Have Green Team to involve all department of the resort.
Offer Education Environment Talk to schools, government
agencies and promote No Plastic Campaign.
Provide Eco-Walk of 11/2 - 4 hours depending on who we take
on cost saving measures and thus save the Environment to
the guess public, and many local universities.
We have developed over 200 green practices. There is zero
waste water discharge using water plants to treat over
sewage.

TREND TO GO GREEN
Environment-friendly hotel operation
- future trend
- increasing governmental regulation
- greater proportion of green demanding guests
- ensure sustainable profit: Good business in the
long term. $ and cents!

Challenges of Going Green

Lack of information and awareness on environmental issue.

Lack of motivation.
Not much incentive from government to assist in going green.
Most environmental-friendly products are imported, thus high
cost and more effort needed in sourcing.
Many new green technology not yet introduced in Malaysia,
thus one need to be innovative and creative.
Ignorance and indifference.
Effort not well appreciated by certain guests.
Achieve international recognition.
Hotel is not designed right from the beginning.
Architect & engineers not knowledgeable in green/eco planning
and design.

SOLUTIONS
Raising awareness among management, staffs, local community
and guests.
Educating & training staffs on environmental practice.
Involve everyone in greening efforts.
Information sharing.
Having rewarding system for going green.
Think out of the box. Be creative and innovative.
Do things effectively and efficiently.
Redesign hotel involves reconstruction and $.
Discarding old plans and use new technology.
Educating all levels of people, i.e. schools, government, food
industry, hotel industry, travel industry, villagers and community
leaders, to be PARTNERS in making Langkawi Green.

Zero Waste Management

~ Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Rethink ~
Reduce Minimising the amount of the Earth's resources
that we use.
Reuse - Don't just bin it, could someone else make use of
it?
Recycle - Can the materials be made into something new?

Rethink paradigm shift

RECYCLING
Recycle
plywood
as DND
and
Please
Clean My
Room
signs

Recycle
wood
and trunk
as
signage
and
landmark

Recycle broken or
leftover slates to
make decorative
walkway

Recycle Assam tree

trunk as key chain

Recycle plywood to
make mail box and
guest comment box

Food Waste / Leftovers

Organic chicken and ducks
are feed well with our
leftovers
Again there is NO wastage.
Average 2kg/day of bread is
fed to the fishes.
Food waste was collected
from the restaurant to feed
the chicken and ducks at the
wetland
Average 30kg /day of food is
reused to feed.
For the month of July 2013
alone savings on animal
food is US 272.59

Reusing food waste as fertilizers

&
as poultry
feeds
FOR THE MONTH
OF JULY 2013
Food leftovers waste collected buried in ground as fertilizers
is 4606 kilos.
Food waste produce methane which is 21 times more toxic
than carbon dioxide.
Fish & chicken intestines 2067 kilos buried as fertilizers
Bread 489 kilos to feed the fish.
Rice 1,529 kilos to feed chicken, ducks & geese.
TOTAL = 8691 kilos

Recycling items sales

annually is US Dollar 1822.33

1.Paper
2.Plastic
3.Cans aluminum
4.Glass
5. Iron

Savings from organic food

production
Year

Quantity (kg)

Average
(kg)

Saving in
US Dollar

Average
Savings

2008

768.53

64.04

825.82

68.81

2009

1403.54

116.96

1286.36

108.41

2010

1542.50

128.54

1427.98

119.00

2011

1515.05

126.54

118.67

93.24

2012

2223.73

185.30

2094.68

174.64

ORGANIC PRODUCE MANGO

For the month of May 2013 alone organic mango
produce is US 907.46. It was mango season with 456
kilos of mangoes sent to the kitchen.
There are 31 mango trees around the resort bearing
fruit.
Since January 2013 till present another 40 mango
trees has been planted which will bear fruit in 2016.

ORGANIC PRODUCE
2012 -2013
Planted 40 Moringa trees, sugar cane, 60
papaya trees, 40 mango trees.
Planted more vegetables for E.g. mustard,
spinach, lady fingers, eggplant
Created herb garden.
Year 2013 will save more in kitchen operation
costs.

TREND TO GO GREEN
Repair &
Reuse of
Bathroom
Door

Decision

Cost/unit ( US)

Change to
new door

116.30

Repair
broken part

27.54

Difference
in cost

88.75
(76% saving)

As the bathroom door is exposed to humidity

and wetness, the bottom part will easily crack
or the surface area will peel off. Do not change
and replace them with a new door. Instead,
repair, refurbish and reuse them.

RECYCLING (LIGHTING)

No lighting is required
during the day as there is
flow of natural light into
the toilet.

Grass grown on roof to

cool rooms and this
reduces the use or speed
of air-conditioning.

WATER CONSERVATION
Objective:
- To achieve sustainability in water supply.
- To reduce dependency on government-supplied treated
water.
Save water, save the planet
- Make every drop count

WATER STORAGE TANKS

101 water tanks all over the resorts.

Rain water from these tanks is piped to taps all over the
resort for public area cleaning and water the plants.

WATER STORAGE AC WATER

There are 70 recycled containers
used to harvest water from airconditioners
Harvested AC water is used for
gardening applications

Maintenance office decorated

their entrance with water feature
using air-conditioner water.

WATER STORAGE AT FISH POND

Rain water at the fish pond. The pond also assist in

harvesting rain water. Excessive rain water from the road
and pond will flow into storage compartment in front of the
pond. It can store 10,712 litres of water.

Ways to Conserve Water

Sprinkle watering
system for irrigation
to save water
usage.

Watering at suitable
time early morning
and late evening to
prevent water
wastage from
evaporation.

Water tanks for

harvesting rain water.

Average Monthly Per Room Water

Consumption (m3) since 2006 - 2012
4
3

3.62
2.7

2.61

2.36

2.54

2.27

1.46

1
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Average Monthly Per Room

Water
Consumption (m3) since 2006 2012

RAINWATER FOR FLUSHING TOILET

Rain water is
harvested from roof
of the Restaurant
and is channeled to
water tank located
at public toilet for
its toilet flushing.

WASTE WATER GARDEN

We have set aside a natural wetland at our

resort and created a garden setting.
Our wetland serves for two purposes:
1. Attracting wildlife such as cattle egret,
water hen and water monitor lizard. Other
animals found in wetland are tortoise,
terrapin and giant catfish.
2. Wetland sewage system: After sewage
water is being treated at septic tanks, the
gray water is being channeled to the
wetland where the aquatic plants such as
water hyacinth and water spinach will
further treating the gray water by absorbing
phosphate, ammonia and urea from the
gray water.

Wetland sewage system:

sewage water
septic tank
wetland Aquatic plants such as water
hyacinth and water spinach will
further treat the grey water by
absorbing phosphate, ammonia and
urea from the grey water.

Wetland
Waste water garden
Grey water from wetland is being
channeled to the ground of waste
water garden (underground drip
system), allowing us to grow fruits
and vegetables and reducing the
need of treated water for irrigation.

ENERGY CONSERVATION

All electrical appliance

in room including fridge
are switched off when
room is vacant.

Solar panel for water

heating. Boiler no
longer being used.

The policy on energy conservation i.e train and

educate staffs on methods to save energy. For
example, security staffs assist in switching off
compound lighting at dawn and housekeeping
staffs assist in switching off unnecessary switch
and electrical appliance after room cleaning.

Switch off unnecessary

electrical appliance in
office and resort
compound.

Using energysaving bulbs.

SAVING FROM ENERGY-SAVING COMPLIANCE

Previously: 4 boilers for supplying hot
shower for rooms.
Now: solar panel for water heating.

Each boiler has 3 elements (3 kWh per

element).
4 boiler x 3 elements = 12 elements
12 elements x 3kWh = 36 kWh (36,000 Wh)
Save US 4.50/ hour of usage.

SAVING FROM ENERGY-SAVING

COMPLIANCE (CONT.)
338 nos 8-watt energy-saving bulbs replacing 40-watt bulbs (for

lightings at rooms, public toilets, restaurant &

staff quarters).

30 nos 11-watt bulbs replacing 40 or 80-watt bulbs (for

garden/compound lighting).

Saving: 12,286 watt = 12.286 kWh

Assuming usage per day is 8 hrs, (charges/unit

0.408)

= RM

able to save US 12.24/day ; US 367.99/month

In the process of changing use of conventional bulbs to energysaving bulbs. Will be able to save more once completed.

ENERGY SAVING
Energy went up in 2007 and 2010 due to construction of new rooms and
construction of swimming pool and gym respectively.
Average monthly energy consumption per room is steadily decreasing.
About 33% reduction in consumption since 2006.

Average Monthly Per Room Energy

Consumption
(kWh) since 2006 - 2012
80
70

70.42
61.28

60

50.42

50

49.88
43.2

41.0

40.0

2011

2012

40
30
20
10
0
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Average Monthly
Per
Room Energy
Consumption (kWh)

GREENERIES
Trees

Green cover
- help preventing soil erosion
- help reducing heat
generated from sunlight
reflection at beach area.

Morning glory

There are 283 big trees in

the resort. These trees
provide shade, help to
cool the room and
reduce use of airconditioning.

Green week in Frangipani

Foot reflexology path

Wildlife

Natural air ventilation

at restaurant

Planting a tree at
our resort to offset
carbon emission

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM

Raising awareness among school children.

Exhibition to promote green

practices and environmental
awareness to local
communities

Sharing and educating other

hotels on Green Practices

gREEN wEEK (2 TIMES A YEAR)

CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
Eco-walk to public, university students, etc
No Plastic campaign to reduce plastic pollution.
Used cooking oil campaign to reduce water
pollution.
Collaborate with Rotary Club International Langkawi
branch for environment projects.
Sponsor English tuition class for year 6 students.

ECO-WALK to create awareness on green

practices in The Frangipani Langkawi

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Taylor's University
- Adjunct Professor-Events (January 2011 - December 2013) University Utara Malaysia
- Adjunct Professor, UUM College of Arts and Sciences( Honorary Masters in Sustainability) (July 2010 - July 2014)
- Adjunct Fellow, Faculty of Tourism & Hospitality Management (October 2006 - October 2008
Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA)
-past Secretary-Treasurer
- Audit & Finance Committee
-Chair, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
International Congress & Convention Association(ICCA) Past positions held
- Chair, Asia Pacific Chapter (2001 2009)
- Vice Chair, Asia Pacific Chapter (2000)
- 1st Vice President (Nov 2008 Nov 2009)
- 2nd Vice President (Nov 2007 Nov 2008)
- 3rd Vice President (Nov 2006 Nov 2007)
- Board of Director: Asia Pacific Representative (Nov 2005 Nov 2006)
Malaysian Hotel Owners Association- (MAHO) -Board member
Founding President-UNGC-United Nation Global Compact Malaysia

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Group Managing Director

Frangipani Hotels & Resorts
- The Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa
Honorary Consul, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire to Malaysia
Asian Overland Services Tours & Travel Sdn Bhd
AOS Conventions & Events Sdn Bhd

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