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Ten years ago a business traveler looking for green lodging options would have to search long and hard for accommodations that offered in-room recycling, linen re-use programs, energy efficient light blubs, and water saving fixtures. Five years ago “certified green” hotels were tiny blips on the traveling public‘s radar.

The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) introduced the resin coding system in 1988 driven by growing communities and state-level mandates to decrease the volume of waste subject to tipping fees at landfills.

Whatever the driving force, energy efficiency will be an integral part of staying successful in this competitive business environment. The phrase, "going 'green' to make 'green'" holds true. Global Business Network (GBN) in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and with the help of twenty major U.S. company senior executives have identified a set of strategies that will help businesses act now to prepare for future energy-related risks.

Daylighting is defined as the practice of placing windows or other openings and reflective surfaces so that during the day natural light provides energy efficient lighting inside. So why would a hotel owner want to take on the challenge of using daylight to light their hotel?

Residence Inn by Marriott Gainesville I-75 – a 118-suites new hotel located three miles from University of Florida – is an exceptional new build on a restored EPA “brownfield” site. Having opened its doors just over one year ago after extensive restoration of the land that was once polluted but has been restored to pristine condition, the property has met EcoRooms & EcoSuites certification standards.

If there’s one document on the face of the earth that has frustrated and baffled people the most, it is probably the U.S. tax code. Trying to understand that mountain of legal-eseis enough to give even the most competent tax accountant a splitting headache.

It used to be that the only thing a business really had to worry about was profit and loss – the economic bottom line.

Deregulation of electricity and natural gas markets in Pennsylvania is giving residential and commercial consumers (including green hotels) the opportunity to choose their utility providers – and save big money on their energy costs as a result.

For a limited time only, Pineapple Hospitality is offering discounts of 50% or more on all Save Your World hotel guest amenities.

If you read any hospitality industry news, you’ve undoubtedly seen stories of green hotels that are saving big money by becoming more energy efficient. You might wonder how they do it.