Greening Your Hotel Renovation Challenges & Opportunities

1. Greening Your Hotel RenovationChallenges & Opportunities Craig Nicholson, LEED AP Director of Sustainable Development Ajax Consulting Services, LLC

2. “Sustainability is not a product but an ongoing process with no endpoint.” -Peter Bardaglio, Ithaca College Environment SUSTAINABLE Social Economic Bearable Viable Equitable

3. Critical Components to Sustainable Hotel Renovations: • Energy Efficiency • -Install high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment • -Install high-efficiency lights and appliances • Water Conservation • -Install water-efficient equipment • Indoor Air Quality • -Use low VOC finishes and adhesives • -Properly commission air handling equipment • -Thermal comfort • -Lighting Control • Materials • -Utilize sustainably harvested wood • -Utilize rapidly renewable materials • -Use durable products and materials • -Buy locally • -Reuse and Recycle

4. Integrated Design is the Key to Success! • Owner • Operator (GM, Engineering Staff, Green Team, etc.) • Interior designer • Architect • Owner’s Rep/Project Manager • Engineers & Consultants • Mechanical • Electrical • Lighting • AV • General Contractor • Purchasing Agent

5. What Metrics (if any) will be used? • US EPA Energy Star • Green Seal • USGBC LEED Standards • State and Local Standards • Industry Standards

6. USGBC LEED CI -Sustainable Sites -Water Efficiency -Energy and Atmosphere -Materials and Resources -Indoor Environmental Quality -Innovation in Design -Regional Priority

7. CASE STUDIES HYATT HARBORSIDE ● WESTIN COPLEY PLACE HOTEL SAX CHICAGO

8. HYATT HARBORSIDE Materials Demolition Lighting Indoor Air Quality

9. Hyatt Harborside – Project Highlights • Scope of Work: Ballroom and Meeting Room Renovation • Sustainable Design Features: • Lighting • -Converted previous incandescent and halogen lighting to • compact fluorescent • -Considering LEDs for ballroom chandeliers • Carpet and Carpet Base • -CRI Green Label Plus certified carpet (80% rapidly renewable) • -GreenGuard Certified Carpet Pad from Healthier Choice (Low VOC) • Acoustical Ceiling Tile contains 70% recycled product • Recycled over 10,000 Pounds of demolition materials • Regional Materials • -Lighting manufactured within 500-miles of hotel • Upholstered goods are GreenGuard Certified • -Benches • -Banquet Seating

10. THE WESTIN – COPLEY PLACE Working alongside the Westin Staff, we continue to pursue options for increasing the energy efficiency, conservation of water, and the careful selection of building materials that are durable and sustainable.

11. Westin Copley – Project Highlights • Scope of Work: Meeting Rooms, Ballrooms, Bar 10 and 10H • Future Guestroom Renovation • Sustainable Design Features: • Lighting • -Converted previous incandescent and halogen lighting to • compact fluorescent • -Considering use of LEDs to replace MR16s in Public Areas • Acoustical Ceiling Tile contains recycled product • Energy Efficiency • -Installation of window film to reduce solar heat gain • -Occupancy sensors in guestrooms for HVAC controls • Regional Materials • -Decorative chandeliers manufactured in Charlestown • Water efficient fixtures • -Installed waterless urinals in public restroom • -Evaluating options to replace toilets in guestrooms

12. HOTEL SAX - CHICAGO Images Courtesy of Hotel Sax

13. HOTEL SAX - CHICAGO Materials Installation of Local Art Low VOC Finishes and Materials Carpet Tile saves time and material Images Courtesy of Hotel Sax

14. HOTEL SAX - CHICAGO LED Lighting Occupancy Sensors and Advanced Lighting Control Lighting Cold Cathode Lighting Images Courtesy of Hotel Sax

15. HOTEL SAX - CHICAGO Materials Low Flow Showerheads and Faucets Reconstituted Wood Veneers Lighting Efficient Lighting Images Courtesy of Hotel Sax

16. Hotel Sax - Additional Project Highlights: Energy Economizers on Kitchen Equipment Low flow faucets, Touchless Faucets, and Water Conserving Toilets Occupancy Sensors in back of house areas and restrooms Energy Star rated TVs Going Forward: Evaluating LED replacements for Approximately 450 MR-16’s (2 Year Simple Payback) Implemention of SebastaBlomberg Recommendations: -VFDs on HVAC Equipment -Occupancy Sensors in Guestrooms

17. Lessons Learned: • The greenest materials are those never made • Accurate take offs are a must! • Be realistic with attic stock requirements • Compact fluorescent lighting poses challenges • Disposal (mercury) • Use in ballrooms creates challenges with dimming • Guinea Pig Factor • New technology = New challenges • It’s great to be the First Mover when things work well • but when they don’t… • When the renovation is complete keep innovating! • This is an on-going process – new products are emerging daily.

18. Resources: Building Green – Green Product Listing http://www.buildinggreen.com Natural Step http://www.naturalstep.org Healthy Building Network http://www.healthybuilding.net Green Seal http://www.greenseal.org USGBC http://www.usgbc.org Energy Star http://www.energystar.gov

19. Contact Information Craig Nicholson, LEED AP Director of Sustainable Development Ajax Consulting Services, LLC 21 Worthen Road, Ste. 102 Lexington, MA 02421 Telephone: 781-618-3322 Email: cnicholson@ajaxpartners.com http://www.ajaxpartners.com