 BEPI Article Recap:
San Francisco, CA, March 31, 2010 - Crowning an industry-leading, employee-driven green program, the four-diamond W San Francisco made history this week by earning the first LEED certification of an existing building belonging to a major hotel brand.
With its Silver LEED certification, W San Francisco becomes merely the seventh hotel in the United States to receive the recognition for an existing building.
"For our guests, the green experience at W San Francisco is a seamless part of their overall W experience, which is extremely gratifying for us," said Michael Pace, W San Francisco's General Manager, and a sought-after speaker on green business practices. "W San Francisco is a leader in the area of sustainability and green practices for W Hotels Worldwide. Green has become part of modern living and is anticipated by our guests, who can feel our team's true passion for green practices, which are infused in everything we do, everyday."
Certified by the state of California as a green business, W San Francisco began its green program in 2007 with the passion of employees helping launch it. W San Francisco also won a 2008 "Good Earthkeeping" award, recognizing environmental leadership, from the California Hotel & Lodging Association.
W San Francisco's LEED certification means another milestone for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), the hotel's parent company, adding to their portfolio of four new construction (LEED-NC) properties to obtain the coveted designation. Worldwide, Starwood has a total of 67 hotels that are either LEED certified or registered for or pursuing LEED certification.
LEED is an internationally recognized, third-party certification for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.
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Mentioned:
Carbon Offsets: Yes
Green Building:Yes
Energy Technology:
HVAC Technologies
Emerging Technologies
Energy Conservation
Property:
W San Francisco
San Francisco
LEED Building:Yes
Energy Star Cert.:No
Corporations:
W San Francisco
People:
Michael Pace
General Manager
W San Francisco
BEPI Published Date: April 08, 2010
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