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US Green Building Council's First Hotelier Member
9/25/2006
9/25/2006
Luxury Start-up Committed to a New Kind of Traveler Experience
Seattle, WA --Candela Hotels became the first hospitality industry member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in June of this year. The USGBC is a non-profit organization that certifies sustainable businesses, homes, hospitals, schools and neighborhoods, and is dedicated to expanding green building practices and education.
“Candela Hotels’ clean slate traveler-centric approach to hotel management and design extends beyond providing highly personalized and service-focused experience for travelers, it includes optimizing the environment in which guests and staff work and rest,” explained Tom Pigott, CEO and President of the new luxury hotel company, Candela Hotels, Inc. “Candela Hotels’ core values include a commitment to sustainability, which means the development of high performance buildings to LEED® Silver standards, or better, and ongoing environmentally-friendly hotel operational practices.”
Candela Hotels, Inc. has also made an internal commitment that ensures key company executives are LEED® Accredited Professionals (LEED AP), a ranking which is most often pursued by architects and engineers. Administered by the Green Building Certification Institute for the USGBC, LEED APs must have a demonstrated and thorough understanding of green building techniques, the LEED Green Building Rating System and the certification process.
Tom Pigott, together with Alphy Johnson, Candela Hotels’ Executive Vice President of Operations, achieved their LEED AP status in this month.
LEED Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED addresses all building types and emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies in five areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resources selection and indoor environmental quality.
Candela Hotels is the first truly traveler-centric luxury hotel company. Its clean slate approach analyzes every aspect of hotel design and operations to create a transformational guest experience that eliminates traveler pain points using innovation, personalization and sustainable design. Results of this traveler-centric principle include no tipping, personalized rooms, and a 26-hour stay.
Committed to sustainability and creating healthier environments in which to work, live and play, all Candela Hotels will be built to LEED® Silver standards or higher. For more information call 206-388-0980 or visit www.candelahotels.com
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Adrienne Sardelli
Candela Hotels
(206) 388-0980
adrienne@candelahotels.com
www.candelahotels.com
Seattle, WA --Candela Hotels became the first hospitality industry member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in June of this year. The USGBC is a non-profit organization that certifies sustainable businesses, homes, hospitals, schools and neighborhoods, and is dedicated to expanding green building practices and education.
“Candela Hotels’ clean slate traveler-centric approach to hotel management and design extends beyond providing highly personalized and service-focused experience for travelers, it includes optimizing the environment in which guests and staff work and rest,” explained Tom Pigott, CEO and President of the new luxury hotel company, Candela Hotels, Inc. “Candela Hotels’ core values include a commitment to sustainability, which means the development of high performance buildings to LEED® Silver standards, or better, and ongoing environmentally-friendly hotel operational practices.”
Candela Hotels, Inc. has also made an internal commitment that ensures key company executives are LEED® Accredited Professionals (LEED AP), a ranking which is most often pursued by architects and engineers. Administered by the Green Building Certification Institute for the USGBC, LEED APs must have a demonstrated and thorough understanding of green building techniques, the LEED Green Building Rating System and the certification process.
Tom Pigott, together with Alphy Johnson, Candela Hotels’ Executive Vice President of Operations, achieved their LEED AP status in this month.
LEED Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED addresses all building types and emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies in five areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resources selection and indoor environmental quality.
Candela Hotels is the first truly traveler-centric luxury hotel company. Its clean slate approach analyzes every aspect of hotel design and operations to create a transformational guest experience that eliminates traveler pain points using innovation, personalization and sustainable design. Results of this traveler-centric principle include no tipping, personalized rooms, and a 26-hour stay.
Committed to sustainability and creating healthier environments in which to work, live and play, all Candela Hotels will be built to LEED® Silver standards or higher. For more information call 206-388-0980 or visit www.candelahotels.com
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Adrienne Sardelli
Candela Hotels
(206) 388-0980
adrienne@candelahotels.com
www.candelahotels.com