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Are there health benefits of LEED?
Do LEED “certified green buildings” really help protect our health, or is the certification too limited? One report suggests we amend LEED standards to include direct benefits to human health.
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Beyond Copenhagen: Can this new hotel be ‘World’s Greenest’?
After hosting delegates for the COP15 conference last December, a new Copenhagen hotel is promising to be one of the world’s greenest – pouncing on the growing trend of hotel chains expanding their offerings outside of guest comfort alone.
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Element Hotels rolls out the green carpet for eco-savvy drivers
By the end of 2009, every Element Hotel property will have ChargePoint Charging Stations for electric vehicles, as well as preferred parking for electric cars and hybrids.
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The Vdara Hotel & Spa is open, and it’s spectacular!
The Las Vegas CityCenter’s official grand opening of the Vdara Hotel and Spa gave the public a good, first glance at the new sustainable-luxury recreation destination.
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How are Marriott’s green initiatives helping to save money?
Hotel giant Marriott International, Inc. is planning to expand its “green hotel” portoflio by 10-times its current size by introducing a “green hotel prototype” that will be LEED pre-certified.
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Las Vegas CityCenter’s holistic spa now taking reservations (or, ‘Why I need to go to Vegas’)
Sin City’s sustainable wonder, CityCenter, is unveiling its the intimate Vdara Health & Beauty -a “sensuous spa sanctuary” focused on holistic health and well being – on December 1, 2009.
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Sustainable and responsible travel by any other name: Vail Resorts hears an ‘ECHO’
Previously known as “Vail Resorts 360,” ECHO encompasses the company’s long-standing efforts in volunteerism, environmental stewardship and charitable contributions.
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Eco-friendly updates for California’s Bancroft Hotel
Located in Berkeley, California, boutique property The Bancroft Hotel has partnered with environmentally safe furniture refinishing company The Refinishing Touch to update furniture in a very green way as part of a large-scale renovation project.
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Las Vegas CityCenter earns LEED Gold 3-times over
CityCenter is a demonstration that a development can be both attractive and sustainable while providing exceptional entertainment and hospitality – blending nature and luxury throughout all design and construction solutions to achieve dramatic improvements in energy efficiency, water conservation, and occupant health and comfort.
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Chicago gets its first LEED certified hotel
The Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza has just become the Windy City’s first LEED certified lodging property, earning the prestigious LEED Gold Certification for Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Aloft Dallas Downtown debuts as company’s first re-use project
Situated in an 8-story historic railroad freight depot terminal that was once the heart of the city’s commercial district. The property boasts 193 spacious, loft-like rooms, accessible technology and a hip, social atmosphere.
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Germany goes super-green with new Hamburg ECO CITY rebirth
Germany’s Hamburg-Harburg Harbor will be home to a sustainable urban development project, “ECO CITY,” blending industry, entertainment and pedestrian life into one super green package. The CITY will be one of the only projects in the world seeking the highest level of environmental certification from three major green building rating systems, including LEED certification.
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Green limo service pulling up to Las Vegas CityCenter
Since its plans’ inception, the new Las Vegas CityCenter has been promising more and more sustainable features than we can even keep up with. Keeping stride, even getting to the property will be an innovation in green with a new fleet of compressed natural gas-powered stretch limousines (CNG).
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Element Hotels takes green on the road with Electric Car charging stations
Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ eco-chic Element brand has announced plans to install electric car charging stations at Element Lexington, allowing guests and travelers to locate an unoccupied charging station using Google Maps, then simply swipe a keycard, plug in and charge up their electric vehicles.
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How are LEED standards getting more energy-serious?
The newest version of LEED certification – Version 3 – takes advantage of new technologies and advancements in building science while prioritizing energy efficiency emissions, meaning a potential boom for businesses in the green lodging technology space.
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Charlottesville, VA kicks green tourism into high gear
Local tourism is getting a big, green push in Charlottesville, Virginia, with the launch of new tourism campaign “Green Goes First!”, challenging the local hospitality and tourism industry to join the state’s initiative to become certified Virginia Green businesses.
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Fancy, schmancy: Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte to be the company's first green property
Scheduled to open in October 2009, The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte will unveil a host of eco-friendly initiatives for the luxury lodging company, being its first environmentally-built hotel (and the first for greater Charlotte), designed to attain LEED Gold certification in two distinct categories.
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Arista becomes the first LEED-Certified hotel in Illinois
After a long evaluation process, Naperville, Illinois’ Hotel Arista has finally earned an official LEED certification almost a full year since its opening, becoming the state’s first hotel to ever achieve LEED status.
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Stimulus package explained: How it can help you go green
President Obama’s “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” presents a ground-breaking opportunity for America to re-emerge as an energy independent, environmentally sustainable and economic superpower. The question remains: How do we get there from here?
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Marriott in Downtown Portland aims for LEED Gold
Give Portland, Oregon yet another green travel nod: on May 27, the city’s downtown area got a new boost of green lodging vitality with the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott—Portland City Center. Inspired by the region’s natural settings, the hotel is striving to achieve LEED Gold status – a first for the Marriott Courtyard family.
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Giant sea turtles swimming up to safe haven in Panama 
New adventure travel site launches to help “Book the Adventure of a Lifetime” 
San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation 
Boeing helps Haiti rebuild, schools are top priority 
‘Freedom to Travel’: How will an ease on Cuba travel restrictions affect the industry? 
Sustainable hotel brand Adoba helps ‘Move America Forward’ with William Shatner 
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