Planting Our Roots for a Greener Future
Explore the fast-growing forest of Doubletree hotels and resorts that are being certified by some of the most respected green lodging certifications programs around the world.
State Green Lodging Programs / Energy Star / Green Seal /
Canada HAC Green Key / Costa Rica CST / Green Hotels Association /
Doubletree Environmental CARE Award
Doubletree hotels and resorts across the United States are quickly aligning their business practices to meet the standards of their respective State Green Lodging Programs. We are proud to share that the following Doubletree hotels are currently official Green Lodging Program members of their respective states, along with links to each state green lodging program website.
CALIFORNIA
For more information on the California Green Lodging Program,
please visit http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/EPP/GreenLodging/
FLORIDA
For more information on the Florida Green Lodging Program,
please visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/greenlodging/
MICHIGAN
For more information on Green Lodging Michigan,
please visit http://www.michigan.gov/greenlodging/
VIRGINIA
For more information on Virginia Green Lodging,
please visit https://www.deq.virginia.gov/p2/lodging/
Each of these Energy Star certified hotels underwent an application process and audit by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and has been deemed to be using significantly less energy than average buildings, while still providing quality service and comfort to their customers and employees. There have been preliminary discussions within various federal government organizations to begin business preference towards hotels that have Energy Star certifications.
MASSACHUSETTS
NEVADA
For more information on Energy Star,
please visit http://www.energystar.gov.
Green Seal, an independent, nonprofit environmental standard setting and certification organization, certifies hotels as "green" based on a very stringent list of environmentally protective policies. This list includes state regulatory compliance, as well as specific requirements such as waste minimization; refuse and recycling; water and energy efficiency; and conservation management. Since 1995, Green Seal has partnered with the lodging industry, the nation's second largest employer, to promote environmentally responsible products and practices within lodging properties. Green Seal enacted the GS-33 Lodging Certification Program to help travelers, meeting planners, and government and corporate travel buyers identify environmentally responsible lodging properties.
OREGON
WASHINGTON
For more information on Green Seal,
please visit http://www.greenseal.org.
The Hotel Association of Canada's (HAC) Green Key Eco-Rating Program is a graduated rating system designed to recognize hotels, and resorts that are committed to improving their fiscal and environmental performance. Based on the results of a comprehensive environmental audit, hoteliers are given guidance on how to "unlock" opportunities to reduce operating costs and environmental impacts through reduced utility consumption, employee training, and supply chain management.
ONTARIO
For more information on the Green Key,
please visit http://www.hacgreenhotels.com.
The Certification in Sustainable Tourism Program - CST - is a product of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). CST was designed to differentiate tourism sector businesses based on the degree to which they comply with a sustainable model of natural, cultural, and social resource management.
COSTA RICA
For more information on the Costa Rica CST program,
please visit http://www.turismo-sostenible.co.cr.
The main mission of the Green Hotels Association® is to bring together hotels interested in environmental issues. Members receive a very comprehensive 135 page Guidelines and Ideas with standard practices and techniques on how to improve sustainability practices in an everyday hotel business environment.
NEW YORK
For more information on the Green Hotels Association,
please visit http://www.green hotels.com.
In 2007, Doubletree Hotels awarded its first Environmental CARE Award. Award recipients are evaluated and selected on an annual basis from the brand's collection of nearly 200 hotels worldwide. The Doubletree Environmental CARE Award is presented to one hotel that demonstrates an outstanding commitment to implementing and demonstrating sustainability and environmental outreach efforts that impact their guests as well as the local community.
OREGON
