As consumers become more environmentally and socially aware about the choices they make so hoteliers are responding by creating eco-aware hotel interiors that they hope will attract a new generation of responsible guests

1. SUSTAINABILITY IN
INTERIOR DESIGN
Increase Function, Not Footprints

2. As consumers become more environmentally and socially aware
about the choices they make so hoteliers are responding by
creating eco-aware hotel interiors that they hope will attract a
new generation of responsible guests

3. PRINCIPLES
OF SUSTAINABLE
ARCHITECTURE
Small
is
beaut
iful
Heat
with
the
sun
Let
natur
e cool
food
Energ
y
efficie
nt
Cons
erve
water
Use
of
local
mater
ials
Use
of
natur
al
mater
Save
the
forest
s
Recyc
le
mater
ials
Built
to
last
Grow
your
food
Share
facilit
ies

4. Ensure
that the
goods and
services
acquired
by the
supplier
are
sustainabl
e all the
way
through its
supply
chain, and
that the
Ask
whether
they
operate a
scheme
that allows
you to
return the
products
back to
them for
reuse or
recycling if
necessary.
Make sure
they
contain
zero or low
volatile
organic
compound
s (VOC)-
emitting
adhesives,
stains,
finishes
and
sealants.
Check that
it is made
according
to the
cradle-to-
grave
concept.
Ask
whether it
has
“green”
certificatio
n, such as
the
internation
al FSC or
IGBC
certificate
Heavy
metals,
such as
chrome,
are used in
convention
al tanning
of leather,
polluting
and
contamina
ting air
and water.
Look out
for leather
that has
incorporat
ed natural
vegetable
products
and waxes
in its
tanning
process.
US-based
Eco-Hides
uses the
natural

5.  Whether purchasing tables and
chairs, sofas or desks, headboards or
wardrobes, go to suppliers who use
renewable, recycled or reclaimed
materials for their furniture as well
as practicing “green” policies in their
manufacture and delivery.
 Bühler Hospitality, a manufacturer of
wood furniture for hotels, recycles all
wood cut-offs and sawdust into
particle board at a local plant.
 The Canadian company also
minimizes spraying by hand-finishing
its products with stains that are lead-
free and formaldehyde-free, and
blanket-wraps furniture instead of
using boxes, allowing more products
to fit into containers and reducing
cardboard usage and shipping miles.
 US-based Kimball Hospitality has the
FSC Chain-of-Custody (COC)
certification, which provides a
guarantee to hoteliers that any of its
FSC-certified furniture meets
stringent environmental, social and
economic standards.

6. ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
GREEN ROOF SOLAR SHINGLES COB HOUSES RAINWATER
HARVESTING
SHIPPING CONTAINER
BUILDING

7. Green Roof
• A green roof can lower the temperature in
your house, improve local air quality and
help add green space in urban areas where
concrete is the major material.
• Green roofs can be as simple as a couple of
types of ground cover or include a
beautiful mix of moss, succulents, ground
cover, and even herbs and plants.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

8. Solar shingles
• Solar panels are an excellent way to save
energy and reduce energy bills.
• Solar shingles are a bit pricier to install
than traditional solar panels, since they
not only help power the building, but
they're actually roof shingles.

9. Cob houses
• Cob is an ancient building material that's
basically wet earth and straw mixed
together and rolled into loaf-sized pieces or
cobs. The mixture is very similar to clay, and
what makes cob houses unique and
beautiful is the organic shape.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

10. Rainwater harvesting
• The basic idea behind a rainwater harvesting
system is to capture water to irrigate your
garden and sometimes to use in the home.
• To install any sort of rainwater harvesting
system, it's important to check local laws
first. Some areas don't allow any rainwater
harvesting.

11. Shipping container buildings
• Like with cob houses, shipping container buildings
address the high impact associated with traditional
building materials.
• Instead of using new materials that have to be
manufactured, shipping container homes reclaim old
shipping crates and use them to create prefabricated
structures. Shipping crates can be stacked vertically or
lined up side-by-side to create residential or
commercial buildings.