Paramount Cares™: PLA Holiday Advocacy

Paramount™ Cares It's the Season of Giving! Paramount Lodging Advisors donated $300,000 worth of artwork to four (4) Regional Hospitals in Canada. Paramount Lodging Advisors also hosted a 5K Benefit Run in July and donated funds to Integrative Touch for Kids. Please support our Holiday Advocacy. Share your blessings this Holiday Season. Click on the Organizations below to make a donation.

GREENovation: Nine (9) Ways to be Green in 2009

02/06/09 Filed in: Paramount™ Cares: GREENovation

Four Seasons has engaged in $200,000 worth
of energy retrofit projects. They are expecting
that all energy improvements in the hotel
will result in $400,000 worth of annual savings
in heat, light and power.

Nine (9) Ways to be Green in 2009
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“70 percent of green house gas emissions in Chicago result from energy use in buildings. With its 24 hour operations, the hotel industry can be quite carbon intensive. As a result, hotels can play an important role in environmental leadership by reducing emissions while providing tourists and visitors with world-class accommodations.”
- US Department of Energy

1. Buy local.

2. Adjust those Sprinklers.

3. Consider a “greener” key card.

4. Bring back the silverware …or ceramics.

5. Keep Recycling.

6. Conserve heat by FLOOR-losure.

7. Take the bulbs out when you can.

8. Remember 74.

9. Retrofit.

GREENovation: Sustainable Development

02/06/09 Filed in: Paramount™ Cares: GREENovation

Sustainable Development
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“Hotel owners can begin the process of going green through sustainable design and construction. Many steps can be taken while building or renovating a hotel that will help the environment and also enhance value. Green hotels can bring costs down and make guests, owners, and employees happier. Currently, a truly green hotel will probably have higher construction costs, but it is likely to create savings in the long run.”

- Henrique Kempenich, LEED AP®
Jonathan Nehmer + Associates

GREENovation: Top 5 Environmental Actions Business Travelers Expect to find in Lodging Facilities

02/06/09 Filed in: Paramount™ Cares: GREENovation

Top 5 Environmental Actions Business Travelers Expect to find
in Lodging Facilities
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1. Recycling
2. Energy Efficient Lighting
3. Energy Efficient Windows
4. Linen and Towel Re-use Cards.
5. Environmentally Safe Cleaning Product

"Over 75% of lodging properties in the U. S. have a program in place. If you consider wear and tear on the linens you can quickly see why this is so appealing from an economic perspective especially in an industry that also has staffing issues: The payback period for this initiative is less than one day, the cost of a printed card is around 75 cents, [and] not changing the sheets one time saves approximately $1.50 when you consider the labor, the chemicals, water, energy, and effluent costs."

- Ray Burger on Linen and Towel Re-use Cards
President, Pineapple Hospitality

Paramount Lodging Advisors supports eco-friendly initiatives thru the GREENovation campaign

02/06/09 Filed in: Paramount™ Cares: GREENovation

What is GREENovation?

GREENovation is a series of articles featured on the Paramount Quarterly, the official newsletter of Paramount Lodging Advisors, that discusses ideas on how hotel owners and operators can participate in eco-friendly initiatives in their daily operations.

Paramount launched its first article for GREENovation on the 3rd Quarter issue.

Paramount Lodging Advisors' 5K Benefit Run in Phoenix, AZ - September 2008

26/09/08 Filed in: Paramount™ Cares: 5K Benefit Run

After the success of the 5K Benefit Run in Chicago, IL in July, Paramount Lodging Advisors brings the good deed to Phoenix, AZ.

Paramount Lodging Advisors' 5K Benefit Run in Chicago, IL - July 2008

16/07/08 Filed in: Paramount™ Cares: 5K Benefit Run

On July 15, 2008, Paramount Lodging Advisors hosted a 5K Benefit run. This took place at the stretch of Ohio Street Beach at Chicago, IL from 6:30 am to 7:00 am.

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