Posted by at Jul 10th, 2008 in Green Design
MAUI, HAWAII—Starwood Vacation Ownership, a division of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, announced plans to expand its portfolio of resorts in Hawaii with the development of a vacation ownership resort on Maui. The new…
Posted by Editor at Jun 17th, 2008 in Green Design
ANN ARBOR, MICH.—The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) International and NSF International (NSF) recently announced that a new Business and Institutional Furniture Sustainability Standard is ready for NSF’s consensus ballot process and the…
Posted by Editor at Jun 16th, 2008 in Green Design
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA.— Thayer Lodging Group CEO Leland C. Pillsbury broke ground here recently on a project that will introduce Florida’s first LEED-certified, PURE-designated conference center that will be approved by The International Association…
Posted by Editor at Jun 10th, 2008 in Green Design
STAR ISLAND, BAHAMAS—There have been many changes in the few years since “travel†and “sustainable†first appeared in the same sentence. Emerging technologies coupled with mounting consumer demand have given us thousands of green travel…
Posted by Editor at Jun 2nd, 2008 in Green Design
DUBAI, U.A.E.—Zabeel Properties unveiled details of a new five-star landmark hotel and leisure development for Dubai. The Dubai-based luxury developer also confirmed the appointment of innovative LA-based architecture firm, GRAFT, whose team of design consultants…
Posted by Editor at Apr 21st, 2008 in Green Design
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced that its newest brand, ELEMENT hotels, will require all hotels brand-wide to pursue the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED certification. With its first hotel debuting…
