Green Hotels in Pasadena California - The Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena

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The Langham Huntington, Pasadena Sustainability Achievements • EarthCheck Silver Certified – 2011, 2012 & 2013 • EarthCheck Bronze Benchmarked – 2010 • Environmental Policy in place and displayed in Hotel lobby and employee areas • Extensive recycling initiatives to include metals, paper, plastics, glass, greens, cardboard, grease, batteries, paint, wine corks and construction debris • Linen reuse program in guest rooms for towels and bedsheets • Paperless check-in and check-out process • Bottle-less water dispensers throughout the Hotel • Waterless urinals in public area bathrooms, saving 40,000 gallons of water per year, per urinal • Exit signs feature LED lights – saving 10-20 watts per fixture • Eco-friendly laundry & housekeeping detergent supplies • Eco-friendly hazardous waste disposal • State-of-the-art, satellite controlled sprinkler timers and low-flow heads, using 30% less water • Hotel newspaper delivery without plastic bags – saving 100,000 plastic bags per year • Cooling tower upgrade to energy efficient type with “quiet fan” technology to help reduce noise pollution • Hotel purchases locally grown, sustainable food products and retail items • 100% electric vehicles used on property • Sensor timers for exterior lighting and ice machine rooms • Delivery trucks and guest vehicles not idled when not in use • Digital thermostats in guest rooms • Trash monitor for large hotel compactor eliminates unnecessary pickups • Staff training program to educate about ways to “live green” • Donation of un-served food to local homeless shelter • Hotel utilizes 100% post-consumer paper for internal printing • On property Herb and Vegetable Garden provides restaurants and bar with fresh, organic herbs and vegetables • Energy efficient hi-capacity commercial washing machines installed to save 5% energy per year • 100% carbon dry cleaning process utilized for guest clothing and employee uniforms • Hotel participation in global sustainability events such as Earth Hour, Earth Day and World Food Day to increase awareness among hotel guests, employees and local community



Langham Hospitality Group’s Sustainability Goals & Achievements • Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) pledges to comply with applicable environmental regulatory requirements at national and international levels, including minimizing energy and water consumption as well as waste disposal • LHG protects the ecological environment and surroundings, reports and benchmarks its environmental performance and promotes a sustainable lifestyle to colleagues and guests • LHG partners with EC3 Global EarthCheck Program to undertake independent auditing, monitoring and benchmarking exercises • The Langham, Auckland is EarthCheck Gold Certified • Langham Hotels in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne and Pasadena are EarthCheck Silver Certified