The Langham Huntington, Pasadena Sustainability Achievements
• EarthCheck Silver Certified – 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014
• 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 (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