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CH News Bulletin Tuesday 19th November 2013

Tuesday 19th November 2013

The Savoy is crowned GreenHotel of Europe CH and Veoliacombine to produce asuccessful workshop and itrsquosa hard wind that wreaks havocin the Philippines

The Savoy Storms To A European Award

Itrsquos been quite a year for the Savoy They have burst through the

award barrier and collected a plethora of trophies We heartily

congratulate them on their latest achievement ndash The Green Hotel

of the Year in the European Hospitality Awards They are the

shining example of luxury brand hotel shouting their sustainable

ethos from the rooftops destroying the myth that luxury and

sustainability constitutes an oxymoron To Debra Patterson and

her team of Greens we are very proud to have you as members

One Of Many

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If you were lucky enough to attend the workshop last Thursday

you donrsquot need me to tell you it was a great success Much was

learnt and it was most informative to see what happens to hotel

waste after it leaves a hotelrsquos care Do you labour under the

impression everything is just dandy Well herersquos what

happened

Veoliarsquos Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility

(IWMF) hosted the VeoliaCH Workshop on ldquoWaste

Management Strategies For Hoteliersrdquo The event was a proof

to the fact that the hospitality business is proactive considerate

and open for industry collaboration

Veoliarsquos team of professionals gave the participants an insight to

Food Waste Technology whereas Considerate Hoteliers focused

the lens to the tools needed to build a waste strategy and best

practices Clare Wright Director of Procurement Environment

and Sustainability for the Lancaster London a Considerate

Hotelier Award Winner delivered yet another brilliant presentation

and guided the participants through the long-term sustainability

journey of the hotel A very intriguing part of the half-day event

was the Southwark IWMF tour It allowed the attendees to

observe mechanical and biological treatment of waste and

witness how Veolia meet their objective ldquoCapture any recyclables

in the residual waste and produce secondary fuels which can

replace wood and coalrdquo No doubt the workshop was a success

The good news - it was just the first of many to come All the

presentations from the day have been uploaded onto our website

in the Members Area under CH Talks Stay tuned

Can Small Really Be Beautiful

Imagine sleeping inside a sculpture right in the heart of a busy

city square Naturally said sculpture would have an inviting

interior and come with an entrance bedroom and bathroom

Sounds like heaven ndash or a far-fetched dream Recently

Portuguese sculptor and industrial designer Gabriela Gomes

created all this and more with her experimental housing project

Shelter ByGG

A cross between architecture design and sculpture the bright

red object resembles a sculpture at first glance but closer

inspection reveals it to be a bona fide living space Built from non-

polluting recycled materials and drawing energy from attached

solar panels the self-contained sustainable unit can be installed

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pretty much anywhere

Like a tiny travelling cocoon Shelter ByGG treats visitors to an

innovative and unexpected take on everyday accommodation and

questions the prevalent and accepted dichotomy of public and

private or interior and exterior

News From The Shires

The Alexandra Hotel in Lyme Regis suggests that life outside

the metropolitan areas is far from mundane when it comes to

being considerate Tom McGuire of The Alexandra Hotel relates

Our electric car charging station has proven popular with people

passing through Lyme and staying We also have an active

vegetable garden thanks to our gardener Richard which supplies a

lot of our fresh fruit vegetables and green salads This saves on

packaging and transport from suppliers Our guests are

encouraged to recycle their rubbish items and often hand items

into reception or housekeeping to be recycled We get good

feedback and ideas from our guests on how to maintain our green

footprint or improve it through guest feedback forms on departure

The obvious light sensors that switch on when guests walk past

and eco water systems for controlling water for flushing toilets all

add an interest factor and are noticed and commented on

The Winds Appears To Blow Hardest In The Far East

We have all been devastated by the appalling damage and loss of

life that has happened in the Philippines The cry inevitably goes

up ndash climate changeglobal warming Research shows that

cyclonic activity has not changed much in living memory and

there would appear to be no worse storms now than in times gone

by What is certain is that as the seas have warmed up water

levels have risen so therefore the waves are bigger and more

damaging as a result There is a need to build stronger

infrastructure and buildings ones that can withstand what nature

chooses to throw at us The storms will continue to blow but we

can lessen their impact by creating richer economies who can in

turn build stronger foundations to their buildings and their

communities Itrsquos a long journey and in the meantime we must do

what we can to help the people of the Philippines

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The Considerate Hotel Of The Year 2014 Is About ToBe Launched

Watch this space for news and details of how you can enter plus

new categories are being added for your edification

Finally

Keep an eye on the CH website for the latest news Contribute and trumpet your own news ndash we

would love to hear from you Our aim is to make the CH website a pleasure to read for all the right

reasons That objective can be best achieved by all members contributing whatever and whenever

they can Many thanks

Aide Memoir ndash Add CH to press release distribution

Donrsquot forget to share this with your colleagues ndash please

John Firrell

jfirrellconsideratehotelierscom

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