Part 3: Sustainable Hotel MNGT

Question 1

Main areas of negative impacts in Hotels

Answer 1

Waste: food, Paper/Glass/Plastic
Water: Blackwater, Greywater
Energy: Kitchen facilities, Heating/Coolings, Lighting

** Note: Guests have a higher ecological footprint on holiday than at home **
** Note: the hotel owner is not always the one operating the hotel **

Question 2

3 Principles sustainable hotel mngt

Answer 2

3 Principles: Reduce, reside, recycle

Question 3

5 Approaches to reduce Ecological footprint when building a hotel

Answer 3

1. Persevering local vegetation/lanscape
2. Consider effect of the sun
3. Maximize natural lighting
4. Make use of the stack effect
5. Use sustainable construction material

Question 4

6 areas of impact in sustainable hotel mngt

Answer 4

6 Areas of impact
Main areas: Waste reduction, Water consumption, Energy consumption
Secondary areas: Landscape/architecture, Carbon emissions, Social enviro