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Case Study 2
THE HOTEL: Ramada Muscat Hotel
CERTIFICATION: Earthcheck
- We have guidelines from head office that we adhere to but we wanted to go an extra step.
- We wanted to be measured up against our competitors and peers.
- We wanted to see where we stood and discover ways to improve performance.
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The main changes?
- In Oman very few buildings were fitted with LED lights. We are currently at 75% LED and hope to be 100% soon.
- There are a substantial number of lights of all shapes and sizes in our hotel and not one of them was LED. To change them all was expensive and labour intensive. This links up with the Energy Management System (EMS). To see for ourselves and show to our owners what we are saving in the long run everything has to be measured and documented.
On-going initiatives?
- Linen and towel re-use programme.
- Energy-efficient lights and technology.
- Low-flow water devices and water recycling processes.
- Recycling what we can (as there are currently no facilities in Oman).
- Smoke-free public areas.
- Using paper only when we must and then to use recycled where possible.
- Purchasing local, organic food where possible as well as eco-friendly products with recorded MSDS documents.
- Community projects like beach clean ups, tree planting etc.
The future?
- We are still in the benchmarking phase of EarthCheck and hope to get certified at the end of the year.
- Looking for new ideas and concepts to help our hotel help the environment.
- Getting staff and community involved to turn the tide against indifference towards sustainability.
total time?
It’s almost been a year and we have still not cleared the backlog of what needs to be done, but this should be completed soon.
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