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ITCs Hotel Royal Gardenia becomes the worlds largest LEED Platinum rated Green Hotel -- first Presented by; Hotel in Ankit Kumar (TD- VI) India to achieve this recognition
ITC Gardenia embodies the splendors of Nature. This 5 star hotel in Bengaluru was built as a tribute to the beautiful city of Bengaluru, and inspired from the magnificent gardens of the City. The hotel, which opened in October 2009, took a holistic approach to sustainability deploying green practices in all areas including air conditioning, thermal engineering, energy efficient lighting, water.
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their every interaction with the environment. And with the use of sensible technologies, they do their best to make green go greener.
is "Forward to Green, Back to Nature". 'Forward to green' highlights the environment friendly practices such as Energy Efficiency, Zero Solid Waste management, Green Banqueting and more. Back to nature brings about those aspects of the hotel that amalgamates with nature.
of ITC royal gardenia is its design. All his systems are integrated in a way so that they can function as naturally as possible. y Allows a column of glare-free natural light to form in the heart of the building, thereby reducing the use of artificial light.
shade, preventing too much heat from entering the structure, and the cooling effect is supported moreover by the discreet bodies of water placed in front of the building. y In every aspect of the building, the design is integrative. The water in our water closets, for example, is 100% recycled through our sewage treatment facility.
affects the temperature and quality of air, which in turn affects the use of air-conditioning , which in turn affects the total amount of energy used by the building. Whether it is systems that regulate Air quality, or water distribution, or energy conservation,
ITC royal gardenia, therefore, is water efficient in the most holistic way possible. We harvest 100% of the rain that falls on the building, and we recycle 100% of all the water used in the building including waste water to tertiary standards through our sewage treatment plant.
y They irrigate all our plants and lawns with recycled water. y An intelligent approach to landscaping has informed the hosting
of indigenous plants from the region which require very little water to thrive. y Apart from innovative plumbing methods, techniques to conserve water include the use of waterless urinals in the building. Incidentally, all his waterless urinals annually saved approximately 300,000 liters of drinkable water collectively.
energy management so that every unit is put to use and nothing is wasted. y They ve ensured that they use as little energy as possible in terms of basic lighting. The architecture of ITC royal gardenia allows enough natural light to penetrate throughout the building during daytime, and business is concluded by sundown, so they need very little energy to light the building at night.
reduces the amount of heat absorbed by reflecting over 90% of visible and infra red radiations away from the building. y This reduces the roof surface temperature by 30 degrees and brings down the use of energy for air conditioning
y They also use the sun as practically and efficiently as they can
imagine for all their hot water needs. For example, water heated by solar thermal technology saved us approximately 30,000 kilowatts per hour in 2008-09. y The air conditioning operating within ITC royal gardenia is Chloro Fluro Carbon (CFC) free, y ITC royal gardenia usually consumes about 620,000 kilowatts per hour per annum, whereas they use as little as 130,000 kilowatts per hour per annum.
construction of ITC royal gardenia was available within 800 kilometers of the building site, which is not only cost effective but also offers the chance of easy renewal. y There is a very high proportion of recycled material like fly ash in the cement and concrete used in the building.
aluminum, used in the building are recycled. y The wood in the building is either FSC certified or Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), MDF is composed mostly of rapidly-renewable eucalyptus wood. FSC certified Steam Beach wood comprises wood use in ITC royel gardenia
ITC royal gardenia for recyclable materials like paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metals, affirming their commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle And making it a point of everyday practice.
Here are some environment-saving features in ITC Royal Gardenia: y The sheets and linen are y The temperature control beside organic with the additional the beds lets guests set the benefit of being completely temperature according to their allergen-free. needs, hence saving electricity. y Check this out, they have y Only gray water is used in the flushes. installed storm water and rainwater harvesting, along y Ninety per cent of the wood used with evergreen screw chillers is approved by FSC (Forest instead of air conditioners. Stewardship Council).
equipped rooms, including 13 suites and the largest Presidential Suite in India. y The interiors of the rooms manifests different layers of life forms offered through nature and each floor follows this theme through colours, motifs and textures, Setting the mood for a greener era.
of a welcome meal offered to all guests, is a sure shot way of reducing food wastage. y It offers guests individual size portions of their favored dishes, rather than a standard portion which could possibly feed the entire table, eliminating wastage.
Indian therapies as well as western style therapies for a rejuvenating experience. y The spa offers a wide and unique array of body and mind therapies from all over the world to rejuvenate the senses in style.
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