Green Initiatives at City Lodge Soi 9, Bangkok

This Bangkok hotel understands the importance of protecting the environment and seeks to enhance its environmental performance to become a “green” hotel.

Guests' Opportunity to Contribute

• Partner with us to help save the earth. Guests can do their bit by reusing towels and bed linen to save water, energy, labour and chemical use in washing cycles

Our Commitment

Energy

• Tight control of air-conditioning operating hours and temperatures to save energy
• Staff clean air supply ducts and return grill at least every 6 months
• Preventative maintenance program for cleaning air-conditioners to enhance energy efficiency
• Programmable thermostats are installed in all guest rooms
• Refrigerators in guest rooms set to an optimum temperature
• Replacement of traditional light bulbs with energy-saving long-life bulbs in guest room corridors and several points within the guest rooms
• Target setting for reducing electricity expenditure
• Timer set-up for lighting and other electrical systems
• All lighting lowered during the night and during daylight hours
• Monthly cleaning of lighting system
• Replacement of thick tiles with translucent tiles in order to save on electric light during the daytime
• Service time of some service sections, such as laundry, swimming pool, etc managed and re-scheduled to reduce consumption
• Insulators under building roof to reduce heat
• Energy-saving measures implemented for the back of the house areas
• Use of eco-friendly grass that needs less mowing

Water

• Reduction of water consumption for cleaning bathrooms and other areas
• Regular review of leak checking procedure
• Use of water-saving system at faucet in guest rooms and public areas
• Dishwashers run with full loads only
• Staff to avoid leaving water tap running, while washing food
• Waste water re-used, e.g. for gardens and grounds
• Daily record of water consumption (daily controls)
• Water consumption level notified to associates, especially in summer season
• Selection of garden plants with moderate water needs
• Gardens are watered in the mornings and evenings only to prevent unnecessary evaporation at the hottest times of day
• Card placement in each room asking guests to conserve water
• Plastic bottle put in toilet tanks to save water

Waste Management

• Associates motivated not to waste glass bottles to increase bottle account for recycling

Environmental Quality

• Air filtration is in place for the guestrooms
• Separation of smoking and non-smoking floors

Chemical Products

• Control system for chemical use
• Use of eco-friendly cleaning products and eco-friendly chemical products only

Recycling

• Re-use of guests’ leftover soap for spotting white cloth in laundry department
• Re-use of flowers wherever possible
• Recycling of used cooking oil
• All paper systematically reused and recycled

Engineering

• At all times Engineering Department saves costs and energy in all activities performed
• Elimination of Halon fire extinguisher to reduce environmental impact

Environmental Activities

• Monthly associate village cleaning day, includes cleaning of neighbouring land
• Regular cleaning of beaches or roads in front of the property

Offices

• Staff use recycled paper and envelops
• Staff use Compact Fluorescent Lamps
• Staff share computers rather than use individual ones
• Staff to optimise the use of computers and emails to reduce paper use
• Staff avoid printing and copying
• Staff encouraged to walk instead of using lifts
• Staff encouraged to keep all windows and doors closed when air-conditioners are operating
• Staff to turn off air-conditioning, lights and equipment, when they are not in the office
• Computer screens turned off after work and during lunchtime
• Air-conditioners turned off in the morning

Staff Training

• Staff are trained for energy awareness (e.g. switching off lights/computers, water consumption, air-conditioners, appliances etc.)