Andaz Maui at Wailea, designed by New York-based Rockwell Group, has earned LEED Silver certification.
The resort reduces energy and water consumption, minimizes waste and harmful emissions, and stresses sustainable design as an integral component of its overall strategy. 


Noteworthy design elements include reuse of 93 percent of the existing hotel’s structural walls, floors, and roof, and the use of healthy, low-emitting materials throughout-such as adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, flooring systems, and composite wood products. The energy system offers an annual energy-cost savings of 19.9 percent.
Other sustainable aspects include a solar hot water system, variable speed chillers, motion sensor lighting controls, LED lighting, and low flow plumbing fixtures. Environmental practices continue in-room, with automated temperature control and guestroom glassware made from recycled wine bottles.
In the kitchen, a food hydrator composts food waste and repurposes it for gardening and landscaping. Bio-plastic straws and reusable bamboo cutlery feature in the outdoor food and beverage outlets; biodegradable disposable potato starch cutlery and bio-plastic cups are used for to-go orders. Linen-less tables reduce laundry, energy, and water consumption. Almost all of the hotel’s food and beverage ingredients are locally procured.
