Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced it has cut CO2 emissions by 8.4 percent, bringing it close to halfway on its pledge as a member of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Climate Savers program to cut emissions 20 percent by 2013.
Several Fairmont hotels have also deployed projects aimed at decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Fairmont Dubai has optimized its temperature control and building humidity settings, resulting in a 17.1 percent reduction in greenhouse gases over the last four years, while Quebec’s Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu converted two boilers from oil to electric, helping the hotel cut emissions by more than 75 percent, despite having higher occupancy levels. Over the same time period, the iconic Fairmont San Francisco added occupancy-sensing guestroom thermostats and adjusted its daily HVAC scheduling in meeting rooms to decrease its GHG emissions by 12.1 percent.
In London, the restoration of The Savoy included the addition of several new environmental technologies including a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant that reduces the hotel’s reliance on the national grid by approximately 50 percent. New energy-efficient boilers, smart meters, and a waste management system that recycles up to 90 percent of the property’s waste and converts it into an energy source, have also been introduced.
In addition, the luxury hotel group has implemented methods to track and monitor energy and carbon data and created a new Engineer of the Year award to promote outstanding environmental performance.
