The 292-room ITC Hotel Royal Gardenia in Bengaluru, India, has earned the country’s first LEED Platinum rating from the Indian Green Building Council. ITC—which claims to be the only company in the world to be carbon, water, and solid waste recycling positive—has implemented a series of innovative green practices, including energy and water efficient plumbing, solar energy, rain-water harvesting system, and zero solid waste.
"The ITC Royal Gardenia exemplifies ITC’s vision and is perhaps the perfect example of finding common rhythm between manmade and natural environment," says Nakul Anand, CEO of ITC Hotels Division, in a statement. "The challenge was to see how luxury and responsibility could be in harmony together. Thus a series of sustainable measures and practices were embraced to ensure that elements of nature were effectively harnessed at every level inside the luxury hotel."
Hotel amenities include an outdoor pool, tropical gardens, five restaurants and lounges, a business center, Kaya Kalp spa, and 19,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
