New Orleans Green Hotel

The Sheraton New Orleans...an Environmentally Friendly and Green Hotel

Guest Room Initiatives

Motion sensor HVAC controls
Energy Star rated Shower Heads
Make a Green Choice linen and terry program
New guest room drinking glasses cleaning program to reduce water consumption
Six Sigma reduce energy consumption project for kilowatt hours, water & sewer and gas
Phase in of MERV 13 filters with more improved filtration
Beginning applications using low VOC paints
Replace all guest room incandescent lights with high efficiency compact fluorescent bulbs

Public Spaces

2007 Top 20 Starwood Hotel North American Division award for Energy Management
Electrical dimmer boards for lighting controls in meeting rooms
Automated Controls for Cooling Towers
HVAC controls and central chilled water on building management program utilizing variable frequency drives to control KWH usage
Energy Star rated chiller and Heat Cabinet in the Commercial Kitchen
Cold cathode bulbs in chandeliers and public space lighting
Energy efficient bulbs in 24 hour lighting applications such as stairwells, guest room corridors and etc
Laundry equipment "energy star" rated with exhaust fans filtered to improve air quality and we added a water recycling for tunnel washer and reduced KWH requirements
Recycling program for white paper, newspaper, magazine and telephone books with collection on all 49 floors.
Various processes within multiple departments that have converted document storage to an electronic process rather than a paper copy
Power usage control for monitors and desktops that are left on
Associate Discounted Transportation/Bus passes to encourage reduction in auto fuel consumption
Six Sigma Project to reduce energy consumption on Culinary Equipment
Phase in of MERV 13 filters with more improved filtration
Beginning applications using low VOC paints
Increased energy star rating on new installed equipment and mechanicals
Equipped Commercial Kitchen with a 5 Energy Star Refrigerators and a Combi Oven to reduce KWH usage
Revamped the Kitchen areas with new ceiling lighting which reduced KWH demand