Accor:
8,600 Motel 6 have been retrofitted with occupancy sensors that cause the thermostat to readjust when guests go out.
InterContinental:
A trial program has been rolled out at 650 hotels that aims to cut energy consumption by 25 percent.
Marriott:
450,000 incandescent bulbs have been replaced with compact fluorescent ones, and more than 250 hotels have earned an Energy Star efficiency label from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Starwood:
Lexington, Mass., is fully loaded with Energy Star appliances, LED lighting, and top-notch ventilation systems that saves enough energy annually to power 236 homes.
Hilton:
The company’s aim is to reduce water use by 10 percent by 2014. Already nearly 90 European properties have installed water-saving toilets, showerheads, and tap.
Hyatt:
North American properties have “low-flow” showerheads (which use a maximum of 2.5 gallons of water per minute) and toilets (1.6 gallons of water per flush) which has reduce the chain’s overall water consumption by 3 percent.
Marriott:
Has added some 400,000 low-flow showerheads and toilets to all of its locations worldwide and they also buys 1 million towels annually that don’t require prewashing, conserving 6 million gallons of water each year.
Starwood:
All new Element hotels will have low-flow water fixtures in rooms and water-efficient landscaping saving up to 1 million gallons of water per year.
Hyatt:
The company will only use key cards and shampoo and lotion containers made from recycled plastics.
Intercontinental:
140 Candlewood Suites properties donated old furniture and linens to local families following renovations — helping to cut back on landfill
