Environment on the agenda for IHG Hotels
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In an effort to highlight its sustainable initiat
ives, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is known for its commitment to the environment, and its numerous activities and initiatives aimed at being environmentally-friendly. In lieu of this trend, each of the IHG cluster hotels in Jordan is committed to several activities to make sure that their work and operations are ‘clean’ and environmentally-friendly.
The InterContinental Aqaba Resort, activities and procedures are undertaken in order to reduce consumption of electricity and water, such as switching off computers, lights and AC in offices after operation, and water meters that are in place to monitor all the areas on a daily basis, among many other activities. Plans are also undergoing as well to replace the normal lights with light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs.
At Crowne Plaza Amman, energy-saving LED light bulbs are being installed at the hotel. The hotel is also recycling hotel waste. Furthermore, water saving fitting has been installed at the guestroom bathrooms, which saves more than 10% of water consumption. The old diesel boiler burners have been replaced with new ones that increase efficiency by 5%, as well as reduce the fuel consumption and gas emissions.
At Holiday Inn Resort Dead Sea, work is underway to replace incandescent lamps and spot lights into LED light bulbs. Also, the lighting level has been changed and wall lighting has been used instead of ceiling lighting; this saves energy as it is much lower in wattage. The resort also takes care of recycling all waste and used material. Energy consumption monitoring is done on a daily basis too.
