May 8, 2013
Dear Boston Green Tourism Members,                                                    

Our next Boston Green Tourism meeting will be Thursday from 2:30 to 4:00 at Hyatt Regency Boston in the Berkshire Room on the lower level. Directions are here.

Come with your questions about the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program!
 

Dan Ruben 

MEETING AGENDA

Boston Green Tourism Meeting  

 

May 9, 2013

 

Location: Hyatt Regency Boston, Berkshire Room, Lower Level

Hosts: Brian Gorski, Laura Picken and Phil Stamm

 

2:30 to 2:40         Introductions

 

2:40 to 2:45         Update

Dan Ruben

 

2:45 to 3:15         TripAdvisor GreenLeaders              

Jenny Rushmore, Director of Responsible Travel, TripAdvisor

                       

3:15 to 3:45         Advances in Lighting Controls and the Impact of ASHRAE Rerquirements

Richard Rattray, Specification Sales Engineer - Northeast, OSRAM SYLVANIA

 

3:45 to 4:00         Walk/Ride Days: Greener Footprint, Great PR and a Healthier Staff

                            Janie Katz-Christy, Director, Green Streets Initiative     
IDEAS
Purchasing Solar Panels has become Cheaper and Easier   
Most BGT hotels do not have enough unshaded roof space to make solar photovoltaic (PV) energy viable. For those that do, the price of PV has come down sharply, and it is now much easier to shop for products and vendors.

Cambridge-based EnergySage created the Solar PV Marketplace, which provides a free online platform to help research and shop for PV systems and installations. It allows users to solicit online bids from multiple pre-screened installation providers and make apples to apples comparisons.  

 

This website also has many other features that help purchasers make smart decisions.  

ARTICLES
AH&LA press release

The Global Soap Project recycles soap from 1100 hotels into 30,000 bars a week. They distribute them to refugees, disaster victims, homeless families, and people living in extreme poverty in the U.S. and many other countries. 

 

EPA Website: Reducing Food Waste for Businesses 

This website is a great resource for food waste prevention (reducing food purchases that will end up as waste), food donation, re-purposing cooking oil and sending food to compost facilities.

 

Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News, April 15.

 

Engaging Employees
Green Hotelier, October 27, 2010.
2013 MEETINGS   

May 9: Hyatt Regency Boston 

June 27: Mandarin Oriental  Please note this change of date.    

August 1

September 12

October 24

December 5: Renaissance Boston Waterfront  

 

See you Thursday at Hyatt Regency Boston!