NEW HAVEN — The Omni-New Haven Hotel and Premiere Hotel & Suites have made the roster of the 15 hotels, motels and bed & breakfasts statewide participating in the Connecticut Green Lodging program sponsored by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism (CC&T). The lodging facilities participating in the program are redoing operations and gaining a marketing edge through energy savings, water conservation, green cleaning and other environmentally sound practices.
The Connecticut Green Lodging is a self-certification program based on accumulating points associated with environmental practices at lodging facilities.
Says DEP Commissioner Amey Marrella says, “Growing numbers of consumers, including families and conference planners, want to know that the hotel where they plan to stay is ‘green.’ Whether the hotel implements energy efficiency methods, water-use reduction strategies or promotes reduce, reuse and recycling practices, consumers feel confident knowing their hotel meets the criteria as a Green Lodging Certified Hotel. This program also provides an excellent marketing tool for participating hotels.”
A series of three workshops are being planned for October to teach hotels additional practices that will help them get certified. The schedule will be posted on the DEP’s website (ct.gov/dep/greenlodging) when details are finalized.
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