With its many golden temples and its thriving culture, Bangkok has become of the most popular tourist spots in Asia. It was realized more than a decade ago, however, that the city was responsible for large carbon emissions and doing more than its fair share to promote global warming. As a result, the Bangkok Metropolitan [...]
Vertical Forest Hotel – A New Trend In Future Development?
Stefano Boeri Architetti, an Italian architectural firm, has come up with a new design for bringing the forest to urban population centers. The concept is “Go vertical”. Where available undeveloped land is sparse and very expensive, Stefano’s solution is to go vertical, to create a vertical forest. The concept is intriguing. As developers look for ways [...]
The Greenest Spot in Melbourne – Alto on Bourke
Located in the central business district of Melbourne, Alto Hotel on Bourke is a new boutique apartment hotel that has received the top environmental awards and certifications of Australia. Without sacrificing any comforts or luxuries of its guests, Alto Hotel maintains style and modern design along with eco-friendly practices that separate it from the [...]
Green Meetings – The New Way to Do Business
Planning business meetings and conferences can take a lot of time, planning, and money, and they are also highly demanding on the environment. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. meetings are a $107 billion industry with 136.5 million attendees annually. All of these costs contribute to detrimental effects on the environment like carbon [...]
America’s Greenest City – Seattle, The City of Goodwill
The growing awareness of global warming has developed over the past decades with massive support for environmental initiatives. Seattle has taken these issues to heart and made the commitment to become the nation’s first carbon neutral city by the year 2030. Every since the 1970s, Seattle has been pursuing “Green” initiatives to lessen its [...]
Your Green Escape – South Lake Tahoe’s 968 Park Hotel
968 Park Hotel – South Lake Tahoe Located on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe – California is the newly renovated 968 Park Hotel. In 2009, the 968 reopened for business as a completely “green” establishment. Its transformation started from the very beginning and built up from its foundation using every eco-friendly method and material [...]
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