Fairmont Hotel - Dallas

Fairmount Hotel – Dallas

http://www.fairmont.com/dallas     

1717 North Akard St. 

Dallas, TX 75201 

We toured the Fairmount Hotel  this weekend as one of our site visits for our Project studio class in Sustainability.

The tour was guided by the Hotel's Chief Engineer, Jason James.

The Fairmont Hotel  is a surprisingly green building located in the heart of downtown Dallas.

It has won numerous awards for its green initiatives:

2009 and 2010 Hotel Association of North Texas Green Hotel of the Year Green Key Rated Four Keys (First hotel in Texas to receive Green Key Rating)

The Fairmont has a beautiful and productive rooftop garden that is actually used by hotel chefs to suppliment  their  menu.

Fig trees and pepper plants were among the great selection in this garden.   

Local bees are managed by the Honey Bee Guild.... the bee's activity can even be followed on Twitter. 

The Hotel has done many other things to promote conservation within the Hotel.  

From replacing lighting with compact fluorescent light bulbs and recycling old telephones. 

  

Water efficient shower heads are being used to conserve water and also being recycled to take care the herb garden watering needs.

They even offer guests the option to participate in the towel and sheet exchange program. 

It was nice to know that a Hotel like this is doing so much to be a  leader when it comes to Sustainability and hopefully many other business will follow in their footstep.