Sustainable strategies for green hotel design

<p>Many of today’s commercial industries are realizing the negative impact they have on the environment and taking steps to become more sustainable in hopes of lessening that impact. The hotel industry is one of those industries. Hotel owners and guests are expressing their concern for the environment, and both are playing a role in making the hotel industry more sustainable. With the help of government organizations, better technology, and green education, the idea of environmentally friendly hotels is not just an idea; it is becoming the norm.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Engineering Technology

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Benson, Jennifer

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shinming Shyu, Ph.D, Chair
• Jiang Lu, Ph.D.
• Tierney Orfgen, Ph.D.

• hotels
• energy conservation
• nature and nurture
• Interior Architecture

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/556

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1929