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UNIT 4: ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 131 COMMUNITY ACTION • The Turtle Island Community Foundation, a trust fund that goes towards the health, education and transportation for the local population, has been established; • In 1990, a healthcare foundation for those who otherwise would not have had access to modern medicines, was established. Each year since, Turtle Island has hosted an eye clinic. A dental clinic and dermatology clinic have been set up in the same way, and there are plans to extend the eye clinic to other South Pacific islands and even to construct a permanent, state of the art hospital on the island in 2001/2. S E C T I O N 4 CONTACT INFORMATION MR. RICHARD EVANSON, OWNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR TURTLE ISLAND LEVEL 1, RIALTO TOWERS NORTH 525 COLLINS STREET MELBOURNE VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA FAX: 61- 3-9618 1199 2. The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai, India DESIGN The 245-room, five star, ECOTEL-certified Orchid Hotel was designed from the outset with preservation of the environment in mind. Amongst the environmentally-preferable building materials used were fertilizer waste 5 , bricks containing 60% fly ash (a waste product of the power generation process from coal fired power plants), redundant rubber wood 6 or medium density fibre wood (MDF) 7 . Windows are triple glazed which prevents the sun’s heat from entering and helps to conserve energy generated from air-conditioning: The reflective outer glass reduces heat load by 15 percent. The atrium provides natural lighting to the reception and lobby. WATER • Flow restrictors, low-flow showerheads and aerators have been installed in all guestrooms. Aerators reduce water usage from 200 litres per shower to 110 litres per shower, by restricting water flow; • All rooms have been fitted with concealed cisterns which use only six litres of water per flush, as opposed to 15 – 20 litres used by conventional systems; • Taps in the back of house are on timers; These measures have collectively reduced annual water use from 782.6 litres per available room to 614.3 litres. Water savings as a result of using the aerators alone produce savings of U$1,790 per year. ENERGY • Energy-efficient lamps are used, which provide as much light as ordinary bulbs, yet consume substantially less energy. A 10 Watt lamp is as bright as a 60 Watt incandescent bulb, yet the power consumption 5 The fertilizer waste is phospho gypsum from the phosphatic fertilizer plant. 6 After producing rubber sap, the tree is cut down and cannot be used for any constructive purpose thereafter, as the wood from the rubber tree is soft. This rubber wood can, however, be processed using timber preservative chemicals to ensure dimensional stability, thereby allowing it to be used in construction. 7 MDF is manufactured using cotton stalks. The cotton tree is cut down after yield and rendered useless. However, through an advanced manufacturing process, the waste stalks can be chipped, sieved, washed and cooked to produce medium density fibre wood, which has all the features of natural wood.
132 UNIT 4: ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS of the lamp is only 25 percent of that of an ordinary bulb. Room lights only come on when a key card is inserted; • Mini-bars in guest rooms save up to 40 percent energy as they are equipped with ‘fuzzy logic’ which senses the load inside the refrigerator and cools it accordingly; • Photovoltaic lighting is used for lighting the outdoor terrace; • A master control panel, incorporating a unique feature, known as the ‘green button’, is installed in each guest room. On pressing this button, the thermostat of the air-conditioning unit is turned up by 2 degrees. The saving in electricity resulting from this 2 degrees increase in temperature is converted into rupees and displayed on guest folio. This money is then used for funding NGOs and environment-related programmes on a long term basis. Additionally, a certificate is issued to the guest who has voluntarily participated in conserving energy, and they are later informed by direct mail of the hotel’s ongoing environmental activities. “Eco button” from bedroom Master Control Panel Total savings per year in heat, light, power and guest amenities costs have reached US$152,471. Energy savings per available room are now 10 – 15 percent. S E C T I O N 4 WASTE • Virtually all in-room products are reusable or recyclable. For example, hangars are made from recycled sawdust and items such as pens and tissue boxes are made from chlorine-free cardboard and fibre wood respectively; • Paper usage is kept to a minimum: Laundry is returned in reusable cloth laundry bags, newspapers are delivered on request in reusable cane baskets and no ‘Do Not Disturb’ or ‘Make Up the Room’ signs are used; • Kitchen waste is treated in on-site vermiculture pits, which breaks down waste into compost; • Waste water generated from the hotel amounts to approximately 120 kl per day. 90 – 95 kl of grey water is recycled at the on-site wastewater treatment plant, 30 kl of which is then used for gardening and airconditioning purposes. Total savings in water purchasing costs per year have reached US$13,440.
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