The Walk of Sustainabiity

Copenhagen Towers in Denmark

What would it be like to stay at a place that put its emphasis on conserving energy and creating a zero carbon environment? What would a hotel look like if it had 3 of it's facades covered in solar energy panels? How does a hotel generate enough power to equal 80 Danish houses? By becoming the innovator and winner of the 2010 Sustainable Energy Award for Europe. We chose to stay at the Crown Plaza in Copenhagen because of these factors.

Solar Panels are on 3 sides of the

building supplying electricity to the hotel.

  They have the largest building integrated solar energy park in Northern Europe. For their heating and cooling they have created Denmark's first ground-water based system which reduces their energy consumption by 60% for heating and 90% for cooling

This is posted in the dining area to let
guests know about their eco-friendly policy.

  They also purchase local organic foods and use their waste materials from the kitchen to create biogass.

Monitors display hotel information

Often when you come into a hotel room, you will find many paper products giving you information about the hotel and activities and facilities in the area you are visitng.  While one or two books in your hotel room may seem like a small amount of paper, multiply that by all the rooms in the hotel.  Now you are talking about a significant amount of paper that is wasted. Yes, it can be used time and time again but everytime you update something at the hotel you have to reprint the books. At the Copenhagen Towers they do not have any such books. Instead all of the information is at your fingertips via your tv monitor.  You have access to all of the hotels ammenities as well as information about how they are working toward an eco-friendly environment.

All of the items found in the rooms are made
from organic or recycled materials.

  Most of the items in the guest rooms are created from recycled or organic materials from the shampoos and soaps to the furniture in the room. This building is an excellent example of renewable energy integration. The energy they do not get from solar is obtaines through wind energy. What a great way to see most of the renewable energy sources at work in one place.