Joie de Vivre’s Hotel Carlton – San Francisco’s First LEED-EB O&M Gold Certified Eco Hotel!

A few weeks ago, we told you how San Francisco’s Good Hotel, which is part of the Joie de Vivre collection, decorated its property using repurposed and recycled materials.   

Well, Joie de Vivre has caught our attention again.  Another one of its stellar properties, Hotel Carlton, has just become San Francisco’s first LEED-EB O&M Gold Certified hotel, and the first in the country to earn certification under the US Green Building Council’s newly-revamped rating system designed to address the needs of existing buildings. 

Hotel Carlton is a historic 161-room property located near Union Square and the Theatre District.  The hotel is non-smoking and pet friendly, and features an eclectic international decor.  Its restaurant, Saha, offers Arabic fusion cuisine created with organic ingredients whenever possible; a comprehensive food and cooking oil composting program is also in place at the restaurant. 

To earn the LEED-EB O&M Gold certification, Hotel Carlton had to significantly reduce its environmental impacts in a number of areas, including energy, water, and natural resource conservation, air and water quality and more, and it must maintain these practices and improve the building's eco-efficiency over time.  

There’s no doubt it will.  Joie de Vivre founder and CEO Chip Conley says he’s totally committed to sustainable hospitality, and not just at Hotel Carlton but throughout the entire brand.   

"Joie de Vivre embodies smart design, and smart design is also sustainable," said Conley. "Lessening our environmental impact reflects our core values, which are about style with soul. We want our guests to have a meaningful experience at our hotels, and Hotel Carlton exemplifies that desire." 

It certainly does.  So far, Hotel Carlton has earned these awards, accolades and distinctions in addition to LEED-EB O&M Gold:

• The first solar powered hotel in San Francisco

• Certified as a San Francisco Green Business

• Awarded a 4 Green Eco-Leaf rating from iStayGreen

• Proud participant of the California Green Lodging Program

• Winner of the 2008 Lodging Property Achievement Award for Good Earthkeeping

• Included in the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of 2008

• Winner of the 2008 Energy Star Award (USEPA)

• Winner of the 2009 Hotel Hero Award for Innovation by the Hotel Council of San Francisco

We at EcoGreenHotel salute – and congratulate – Joie de Vivre and Hotel Carlton for their outstanding commitment to sustainable lodging!

Do you know about an eco hotel that deserves congratulations, too?  Send a message to info@EcoGreenHotel.com and we may highlight it in an upcoming EcoFeature!

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