Business in the Burbs

Starwood wins top Green certification

December

White Plains-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has earned a prestigious certification for its environmental efforts at its flagship Element Lexington, Mass., hotel.

This is the first Starwood hotel to earn Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. It is also the first hotel in Massachusetts to achieve the rating.

Element Lexington was recognized for its water and energy conservation efforts and indoor environmental quality measures. The hotel, which opened in July, expects to recoup its investment in green building in less than five years.

LEED is an internationally recognized, third-party certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Starwood’s Element brand of hotels are newly built to showcase green construction, design and operations. Starwood has 30 Element hotels in the works. The first two opened in 2008.

This entry was posted on Friday, December 19th, 2008 at 1:09 pm by Allan Drury.
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