NEW GREEN INITIATIVES

SUSTAINABILITY

The Grand, Centennial, and Tower are set up with the food waste organics program. Historic and Lusso are in progress.
Enrolled in Avista’s Pay for Performance Rebate Program: Grand, Tower and Historic.
PSC Lighting Project Completed and a $3k rebate was received.
$109,254 in Operational Energy Conservation Measures identified to date with $40,648 implemented, $34,815 in progress and $33,791 under review.
$210,880 in Capital Energy Conservation Measures identified to date.
Energy Assessments performed by InSite Technologies.
Water Assessments performed by the City of Spokane with real-time Energy and Water monitoring of all utility meters.
Washington State Compliance Benchmarking.
Capital Expenditure review focused on energy savings.
Review of electric vehicle charging upgrade in progress.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY EMBRACED

We follow the Energy Efficiency Program, approved by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission for electricity and natural gas conservation.

Water: High efficiency water cooled chillers, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s) on chilled and heating water pumps, VFD’s on chiller tower and 10 Air Handling Units (AHU).
Natural Gas: High efficiency boilers, compressors and chiller fan coil units.
Electricity: Guest room heat pumps, elevator replacements (historic Davenport Hotel), fan coil units in guestrooms, VFD’s on heating and chilling pumps.
Light Bulbs: Retrofitted lighting throughout historic Davenport Hotel, use of compact fluorescent bulbs throughout all hotels, motion sensors for lights installed in all back of the house areas and public bathrooms.
Windows: Low E Windows installed in all guests’ rooms and insulated 1st Floor Windows.
Elevators: Energy efficient Otis Gen2 elevators were installed in the Davenport Tower and Davenport Grand. Special steel corded belts wrap around smaller pulleys making them lighter, using up to 50% less energy.
Guest Room Energy Management System: Installed with unoccupied shutdown motion and heat sensors and shut down at checkout technology, which provides automated energy control in each guest room and control remotely.
Walls and Ceilings: All walls and ceilings were insulated with vapor barrier throughout main hotel and tower.

WASTE EFFICIENCY EMBRACED

Recycle white office paper, cardboard, wood pallets and newspapers.
Recycle cooking oil and grease, batteries, aluminum cans and glass.
Donate used hotel sheets and pillow cases to local charitable organizations.
Employee break room, banquet department, and restaurants use reusable items such as cloth napkins, glass or plastic drink ware, ceramic plate ware and metal cutlery which cut down on use of Styrofoam or plastic.
Composting food waste from our banquet kitchens and restaurants.

EARTH FRIENDLY INITIATIVES

Public Areas: All meeting rooms’ lights are on dimmers and scene controls to give only light needed for events and have programmable HVAC systems allowing usage only when rooms are occupied and can be controlled remotely, for optimum setbacks and start up times. Recycling is practiced in all meeting rooms and public spaces. Elevator controls improved efficiency, as did the installation of the double sets of entry doors at both main entrances of the hotels, which limit inside conditioned air loss as well as a revolving door in 1st Ave entrance (Historic Davenport Hotel).
Guest Rooms: In-room recycling and refillable soap and shampoo dispensers are offered in all guest rooms; towel and linen reuse program is offered to all guests; all showers and toilets are “low flow” rated.
Employees: Commuter Solutions Program, including discounted bus passes, which reward our staff for finding alternative methods to work other than driving. An extra-large freight elevator was installed in both buildings to cut down on trips to guest room floors.
Cleaning Products: Mt. Hood Chemical products are used throughout the hotel, which are environmentally friendly, sustainable products, which are following the EPA’s Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI).