The Rocco Forte Collection currently has luxury hotels in Berlin, Brussels, Edinburgh, Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Manchester, Munich, Rome and St Petersburg. New openings are planned in Abu Dhabi (2010), Marrakech (2010), Prague (2008) and Sicily (2009).
In terms of the environment the Rocco Forte Collection uses locally sourced produce as much as possible and controls its energy consumption with a ‘Building Management System’. The centrally controlled unit allows the hotels to function with the environment in mind, by controlling the corridor lighting and air conditioning and ensuring that water is only heated when needed. It is estimated that the Building Management System enables hotels to save between 12-18% consumption from the energy they use.
When building new hotels, the Rocco Forte Collection use green materials wherever possible - products such as polybutylene and polyethylene are recyclable and have a much lower impact than PVC, widely used in buildings, while organic paint and strains made from plant raised resins, oils and dyes are all renewable sources.
Other initiatives include under-floor heating which runs at about 35°C rather than 75°C of conventional radiators and, on a smaller scale, using soy-based ink for all printed materials and organic cotton for staff uniforms.
Each hotel within the Rocco Forte Collection can adopt their own individual policies too – at their new property in Sicily for example, there is room for an on-site farm.
Their aim ultimately is to reduce maintenance and replacement costs during the life of the building, conserve energy and improve employees health and productivity.
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