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Grand Wailea Hotel and Resort
The 42-acre Grand Wailea derives over 60% of its business from conventions and is one of the largest users of energy and water in Maui. Spurred by Interface Inc.'s 1997 global meeting, which brought over 1,000 guests to the resort, Bill Browning and the Interface Green Team worked with hotel management to minimize the environmental impact of the conference. The initiative began with a comprehensive audit covering the hotel’s operations, building performance, energy, water use, and solid waste. During the six-day conference, utility use and waste were tracked daily and reported back to the conference participants, offering a sense of personal effectiveness as well as the cumulative impact of institutional change. As a result of implementing strategic changes, the Grand Wailea achieved a 22% reduction in energy use, a 50% decrease in landfill waste, and several hundred thousand dollars of annual water savings through a systems retrofit and modified landscaping practices (which also reduced pesticide use by 95%). Since the Interface initiative, the Grand Wailea has become the first Five Diamond resort to achieve a Globe HVS Ecotel® rating.

*Work performed by Bill Browning in affiliation with the Rocky Mountain Institute. Bill remains a member of Interface’s Green Team. Detailed Terrapin Case Studies are available in the Workroom, our private extranet full of detailed information and resources to help you make an informed decision.

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Biophilic Design wins American Publishers Award

Bill Browning and Bob Fox are among the authors of a new book, Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life edited by Yale professor Stephen Kellert and winner of the 2008 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Architecture and Urban Planning category.

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