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The EPA has awarded the InterContinental Chicago with an Energy Star rating, making it the city's first hotel to earn the distinction.
The 800-room hotel changed out some of its 50-watt light bulbs and replaced them with 9-watt cold cathode bulbs, which saves more than 50,000 kilowatt hours a day. The InterContinental also installed motion sensors that adjust the room temperature when a guest leaves, reconfigured the heating system, cut back on water bottles, and now sends table scraps to farmers, who use them as compost.
For more on the InterContinental Chicago's green practices, click here.
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InterContinental Chicago Earns Energy Star Rating
June 9, 2008The EPA has awarded the InterContinental Chicago with an Energy Star rating, making it the city's first hotel to earn the distinction.
The 800-room hotel changed out some of its 50-watt light bulbs and replaced them with 9-watt cold cathode bulbs, which saves more than 50,000 kilowatt hours a day. The InterContinental also installed motion sensors that adjust the room temperature when a guest leaves, reconfigured the heating system, cut back on water bottles, and now sends table scraps to farmers, who use them as compost.
For more on the InterContinental Chicago's green practices, click here.
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