The Hilton Vancouver, located in Vancouver, Washington, hopes to claim the title of becoming the US Green Building Council’s FIRST HOTEL to ever receive a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) rating. The 226-room facility designed by Portland, OR firm of Fletcher Farr Ayotte, is “30% more energy-efficient than city code requires. Green measures include CO2 sensors that adjust the temperature in vacant meeting rooms and hallways, a heat-reflecting roof, painting and carpet made from low-emitting materials, a construction recycling rate of 75 percent, water-efficient landscaping, and operable windows.”

All we need now is for Paris Hilton to go green…then maybe the masses will begin to follow the lead.

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