Eco-operational Hotel Features GreenTouchscreen

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"By constantly having their energy consumption displayed on the GreenTouchscreen®, our students are developing a new awareness of how their habits impact the environment. It also invokes a sense of energy competitiveness between the students that live there. Having the website available to the rest of the campus (and the world) sends a message of 'we care' in the sense of environmental stewardship." Mike Lubberden, Director, Construction and Energy Management Central College Pella, Iowa

Eco-operational Hotel Features GreenTouchscreen

American Canyon , CA – The new, cutting-edge eco-operational hotel, Gaia Napa Valley, is now open in American Canyon, California. Gaia Napa Valley is the first eco-operational hotel to be built from the ground up. To exemplify this message, the hotel uses a GreenTouchscreen® to educate visitors about the numerous green aspects of the facility.

Gaia’s GreenTouchscreen® educates and impresses guests by displaying the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) checklist for what will become the highest LEED® certification in the hospitality industry. Historical electricity, water and CO2 graphs compare this efficient facility to an average hotel to educate users of the energy saving benefits, and a system animation demonstrates how the hotel uses a photovoltaic array to help generate electricity. Multiple screens around the lobby and a channel on every hotel room television also display real time gauges monitoring the buildings CO2 emissions, electricity and water use.

This 133-room, four acre facility utilizes their GreenTouchscreen’s building directory to make way finding easy for visitors. Guests can view the floor plans or search for a specific room to find where they need to go. The kiosk’s easy to use navigation and art inspired animations create a user-friendly experience for people of all ages.

The recent grand opening attracted a lot of attention since Gaia Napa Valley is such an eco-friendly hotel. In attendance were over 400 people, including four different chamber of commerce groups and CBS news.

“Everyone was excited about the hotel and GreenTouchscreen® kiosk,” said Yuan-Sing Chang, of Atman Hospitality Group. “It seemed that everyone who walked through the door used the kiosk and were intrigued by the real-time gauges.”

To view the GAIA Napa Valley GreenTouchscreen® live over the internet, please visit: http://napavalley.gaia.greentouchscreen.com.

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