hospitality design
Summary
Embracing local craftsmanship and its signature sustainable design philosophy, 1 Hotels has set down roots for the first time in Europe with the 1 Hotel Mayfair in London. The nine-story, 181-room property was built to BREEAM standards, maintaining 80 percent of the existing structure, formerly a Holiday Inn
Throughout the property, lighting, energy usage, water and waste management, and materials selection are all informed by sustainable policies. For example, the combined heat and power system produces electricity that’s fed back into London’s utility grid. It also captures waste heat and uses it to preheat the domestic hot water on the property, which saves on gas used from the main boilers. The lighting program uses 50 percent less energy than typical UK hotels, and most of the light fittings are 80 percent recyclable.
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