THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF LEED CERTIFICATION FOR DUBAI HOTELS

It is a scorcher of a day and I am browsing listings on different – different website – dreaming of a vacation away from the heat & dust of the city. A dizzying-array of resorts, boutique hotels and homestays beckon. While one resort/hotel invites me to gaze at the stars, take long nature-walks and do nothing, another property promises that their all organic-food, develop locally and prepared lovingly, will nourish my body & soul.

A 3rd listing takes pride in the fact that their cottages are architected to develop around existing trees and built using compressed mud, so guests/visitor can truly commune with nature. At Present, hotels small and big are looking to woo the ecco friendly, virtuous/traveller who wants an experience that is both luxurious and sustainable. And going green has become a strong tool of differentiation in an increasingly crowded market place.

But how can individual hotels/resorts develop their chances of being noticed by conscious-consumers? How can hospital businesses advertise their commitment to ‘green-causes’ and turn it into a strategic business benefits?

LEED certifies New and old projects and rates them on a sliding scale by awarding-credits or points for compliance across different-different parameters. The issuing body will award you its highest Platinum rating or issue a LEED-Gold, LEED-Silver or LEED-Certified status.

LEED certification depends on your project/building’s design and construction and how rating on the usage of energy, water and other resources. Applying for a LEED certification means investing time, cost and resources – but its payoffs are many.

Hotels Can Bring in More Revenue and enhance Occupancy

Irrespective of where you are in the project life cycle (PLC), whether you are building a brand-new Hotel in a new location or retrofitting an existing operation to qualify, to apply for a LEED Certification makes eminent business sense. LEED Certification buildings are undoubtedly good for the planet, because they use 25% less energy, 11% less water, create less waste and are healthier for humans-working and occupying the space.

But a LEED Certification also has a measurable, positive effect on your bottom-line. A study by researchers from Cornell University found that LEED certified hotels bring in substantially more revenue/money per available room & pushup average daily rates, as compared to non LEED certified hotels in the same league.

This progress in revenue is possible because a LEED Certification support hotels cut down on operating costs significantly. Many hotel in Dubai has earned the highest possible LEED Certification Platinum rating for adopting a host of energy efficient & sustainable measures.

For instance, the property meets a 100% of their electricity requirements through renewable energy sources. They have managed to get this by investing, one time, in a 15-20 meaga watt capacity wind farm that supplies electricity. The hotel/Resort also has made a conscious effort to minimize their consumption of electricity. Their roof top is insulated, windows are multi glazed to trap less-heat, their hotels rooms have environment control so it does not get too cold or hot, and their Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units are designed to be 18% more efficient.

Their all infrastructure & processes are designed so as to minimize, re-use & recycle – earning them this high accolade. However, you do not have to be a large scale, luxury-chain-hotel with massive budgets to be able to qualify and attain a LEED Certification score.

Small Changes: Big Payoffs

A series of small eco-logically friendly initiatives will all count towards the credit or point-based LEED Certification. For example, finding a way to recycle all the bottles or leftover soap gives to guests in the wash rooms can assure that less-plastic goes to the land-fill and also support you earn LEED Certification score points. Putting in place a system so that treated grey water is reused for flushing, air-conditioning and landscaping will support you minimize your water bill and count towards your LEED ratting.

At a glance, LEED Certification lets your guests know your establishment meets with worldwide standards and support you positively influence customer decisions on a variety of channels, including social media.

homestay, resort, or luxury lodge via a LEED certification is a great way to reach out to customers and generate positive publicity for your brand. And you can rest assured that your LEED certified business is contributing positively to the triple bottom line – by being good for people, profit and the planet!

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