Friday, April 19, 2013

Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas - A LEED Gold

On March 30, 2013, we have a pleasure of meeting with James Cannon, Director of Engineer for Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas.

Our tour started in the lobby in front of Texas Spice restaurant and ended with a surprise complementary snacks from this fine restaurant.  The restaurant use constructed with recycled wood and bricks.

The Omni Hotel is the newest addition to downtown Dallas.  It consists of 1001 guess rooms.  Mr. Cannon took us to the Presidential Suite, where we can get a spectacular views of downtown Dallas and over look the brand new Margaret Hill bridge that connect downtown Dallas to west Dallas over the Trinity River.

This Green Hotel have some these incredible features:
  1. Green label plus carpet resulting in healthier indoor air quality.
  2. 50% of wood are from Forest Stewardship, whose mission is to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial, and economically prosperous management of world's forests.
  3. Low-flow water fixtures saving the hotel 27% of water usage.
  4. LED lights through-out the hotel resulting in a saving of over $60,000 per month on electricity. 
  5. Local art works from local artists.
  6. Native plants landscapes
  7. White roof to reduce heat island effect.
  8. Condensation from HVAC use for irrigation.
  9. Recycle program at the hotel recycles over 50% of products with different color-coded baskets for different recyclable materials.
One of the most attractive features of the hotel is its 4.3 miles of LED lights surrounding the exterior of this beautiful hotel as seen below


 

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