Africa’s greenest hotel, which is based in Cape Town, recently added to its growing collection of accolades by winning the Internorga Trendsetter Award, at the Internorga Trade Show, in Hamburg, Germany.
The Internorga Trendsetter Award
This annual award goes to a company that demonstrates with “great intuition, innovation, courage and passion – how business practices and sustainable management can work together for optimal results.” The criteria included the use of sustainable technologies which conserve resources and energy, use of raw materials from ecological production and fair trade, a high degree of transparency in manufacturing methods, and outstanding socially responsible actions.Hotel Verde
Hotel Verde ticked all the boxes, outshining over 100 contenders from hotels, restaurants, caterers, institutional caterers to bakeries.With a strong focus on true sustainability, and analysis of the various effects of a company in the industry, Hotel Verde has been acknowledged as the trendsetter in their sector, establishing the highest standards for the sustainability of their own products and the company, thus raising the standards for the entire sector.
Hotel Verde owner, Mario Delicio who was delighted to accept the award commented, “The significance of the Trendsetter Award is that it exemplifies what we stand for. We have always said that we may hold the title of Africa’s greenest hotel, but we hope that won’t be for long. “Hotel Verde is strategically placed to play a key role in the future of green building and sustainability in South Africa, and the world – we want to show the continent what can be done and we want to challenge the industry as a whole.”Some of the more significant sustainable features at ‘Africa’s greenest hotel’ are:
- Cobiax void formers in the concrete slabs
- Renewable materials and products in design and procurement
- Three vertical-axis wind turbines
- Photovoltaic roof panels
- Energy generating gym equipment
- Regenerative elevators
- Geo-thermal heating and cooling system
- Grey water recycling
- Subsoil drainage and water harvesting
