Green Commitment

Committed to supporting sustainable practices, including  green meetings

As a Green Lodging Facility in Blacksburg, Virginia, we are aggressively working to limit our impact on the environment as much as possible. Our team will work diligently to guarantee your meeting is environmentally conscious and we will work with you to ensure all your needs are exceeded.

For more information, call us at 540-231-8000 or click here to email us.

A green meeting can give your group a great reputation, a competitive edge and can ultimately save time and money in the process. We have a Green Committee in place to research and execute ways to improve our practice and facility. Our efforts are highly committed to being environmentally conscious and our team would love the pleasure to work with you to ensure your meeting is friendly to our environment.

Facility

• Complimentary local shuttle for hotel guests
• Within walking distance to downtown restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues
• In rooms: optional laundry service, reuse towel program, glasses/mugs versus disposables, efficent HVAC - individual termostats, low flow fixtures, optional free newspapers
• Water Efficiency: low flow restrictors (high pressure), sensors on faucets/toilets, low flow toilets, dishwashers that re-circulate, maintenance of drips/leaks.
• Energy Efficiency: efficient HVAC - natural gas, skylights/natural lighting design, lighting sensors and high efficiency compact fluorescents, EnergyStar computers, refrigerators, etc., insulation, directional lighting (parking areas, outdoor, non-dome lights that do not cause energy wasting light pollution)

Meetings

• Bulk Water: Pitchers will be provided instead of individual bottled water.
• Recycling Bins: Paper, plastic, aluminum or as needed.
• Pens and recycled paper available upon request.
• Condiments and food items served in bulk.
• Reusable coffee mugs, cutlery, dishware and linens.
• Meal ‘sign-up’, letting us know what meals will be needed to prevent food waste.
• Vegetarian meal selections: vegetables consume less land base and energy to produce.
• Reusable centerpieces and decorations.
• As a state-of-the-art facility we have the ability to offer telephone and web conferencing for guests that cannot travel.