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Water Conservation

Both The Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters and The St. Gregory Luxury Hotel take part in our "Green Program --Conserve to Preserve." By asking our guests when they would like their sheets and towels changed, by doing this we hope to contribute to saving thousands of fresh water a month while also reducing waste water and the use of chemicals and energy resources. Both hotels proactively participate in this program. The Green Program enables our guests to decide when the room attendant will change the bed linens. Upon check-in to the hotel guests are informed (usually by a card placed on the side of the bed) that the bed linens are fresh and clean and that the sheets will typically be changed on a daily basis during their stay. If a guest elects, they can request to not have their sheets changed daily by simply placing the card on the bed or calling housekeeping or the guest service hotline. Thereafter, the room attendant will provide a change of sheets as requested.

As part of our Green Program, another information card is placed on the towel rack along side clean towels. If a guest elects, they can re-hang the used towels on the rack and they will not be laundered daily. If the guest would like the towels changed, they simply place the towels on the floor or in the bathtub. The room attendant will then replace the used towels with clean fresh ones on daily basis.

Laundering linens in hotels uses an enormous amount of water. Capital Hotels & Suites continues to implement programs to provide the latest in laundering equipment that utilize the greatest water reduction technologies. By investing in state-of-the-art equipment we have reduced the amount of water used to clean every pound of linens from approximately two (2) gallons of water downward to one (1) gallon. As an example, fully serviced occupied rooms use on average use 11.5 pounds of linens per room, so a single large, fully-occupied hotel (200 rooms) with a typical stay of two nights can reduce water usage by hundreds of gallons over a two day period through the guest participation of these programs.

Further, all showers will have water saving devises. As many of our accommodations have pantry kitchens, the running of dishwashers will occur on check out only. Small ware use will be hand washed with antibacterial soap. All rooms are punched monthly for faucet drips or related. Our restaurants are inspected weekly to check for drips and related items conservation opportunities, such low temp dishwasher will continue in use.

Electrical Energy Conservation

Capital Hotels & Suites has for several years implemented an energy efficient lighting retrofit program for our guestrooms. By using state-of-the-art compact fluorescent and other lighting technology, we provide an environment that our guests desire while significantly reducing our use of the natural resources that are utilized to power these products. We estimate that after our retrofit the room has approximately 220 watts for a reduction of 70%, while actually increasing the level of light, making the room brighter for our guests. All operations closets are currently being placed on dimmers.

During summer periods drapes will be drawn to conserve energy - rooms set at 68 in winter and 72 in summer. Housekeepers are asked to turn off all lights as they exit the rooms. HVAC filters are to be changed twice per year and we review all rooms for weatherproofing needs for windows.

"Turn off lights once you leave this room" notices are placed on all administrative switch plates. "We ask that you please conserve energy" and "turn off lights when not in the room" - guest notices are posted as well.

These efforts over the years will allow us to conserve hundreds of thousands of watts of electricity, without impacting the comfort of our guests.

Recycling

Capital Hotels & Suites is committed to preserving our environment and have instituted the initial recycling program guidelines, which provided training and specific instructions on how to start and manage a successful recycling program. This program has recently been incorporated into our Engineering manual, and remains in the Housekeeping manual.

All office materials and paper is separated and recycled. Two different trash bins are utilized. All paper will be sorted for trash haul removal.

One area that is getting increased attention is in-room recycling. Most of the materials collected in guest rooms are recyclable items such as cans, bottles, newspapers, magazines, and office paper. We are currently re-examining our current efforts to see how we can improve these in-room programs, and give our guests the opportunity to participate.

The hospitality industry has the potential to dramatically reduce the amount it contributes to our landfills. Hotels large and small generate large quantities of recyclable plastics, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans, glass and cooking oil as well as foodstuffs that can be recycled. Through our company is small by "chain" standard we feel that with our combined efforts we can all make a significant and favorable impact on our environment.

Preserving the Environment

Though we are a local hotel company based in Washington DC, we encourage our team members to also play a role by participating in various community outreach projects, such as planting trees, and undertaking other activities that help restore our natural resources. We believe that all Americans should take action to protect our environment for today and for the future.