The WaterWise Hotel
ISBN : 978-1-86283-231-2 (E Pub)
Published Date : 01 January 1996
Product Code : F 64P 1996
Format : Free PDF for download
by Sally MacKinnon
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Teachers Information
Libraries Australia ID: 13033974
First attempt at environmental water education in Queensland with industry and hotels
The book describes how a group of engineers from Gold Coast City 5 star hotels networked to change hotel water practices in the lead up to a user pays water pricing policy.
Sally compiled the application for the Banksia Environmental Award for WaterWise Queensland.
Acknowledgements
The development and writing of this manual has been vitally dependent on many people and organisations. WaterWise Gold Coast would like to acknowledge the assistance of the:
- Director and Officers of Gold Coast Water, and Plumbing and Drainage Services, Gold Coast City Council
- Manager, Consultants and Officers, WaterWise Queensland.
- Management and Staff of the Hotel Conrad Jupiters Casino
- Engineering and Human Resource Departments, Sheraton Mirage Gold Coast HotelEngineering and Marine Sciences Departments, Sea World
- Engineering and Landscaping Departments, Royal Pines Resort
- Engineering Department, Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove
- Chief Engineer, Marriott Surfers Paradise Resort
- Engineering Department and Environment Committee, Ramada Hotel Surfers Paradise
- Horticulture Department, Currumbin Sanctuary
- Environment Officer, Warner Bros. Movie World
- Engineering and Purchasing Departments, Pan Pacific Gold Coast Hotel
- Engineering Department, Hotel Inter.Continental Sydney
- Food :Services Department, Wesley Hospital Brisbane
- Platypus Water and Energy Conservation Systems
- Griffith University Gold Coast, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of Business and Hotel Management
- Gold Coast Institute of TAFE • Hospitality Department
- Stuart TojpliS, Ecotourism Section, Australian Conservation Foundation
- Tourism Training Queensland · Gold Coast Branch
- Australian Institute of Hotel Engineers -Queensland and West Australian Branches
- Commonwealth Department of Tourism
- Commercial Irrigation Consultants
- Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage -Industry Liaison Officer, Environmental Planning Branch
Contents
A Message from the Mayor
Acknowledgements
Section 1 Introduction
The importance of being Water Wise How hotels can conserve water
How to start a water conservation program How to analyse hotel water use
How to sell water conservation Implementation and evaluation
Why a manual?
Purpose of the manual
Section 2 Case studies
Introduction
Benchmarking
Installation of water saving technologies
- Hotel Inter.Continental Sydney - a model Guest rooms
- Hotel Conrad Jupiters Casino
- Hyatt Regency
- Sanctuary Cove
- Ramada Hotel
- Surfers Paradise Pan Pacific Hotel
- Royal Pines Resort
Kitchens
- Hotel Conrad Jupiters Casino Wesley Hospital
Public toilets
- Hotel Conrad Jupiters Casino Laundry
Landscaping
- Currumbin Sanctuary
- Royal Pines Resort
Housekeeping
- Leak detection
- Sea World
Water meter use and installation Equipment testing procedures
- Sheraton Mirage
Staff training and environment committees
- Hotel Conrad Jupiters Casino Sheraton Mirage
- Hotel Conrad Jupiters Casino
Guest education
- Green Island Resort
Trade waste and its effect on water consumption
Section 3 Resources
Environment Protection Act 1994
Gold Coast City Council plumbing and drainage services - by-laws
Contact lists