How does Nanjing Jinling Hotel save energy and protect the environment?

Jinling Hotel: Pioneer of "Green Hotel" in China

Nanjing (June 5438+065438+1October 28, 2006) During his recent stay in Nanjing Jinling Hotel, Mr. Li of Lucent USA found that the feeling of taking a bath was quite different from last week. The amount of water sprayed by the shower is moderate and uniform, which is very comfortable and pleasant. Only after Mr. Li asked the room attendant did he know that the hotel had upgraded the bath system in all rooms, selected a new shower system and installed a water-saving device. The water saving rate of this new imported water saving device reaches 18%, saving nearly 20,000 cubic meters of water a year, greatly reducing the waste of water resources. Mr. Li sighed, "This is really killing two birds with one stone. Guests feel better and the hotel reduces costs. "

Environmental protection group advocates "green" consciousness, and the benefits of energy saving and consumption reduction are remarkable.

Since 1999, Jinling Hotel has carried out a series of environmental protection activities with the theme of "embracing green life and loving Jinling home". * * Work with guests to protect natural resources, improve the hotel environment and integrate ecological concepts into daily management. In the same year, the hotel set up an environmental protection team with members from all positions in the front and back of the hotel. By carrying out colorful activities, the environmental protection team advocates social responsibility, strengthens the green environmental awareness of all employees and guests, and cultivates "green" living habits and consumption concepts.

The environmental protection team makes full use of Jinling website, shop newspaper, window and other tools to publicize the annual theme environmental protection activities, and further enhances employees' environmental awareness by holding "green painting and calligraphy photography exhibition" on a regular basis. In 2006, Environmental Protection Group also launched the golden idea collection activity of "Embracing Green Life", with the active participation of employees, and received nearly 300 golden ideas that year. The environmental protection brand carefully designed by the environmental protection team is placed in the most eye-catching position in the guest room to guide the guests to save cotton goods and daily consumables. At the suggestion of environmental groups, the hotel reduced the amount of detergents for fabrics and tableware and began to use phosphorus-free bathing and washing products.

Jinling Hotel has long regarded energy saving and consumption reduction as its primary task, and resolutely reformed the equipment and facilities that do not meet the requirements of environmental protection to improve the efficiency of equipment operation. In 2005, only using fluorine-free refrigerators and inverter air conditioners saved 6.5438+0.5 million yuan, and through the technological innovation of self-made accessories, repairing old ones and recycling waste, the equipment maintenance cost was saved by more than 200,000 yuan. In 2006, Jinling Hotel installed central air-conditioning energy-saving control system and household water pump variable frequency constant pressure water supply system, saving 400,000 kWh a year. The room fresh air system began to use heat recovery equipment, saving electricity 1 14000 degrees a year.

Green food leads food fashion.

Jinling Hotel has been vigorously promoting green food since it opened on 1983. Green foods are pollution-free agricultural products, green agricultural products and organic agricultural products certified by national special rating agencies. These products all come from a good ecological environment.

For example, the beef used in "Fried Beef with Onion", which is deeply loved by guests, comes from Yuncheng, Shandong Province, the chicken used in "kung pao chicken" comes from Yinan, Shandong Province, and the pork used in "Dongpo Meat" and "Jinling Sparerib", which are widely acclaimed, comes from Suzhou famous brand product "Tai Su Pig". Even the most common rice is organic rice in Huaibei area. This kind of rice is completely cultivated by natural farming method, and the soil planted has not encountered any chemical pesticides for three years. The rice cooked with this kind of rice is crystal clear and soft, and has always been appreciated by guests. "Jinling salted duck" is strictly made from duck embryos of Ma duck, weighing about 4 kg, and grows in a pollution-free environment. This "signature dish" has hosted countless dignitaries and received wide acclaim. In addition, taro comes from Jingjiang, Jiangsu, corn comes from Yixing, Jiangsu, fish and shrimp come from Hongze Lake, and mutton comes from the pollution-free Inner Mongolia prairie.

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Jinling moon cakes will cause an uproar in the Nanjing market. Green and healthy mooncake fillings are the biggest reason why guests choose Jinling mooncakes. Jinling Hotel is filled with original healthy raw materials every year. Especially in 2005, Jinling Crispy Moon Cake, which was improved according to the famous "vegetarian cake" of Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen, was welcomed by guests as soon as it was put on the market, and its sales volume increased year by year. In 2006, the sales volume of mooncakes in Jinling exceeded 6.5438+200,000 boxes.

Jinling Hotel has also launched different "chef specials" according to different solar terms and festivals, requiring catering service personnel and chefs to learn to be "nutritionists" for guests. When ordering food for guests, the service staff at the front desk will recommend reasonable and healthy dishes for guests according to their needs to reduce waste.