This is a Fern Ecotel Initiative, we have been in the eco-friendly hotel business for quite some years now. In the hospitality world today minute details that provide perceived value in the guest’s mind are what ultimately make a Hotel beautiful as well as practical. We hope to share more of our understanding of this business in future.

1. PRESENTED BY: PUNISH SHARMA
GENERAL MANAGER
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

2. ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

3. WE ALSO FEEL THAT THE WORLD WILL BE
DOMINATED BY TWO KINDS OF BUSINESSES
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

4. Environment consciousness is
everywhere
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

5. THE ENVIRONMENT PLATFORM…...
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8. THE MANTRA WE USE IS …
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

9. MISSION STATEMENT
We at Rodas, a designer ECOTEL hotel, commit ourselves
towards exceeding guest expectations and ensuring total
dedication to conserve environment by continually and
enthusiastically creating awareness through education and
participation of team members, guests and the
community.

10. RODAS ECOTEL PRACTICES GUIDELINES &
MEASURES
RODAS, Asia’s first designer ECOTEL hotel is committed to
enhancing the guest experience while setting a new standard of
environment responsibility by conserving natural resources;
educating, enlightening and motivating our staff; and cultivating
community relationships.

11. IN DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENTAL
CULTURE
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

12. ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

13. Architecture Interiors
Passive Energy Conservation Efforts In Design

14. Mechanical
Electronic
Electrical
Plumbing

16. TOTAL ENERGY SAVING IN KWH PER YEAR = 216193 KWH / YEAR
TOTAL ENERGY SAVING IN RS. PER YEAR = 1477356 RS./ YEAR

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18. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Garbage segregations at source. Four Bins system is diligently
followed. Garbage bags made of virgin plastic.
VERMICULTURE: Daily wet garbage generated: about 300
kgs. 115 kgs goes for vermiculture
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

19. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Leftover food from Banquet/Coffee shop buffets is reused
when possible or served in the Ecorest. Throwing a pan full of
food in the bin is always the last option.
Burnt oil is collected and sold as scrap to recycling units.
Promotional materials are made out of 50-75% post consumer
paper .
Hand Made paper bags are given for Parcels.
Hangers, utility trays, sugar pot cover made up of
sawdust.
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

20. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The Hot Discharged Gas Of The Compressor Is Utilized For Heating The
Water At 50 Degree C. Before It Enters The Condensers. This Process
Eliminates The Requirement Of Boilers. (Hot Water Production)
Screw Chiller 70 Tons And 56 Tons.
Capacitor Bank --- We Are Maintaining The Power Factor At 0.97 .To
0.99 Thereby Saving On Electrical Bill.
Natural Light Is Used During The Day Operation.
Use Of CFL Lamps To Reduce The Consumptions.
All Electrical And Electronic Equipments Are Switched Off When Not In
Use.
Master Control Panel.
Panel
Except For The Burners In Live Kitchens Which Use Lpg, Png/Natural Gas Is
Used In All The Kitchens At Rodas. Apart From Being Environment Friendly
Rodas
PNG is extremely Cost Effective – More Than 35% Savings In Fuel Cost As
Compared To LPG
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

21. WATER CONSERVATION &
PRESERVATION
Sewage Treatment Plant.
Plant
Aerators are used in all the taps to reduce consumption. (Increase of
pressure and decrease of volume)
Sensors are fitted to wash basin taps, urinals in public areas.
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Guest Room Showers are specially designed for discharging of 10 liters. of
water per minute.
minute
Back wash water of water filtration plant is collected back in flush tank
which reduces the intake water supply.
Guest Room W.C. is fitted with Cistern flushing System which flushes 6
liters of water per flush instead of 15 - 20 liters.
Save our planet (s.o.p) card kept in rooms for recycle of bed linen.
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

22. ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITMENTS
We encourage our guest to participate in our environmental endeavors
through the use of Eco button and S.0.P card among the guest.
Use of Pumped natural gas as primary fuel source.
Conscious effort is made to promote the use of Organic ingredients. In fact
the Organic Herbs and vegetables grown in our Herb Garden were regularly
used in RODAS kitchen and now we will be developing a new herb garden.
Herbal toiletries are used which are colourless & with minimum fragrance.
Herbal pest controlling is done.
Avoid use of harmful chemicals/aerosol, cleaners. All detergents used have
very low/ neutral ph value.
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

23. EMPLOYEE ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Active participation of team members in the green team activities-
Eco Ganesh has become an Annual Event at Rodas along with regular
PUC Check up/ Eco Holi /Best Out of the Waste for the township
participation
Staff is encouraged to follow Environmental Best Practices not only
at work, but also in day to day life. In fact the drive to create a better
environment begins at their homes
Interaction with visiting students from various schools and colleges
and briefing them about ECOTEL practices
practic
We educate our suppliers by and ensure that minimal; use of non bio
degradable products are used in the packing material.
Environment Score sheet mandatory for staff appraisals
ECOTEL ® - The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels

24. Would you be willing to make changes in the
way to do your work if those changes make
your hotel more environmentally sound ?
140
120
100
No. of Respondents
80
60
40
20
0
Yes No
Survey 1 Survey 2

25. Do you feel your hotel is currently sensitive
140
to the environment ?
120
100
No. of Respondents
80
60
40
20
0
Yes No Not Sure
Survey 1 Survey 2

26. I would be willing to volunteer the following amount of
time per week (unpaid) to help make my hotel more
environmentally sensitive
80
70
60
No. of Respondents
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 hr 2 hrs 3 hrs None
Survey 1 Survey 2

27. Which environmental program is most important
and visible in your hotel ?
160
140
120
100
80
No. of Respondents
60
40
20
0
Recycling
Energy
Conser. Water
Conser. Employee
Edu. Others
Survey 1
Survey 2

28. June.29.2009 Organised Eco Ganesha along Young Presidents organization –NGO, Chief guest
Dr, Shubha Raul-Mayor of Mumbai, 300 school children from various schools made small idols
by using natural silt soil from the Powai lake we give back to nature what we take from her.
It’s an important lesson for the citizens on how to sustain our Mother Earth in every little
way we can.
On 9th September.09 on Ganesh
Visarjan day the Powai lake
promenade was cleaned by the RODAS
Green team members

29. Ms Roshni Udyavar --Head Mr.Srikrishna
of Rachana Sansad’s Bhagwat –BMC
Institute of Environmental Speaker
Architecture
Ms. Pallavi Latkar
of Rachna Sansad
On March.09, Organised seminar on the topic Powai Eco- Restoration programme
on saving various fish species of the Powai Lake in association with Powai
Angling Federation and Rachna Sansad.

30. Green Team Members 5th June; IIT Powai
Bijli Hai Anmol: Skit at Nirmal Daniel Chatterton-Front office
Chatterton-Front
Lifestyle,Mulund on World Manager and Green Team Leader
Earth day --RODAS
--RODAS

31. "You must be the change you wish to
see in the world."
— Mahatma Gandhi
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