Hospitable. Sustainable. Responsible.
Welcome to Doubletree Hotel Portland, Portland's First Sustainable Hotel.
We believe that sustainability means good business. That's why we are the first lodging property in Oregon to achieve a Green Seal certification. Sustainability is our mission, and each employee helps make the difference.
The Doubletree Hotel Portland is proud to be a national leader in greening the hospitality industry. We have been acknowledged by the City of Portland, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and in the local and national press for our efforts. Steve Faulstick, our General Manager, is a nationally-recognized expert on sustainable hospitality, sharing his ideas with groups and trade associations around the country.
We understand that sustainability is a journey, and we are involved in the ongoing process of improving our operations and conserving our resources.
You can learn more about us by viewing our annual Sustainability Report, but here are a few of the steps we've taken so far:
- ENERGY STAR® Certified
- Reduced overall waste disposal by 65% since 1996
- Diverted kitchen waste into compost at an average rate of 17 tons per month
- Employee paper-saving program has reduced office paper purchasing by 20% annually
- Retrofits have reduced water usage by 15%
- Total energy consumption has been brought down by 32%
- Employee mass transit subsidies have saved 9,500 gallons of gasoline per year, since 1999
- Established property-wide recycling program including containers, office products, cooking oil, and fluorescent light bulbs
- Implemented a comprehensive Environmental Purchasing Policy
- Offset 25% of its electricity use, by purchasing 900,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually from renewable energy sources such as wind, geothermal and biomass
- Purchase 65% of our food products from within a 500-mile region
- Converted to a 100% non smoking hotel as of January 1, 2008
We are actively working on reducing our carbon footprint, through more efficient operations, purchasing renewable power, and by providing our guests with hybrid car parking discounts, a Biodiesel shuttle on site, and a program to help our guests offset the amount of carbon dioxide produced through traveling and staying at our property.
We invite you to take a closer look at our programs, and we look forward to seeing you!
