ocean view house - sustainable energy update
DESCRIPTION
As part of the Responsible Cape Town pilot project, a workshop on World Tourism Day 2012 saw several leading Responsible Tourism businesses sharing their practices and recent actions on the theme of Sustainable Energy.TRANSCRIPT
Katrin Ludik [email protected]
Topics
Our RT Practice in the past year
Challenges
RT Practice in the past year • 1. RECYCLING
RT Practice in the past year - Recycling Return egg cartoons Batteries
RT Practice in the past year
• 2. ELECTRICITY
• Outsourced energy audit
• Energy saving bulbs
• Timers on Koipond pumps
• Solar jars
RT Practice in the past year - Electricity Heat Pumps with solar
RT Practice in the past year - Electricity
• Skylights
Electricity Reporting
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2009 – 2012 Electricity consumption in kWh per bed night
RT Practice in the past year • 3. WATER • Eco smart shower heads • Indigenous gardens • Water leak discovered
RT Practice in the past year - Water • Water Tank in new Building
RT Practice in the past year - General
• In rooms – info for guest how to min. Their footprint
• Paper recycle etc
• In progress.....Possibility of an owl box
Challenges
• TIME....research in order to educate myself
• Given Infrastructure of the property
• Financial Impact
• Training of Team members
• Try and error eg solar panels
• Social involvement
Thank you!