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Group One Partners, Inc.

Sustainable Renovation

Comfort Inn – Boston / Logan Airport


• Presentation Overview

– Team

– Project

– Goals

– Obstacles

– Outcome


• Team

– Group One Partners, Incorporated

• Harry Wheeler, Mary Faria, Carrie Nielsen

• USGBC corporate member

• Architecture / Design / Purchasing

– Saunders Hotel Group

• Long term hospitality owner

• Family organization

• High interest in sustainability

– EcoLogical Solutions, Inc.

• Provide the most cost effective and innovative

environmental solutions for hotels

– Callahan Construction

• Full service construction firm

• Specializes in construction management and preconstruction



• Property Overview

– Built in 2000

– High rise construction – block and plank

– Site was a Brownfield site requiring remediation

– Close to public transportation

– Originally built with sustainable initiatives• High efficiency heat pumps

• Motion sensors and door switched for t-stats

• Fluorescent lighting

• Low e insulated windows

• Light colored roofing

• Low flow plumbing fixtures

• Ozone system for laundry

• HVACs central control system tied into hotel PMS system


• Renovation Scope-BEFORE pics

– Renovate guest rooms and bathrooms

– Create an upscale feel and environment

– Be sensitive to environmental issues

– Utilize sustainable materials

– Design is the primary focus

– Sustainability is a key factor


• Design Process

– Update and Refresh with sustainable materials

in mind

– Modernize with the use of spa like bathroom

features and color scheme

– Working with a team to achieve the design

vision

– Keep Recycled content in mind


• Team approach

– How we determined the priority items to be replaced (i.e. casegoods, lighting,

bedding, etc) with hotel staff and ownership

– G1 provided a base budget for this scope based on FF&E and construction costs

– Team identified items that should specifically be targeted for sustainability

– Team was held by designer to dates to maintain schedule


• Decision process

– Clear that we would not be able to evaluate all design aspects in a very simple

format

– G1P developed design / sustainability matrix

– It was key to involve hotel, ownership, Procurement Company and Contractor

in the decision process which was led by the design team

– Some design aspects that were reviewed

• Low VOC

• Minimizing waste and reusing existing materials in new ways (mirrors)

• Recycled content in carpet (put in elevators to test durability)

• Worked with local manufacturer to reuse existing plumbing valves

• Fluorescent decorative lighting (formerly incandescent lamps)

• Longevity and durability of materials


• Mock up

– Three(3) mock up rooms were developed ranging from the least invasive (lowest

cost) to the most invasive (higher cost)

– Each of these options had different aspects of green design that needed to be

acknowledged

– The team met on site several occasions to evaluate the mock-ups

– At the end it was a blending of pieces of each room that won out for the best

overall comprehensive design, green and budget.

– From this point the final specs were compiled and documents were completed


• Implementation– Purchasing

• Final buyout bidding about 16 weeks

• Delivery was sent to a warehouse for processing

• Removal of existing furniture pieces (liquidation)

• Programs to send FF&E for reuse.

– Installation

• Shipping of goods to minimize trucking

• Recycling of all boxes and materials

– Construction

• Noise / dust control was maintained by GC

• Carpet recycling program was handled by GC

• General construction recycling program by the GC

• Protection of HVAC equipment was maintained by GC

• Caulking materials were all low VOC

• Adhesives and ventilation

• Delivery of completed rooms back to the hotel

– Expediting punch list

– Limited rooms out of commission

– Limited and controlled disruption


• Obstacles

– Time and Budget – evaluating the benefits of the product with regards to lead time

availability and value

– Sustainable fabrics

– Limited designs and patterns

– Availability and cost

– CAL 133 Fire Code Requirements

– Further restricting design options due to fire rating

– Construction

– Noise and access within the operating property

– Maintaining schedule and room turnover back to hotel


• Outcome

– New fresh upgrade interior

– Clean spa like finishes in the guest baths

– Upheld the sustainability standards of the client

– Provided new opportunities for green initiatives

– Met and or exceeded client expectations

– Maintained project budget and schedule


• Additional hotel programs and the future

– Currently planning lobby and public space renovation that will have the same

goals for sustainability

– Post renovation

• Enhanced weekly Preventative Maintenance visits

• In room recycling

– Ongoing initiatives -

http://www.comfortinnboston.com/environmentalleadership.htm

• Saunders Hotel Group Green team

• Eco Checks

• Employee fun facts

• Xeriscape landscaping

• Paperless audits

http://www.comfortinnboston.com/environmentalleadership.htm


• Summary

– Design has to be approached in a different manner

– Having the contractor and procurement group on board early on is crucial to maintain

schedule and budget

– To truly be successful in any renovation project, especially one based on

sustainability – a team approach is critical.


Thank you for your time

• Architecture

• Interior Design

• Purchasing

Group One Partners, Incorporated

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