{"id":2371,"date":"2015-06-11T16:11:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T15:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2022-08-23T13:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:00:59","slug":"nh-achieves-world-first-with-breeam-outstanding-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/06\/nh-achieves-world-first-with-breeam-outstanding-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"NH achieves world first with BREEAM Outstanding rating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"BREEAM\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BREEAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener\">BREEAM<\/a> has certified NH Ribera del Manzanares&#8217; environmental management as &#8216;Outstanding&#8217;, making it the first hotel in the world to achieve this rating. In order to obtain this rating, the hotel was\u00a0assessed on aspects that range from the building&#8217;s specifications and environmental management to its activities and the health and comfort of its users.\u00a0Specifically, the hotel obtained excellent scores in the following categories: management, health and well-being, energy, transport, water use, materials, waste, ecological land use, pollution and innovation.<\/p>\n<span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#fff\">&nbsp;In Brief&nbsp;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>The hotel is carbon-neutral, has <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"ISO 14000\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISO_14000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener\">ISO 14001<\/a> and <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"ISO 50001\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISO_50001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener\">ISO 50001<\/a> certifications, and undertakes several\u00a0measures including\u00a0regular tracking of energy and water usage and the carbon footprint and efficient lighting using LED technology; \u00a0a tailored materials purchasing policy encompassing environmental metrics; and a biodiversity management plan covering maintenance of the planted outdoor areas.<\/li>\n<li>First launched in the UK in 1990, BREEAM\u00ae (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) is an\u00a0environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings, with over 270,000 buildings with certified BREEAM assessment ratings in 63 countries.<\/li>\n<li>NH Hotel Group\u00a0is Europe&#8217;s third-ranked business hotel chain. It operates close to 400 hotels with almost 60,000 rooms in 29 markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#fff\">&nbsp;In Depth&nbsp;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenhotelier.org\/our-themes\/policy-certification-business\/nh-achieves-world-first-with-breeam-outstanding-rating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Read<\/a> the original article on Green Hotelier<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@nhhotelgroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow<\/a> NH on twitter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tourismpartnership.org\/carbon-emissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Learn more<\/a> about\u00a0the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative, a project by the International Tourism Partnership, of which NH is a part.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#fff\">&nbsp;Keep up with news like this&nbsp;<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NH 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