Lucille Chi
Gold LEED Certified Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa in Northern California is an eco–friendly property whose name Gaia means “Mother Earth” in Greek.
Gaia’s green features include:
- Skylights: Solatube tubular skylights are used in conference rooms, lobby and the hallways.
- Landscaping: Chemical free landscaping with native and climate-adaptive plants for limited water use for irrigating.
- Education: The resort promotes awareness of sustainability with “GreenTouchscreen® kiosks show guests and visitors how much we are saving in water, electricity and how much CO2 we are emitting.”
- Water: Facilitied include DDLow flush toilets, low flow showerheads, and koi pond uses recycled water from the site, that’s filtered and cleaned prior to entering the pond.
- Recycling: There are recycling bins in rooms and around property and recycled paper products.
- Cleaning: Environmentally friendly cleaning products are used to clean at Gaia.
- Toiletries: Only bulk soap and shower dispensers are used in all guest rooms.
- Wood Based Materials: The lumber used is certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)
- Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants: Low VOC (volatile organic compound) sealants and adhesivesas well as paints used.
- Carpet: Their floor coverings contain post consumer recycled material in the backing, fiber and pad.
- Construction Waste Management: “The contractor is committed to implementing waste diversion practices as an integral part of their operations.“
- Stone: Bathrooms include recycled tiles and granite.
- Environmental Quality: Means efficient HVAC units, aluminum exterior grates installed to minimize dust and particulates in the building to improve overall air quality.
- Windows: Their windows are low energy transmittable and reduce glare.
- Roof: Cool reflective roof reflects heat, saving money in cooling costs.
