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All element Hotels Will Be Built to LEED Standards

Published Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Element, the Westin-inspired extended-stay brand coming from Starwood, will be "green" all the way through: Starwood requires all of its element hotels to meet standards associated with the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification.   That's a first for the lodging industry, at least in regard to new-builds (Fairmont Hotels and Resorts is another dedicatedly "green" brand, though most of its hotels are older).   The first element, set to open in July in the Boston suburb of Lexington, aims to be a beta site for green construction, Starwood says. Among the green ...

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