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San Francisco Sustainability
San Francisco Sustainability
The InterContinental San Francisco Hotel is dedicated to creating healthy, sustainable hospitality experience. While there many shades of ‘green’ in the hotel business, ours is the deepest. From our construction practices to decor, food and beverage, daily operation and much more, we have been never wavered from our commitment to the planet.
Energy Efficient Lighting
- Linear and compact fluorescent bulbs which use 60% less energy. Each bulb saves 150 pounds of carbon dioxide each year
- Working with PG&E and the DOE to test next generation LED bulbs as a replacment for halogens MR-16
- Light bulbs at the front desk area have 6.5w LED light - which require a change once a year versus incandescent 30w bulbs that require a change four times a year
Eco-commuters
- Ideal location for eco-commuters as we are near the city's major transportation such as BART, Muni, Cable Car, Lights Rails, and CalTrains
- Preferential parking rates for hybrid vehicles
- Charging stations available for hybrid electric cars
- 1st Green Amenity: fast electric car charging station - 2-3 hours (8 plug in models)
- Tesla - Electronic Roadster adapter
Renewable Energy Credits
- We choose 100% renewable energy
- We partnered with Renewable Choice for Renewable Energy Credits and Verified Emission Reductions, also known as, carbon offset - to reduce environmental impact of our business activities and effectively reduce it with renewable energy tech solutions
- Infrared technology - sense movement in guest and meeting rooms, shuts AC down within 10 minutes of non-movement
- Wind farm - providing the hotel with $0.12 protons per room night; 100% carbon neutral offset by renewable energy sources
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Unused amenity products and gently used linens are donated to community non-profit humanitarian programs
- China and service ware, cups, glasses and utensils are used in all of our outlets and the back-of-the-house to reduce water.
- 100% compliant to San Francisco's 2007 ban against styrofoam "take-out" containers and NO FOAM Policy in the back-of-the-house
- Compost recycling program participation where our organic waste is recycled into fertilizer and distributed to the local vineyards
- The hotel donates leftover food to organizations, ensuring that surplus food supports those in need and reduces waste
STEM Program
STEM's battery storage system aims to cut electricity costs for commercial and industrial clients by managing on-site batteries to decrease peak energy consumption and related demand changes.
The STEM system comprises lithium-ion batter packs, an energy management system, and predictive analytics software named, Athena. Key components include:
- Lithium-ion battery packs installed behind the customer's utility mete alongside electrical distribution equipment
- Athena softwar platform employs machine learning and AI to forecast energy usage patterns and peak demand times
- System charges batteries during low-demand periods with lower electricity rates
- Batteries discharge during high-demand periods to reduce grid energy usage and avoid expensive demand charges
The system reduces peak load by using stored battery energy during high usage times, helping commercial and industrial customers cut demand charges. AI softwarere optimizes charging/discharging for maximum financial savings based on usage patterns and utility rates.
Alternative Energy
- InterContinental San Francisco uses solar panels to power our large trash compactor
- We use regenerative braking power in our elevators that raises the car and generates power on the way down
