Proximity Hotel in North Carolina is First to Earn LEED Platinum

By Nadav Malin

“Conservation doesn’t have to mean deprivation,” is how host Ali Ogden wraps up her seven-minute video tour of the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, which recently became the first hotel in the U.S. to earn LEED Platinum certification. (The video was created for National Geographic’s Intelligent Traveler blog and is available on YouTube.)

Photo © Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels

The Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, is the first hotel to earn a LEED Platinum rating. The hotel has 100 solar water-heating panels on the roof (covering 4,000 ft2) that provide around 60% of the hot water needed for the hotel and restaurant.

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Certified together with its Print Works Bistro, the hotel has 4,000 ft2 of solar water-heating panels on the roof, uses ground-coupled heat pumps for cooling, and features an innovative hydronic distribution system to deliver heating and cooling to guest rooms. Among the many other green aspects are locally produced furniture, abundant fresh air, and the restoration of an adjacent stream.

Proximity, owned by Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels, opened for business late in 2007 and achieved LEED certification in October 2008. Details are at www.proximityhotel.com.

This article was produced by BuildingGreen, LLC.- www.buildinggreen.com

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