Grand Green Hotel
As the Bahamas have become mere developed, the natives re consistently faced with issues related to energy, water use, and sewerage. The impact of the hotel on the surrounding community will not only be creating jobs and more revenue, but it will also have a significant effect on social well-being. The how intends to use a more substantial proportion of alternative sources. Solar energy will be used to heat bathing water in the rooms as the resort’s move of responsible tourism initiative. The resort will focus on more renewable energy and not just focusing on energy efficiency. It has been estimated that most of a hotel’s environmental impact may be directly associated with excessive usage of consumption of energy. Grand Green Resort intends to install energy-efficient technology like lightning, heating, and cooling appliances.
The construction of the Grand Green Resort in the Bahamas is going to have a significant impact on the host community. The resort will rely on water that is vital to the sustain ace of the community. With a room capacity of 500, the hotel intends to create a water treatment system for the supply of clean water. This project will also supply the surrounding community with clean water for use. In a sensitive environment like islands, water is mostly available in a limited amount. The environmental committee is expected will develop proposals for ways in which the hotel may sustain the high water requirements to maintain pools within the facility. Carrying out such program create a good picture of the resort to the community. Further, the piped water throughout the resort will reduce the usage of bottled water. This initiative will reduce the amount of solid wastes from the bottles.
The hotel is expecting to have a high number of customers regularly. Therefore, there will be a considerable amount of garbage generates and needs to be disposed of. According to Eurostat (2010), accommodation and restaurants are a major source of packaging wastes. This hotel will start a composite where food waste will be, and the surrounding community will also benefit. This site is a green initiative that will impress not only the host community but also the guest who visit the hotel. These composite may be used as a source of organic fertilizer that may be of great help to the community and the resort a well. This solid wastes management will be geared towards creating a good relationship with the local communities. Therefore sustainable waste management is vital in saving the community from health hazards.
According to a report by UNICEF (2012), poor sanitation and hygiene are the major causes of diarrhea. Grand Green resort is going to install a sewerage system. Due to the high capacity accommodation at the facility, it is expected that wastewater from bathing, toilet, laundry, and other uses will be in large quantity. These wastes may be harmful to the surrounding environment and human health of the surrounding community if not treated properly. This water will be to be treated in the resort’s sewerage. Moreover, the resort will establish a water reuse program at the facility. Given the technical nature of the reuse of wastewater, a wastewater engineer will be hired by the result. The main aim of water treatment and water reuse is to protect the environment and community from health problems associated with such waste.