"In my humble opinion, a few renderings are not enough information to conclude the viability of the sustainability of this hotel. Several items could contribute to sustainability that would not show up in renderings. High efficiency windows, photovoltaics, collection/use of rain water, efficient landscaping, geothermal Air Conditioning, just to name a few. Why don't we maintain a positive outlook towards this project until the full Green program for the hotel is released (I mean... here's an investor making an effort in an incredibly wasteful industry... at a project that could be economically viable without the added stress of Green). And as much as I want to concede the facade criticism... Starwood knows what they're doing so I'm on wait and see mode for that as well."-anon. [Renderings Show the 1 Hotel's "Going Green" Thing, Kinda]
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