Aitken Spence Hotels recognised as Sri Lanka’s Most Energy Efficient for the third consecutive year
View(s):Heritance Ahungalla and Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara emerged victorious at the recently concluded Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency Awards 2013, conducted by the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority for private and public sector institutions with he aim of recognising their contribution towards an energy efficient Sri Lanka, a media release issued by the company stated.
Heritance Ahungalla was awarded the Silver flame award, one of the highest accolades awarded for the conscious commitment made to enhancing energy efficiency practices within the large scale hotel sector.
The release said that Heritance Ahungalla is also the first hotel in the world to receive the ISO 50001 certification for Energy Management systems. With the introduction of this Energy Management System, Heritance Ahungalla was able to effectively manage energy consumption without compromising guest comfort. It has enabled the hotel to meet the current and future mandatory energy efficiency targets and requirements of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction legislations, it was stated.
Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara was awarded a merit award in the large scale hotel category, making it the second year that the resort received recognition for its sustainable energy efficiency practices, the company stated.
The hotel saves 1,417 litres of furnace oil annually thus mitigating its carbon footprint by 4.6 tonnes. Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara also houses a biogas plant which uses kitchen garbage as the primary source for the production of biogas which is utilized in the herbal preparation unit of the up-scale ayurveda resort. “Our hotels operate with a strong, focused commitment towards reducing the environmental footprint associated with the development and operation of a hotel while lending special attention to renewable sources of energy”, said Rohitha Rajaratne, Vice President, Engineering, Aitken Spence Hotels.
Heritance Hotels and Resorts aim to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels annually through the implementation of innovative energy efficient practices.