The Greater Knoxville Metropolitan area welcomes a newly opened environmentally friendly Hampton Inn Hotel located in Clinton, Tenn. Clinton is located along the Clinch River, surrounded by the Smoky Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau.
“To protect the beautiful environment surrounding the hotel it was crucial that water and energy efficiency strategies were a key factor from the beginning stages of development” states Alpesh Patel, Owner of Kana Hotel Group “It is rewarding to see the Hampton Inn Clinton, TN open its doors knowing that we were successful incorporating several solutions that will lessen our overall environmental impact”.
The Hampton brand, including Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites and Hampton by Hilton, is an award-winning leader in the mid-priced hotel segment. All Hampton Hotels offer warm surroundings and a friendly service culture and personality, defined as "Hamptonality," supported by its 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company with a strong focus on hospitality sustainability providing individual properties wonderful support including a proprietary program LightStay.
Among several water and energy saving solutions ingrained into the Hampton Inn Clinton:
- CREE LED Luminaires for parking lot illumination
- CREE LED technologies throughout all 24 hour burn areas
- Del Ozone Laundry Technology
- Occupancy Based Energy Management System
- Energy Reclamation Technologies
- High Efficiency Windows and Doors
- Highly Reflective Roofing
- Energy Star Certified Equipment
- Water Saving Solutions
- LightStay Participation
- Energy Star Benchmarking
Even before you enter the Hampton Inn Clinton you can notice ownerships’ efforts to save energy with the presence of the futuristic-looking CREE Slim LED Luminaires in the parking and gathering areas. Throughout this green hotel the LED lighting provides a warm inviting atmosphere and will save the property more than forty percent of energy compared to conventional lighting. The use of ozone to process all linens and terry provides guests with the most sanitary and fresh linen possible. The occupancy based energy managements system allows unoccupied rooms to be conditioned to enhance guest satisfaction while saving energy.
Knoxville Tennessee based EcoGreenHotel is Kana Hotel Group’s Energy Consultant. “We had the privilege to support the integration of water and energy solutions into the development ” says Scott Parisi, President of EcoGreenHotel “We were brought on board at the infancy of the project and were able to collaborate with the owners, operators, architect, engineers and wonderful contractors such as Sun Electric Company we ended up with an amazing product that delivers efficiencies with no guest impact.’” EcoGreenHotel will continue to monitor and measure water and energy use moving including administration of LightStay.
A truly sustainable hotel depends on ongoing operational efficiencies and procedures to be deployed and monitored on a consistent basis. “With support from our energy partner and the LightStay platform provided by Hilton we are able to keep an eye on electric, natural gas, water and waste trends,” states Kevin Mahoney, President of Kana Hotel Group. The Kana Hotel Group is also currently constructing the Embassy Suites Knoxville West where they plan on integrating even more solutions that support hospitality sustainability.
