<strong>Hotel Marcel:</strong> This Brutalist building in New Haven, Connecticut, has become one of America's greenest -- and coolest -- hotels.
Hotel Marcel: This Brutalist building in New Haven, Connecticut, has become one of America's greenest -- and coolest -- hotels.
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<strong>Setting records</strong>: The hotel is a zero-emission hotel encompassing 165 rooms, a 9,000-plus square-foot conference center, and a full service restaurant.
Setting records: The hotel is a zero-emission hotel encompassing 165 rooms, a 9,000-plus square-foot conference center, and a full service restaurant.
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<strong>How does it work?</strong> The building runs on 100% renewable electricity for lighting, heating, air-conditioning and hot water, harnessing energy with over 1,000 solar panels on its rooftop and parking canopies.
How does it work? The building runs on 100% renewable electricity for lighting, heating, air-conditioning and hot water, harnessing energy with over 1,000 solar panels on its rooftop and parking canopies.
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<strong>Light and power</strong>: The hotel uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting, a new, low-voltage technology that uses less power than traditional wiring, which reduced the building's lighting energy use by more than 30%
Light and power: The hotel uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting, a new, low-voltage technology that uses less power than traditional wiring, which reduced the building's lighting energy use by more than 30%
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<strong>Art with a purpose:</strong> King rooms feature original works by a fiber artist who utilized scraps of fabric that would otherwise be thrown out.
Art with a purpose: King rooms feature original works by a fiber artist who utilized scraps of fabric that would otherwise be thrown out.
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<strong>A familiar look</strong>: The original building was designed by Marcel Breuer, best known for the original Whitney Museum in New York City.
A familiar look: The original building was designed by Marcel Breuer, best known for the original Whitney Museum in New York City.
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<strong>Green score:</strong> The hotel has earned both Passive House and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certifications.
Green score: The hotel has earned both Passive House and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certifications.
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<strong>Final mood:</strong> Even the hotel itself is "recycled" by choosing to adapt an existing building rather than create a new one.
Final mood: Even the hotel itself is "recycled" by choosing to adapt an existing building rather than create a new one.
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