Brandermill Inn

Brandermill Inn 13550 Harbour Pointe Parkway Midlothian, VA 23112 804-739-8871 800-554-0130 (toll free) www.brandermillinn.com

• Water Efficiency: low flow restrictors; low flow toilets; dishwashers that re-circulate; maintenance of drips and leaks; laundry - re-circulating/ozone
  
• Energy Efficiency: efficient HVAC-natural gas; solar panels/sky lights/natural lighting design; lighting; sensors; high efficiency compact fluorescents; EnergyStar computers, refrigerators, et.; insulation; storm windows; building design; tinted windows;; building orientation; directional lighting
  
• Landscaping: integrated pest management; buffer strips around all water bodies; native vegetation; abundance of indoor plants
  
• In the Rooms - Conference Room/Dining Room: optional laundry service; dispensers versus bottles of shampoo, (refilling of bottles); glasses/mugs versus disposables; silver/cloth napkins; efficient HVAC-individual thermostats; light sensors; low flow fixtures
  
• Recycling: cans, bottles, newspapers; kitchen grease; food inventory management (effective bulk purchasing); donation of excess food
  
• Laundry: water efficient washers (reuse or filter wash waters); ozone-based washers; energy efficient dryers; environmentally-friendly detergents (use of proper amounts of bleach); use of linens service providers that employ "wet" versus "dry" cleaning; linen segregation (gentle cycle for lightly soiled)
  
• Boating: clean boating agreements (policies about boat maintenance); pump-outs; recycling; designated boat washing; well-maintained boats
  
• Office: purchase of materials w/recycled content; recycled content paper; purchase of durable/well-made products with long life; purchase of energy efficient equipment; policies for 2-sided copying and printing; recycling of paper/cans/bottles/cardboard; extensive use of electronic documents/records; purchasing from vendors and service providers with a commitment to the environment; utilizing purchasing power to prescribe minimized packaging wastes/shrink wrap/excessive packaging; or to require vendor to take-back packaging
  
• Maintenance: preventive maintenance to all vehicles/equipment; electric/natural gas vehicles fuel efficient; eliminating use of aerosols; less toxic materials; covering, distilling, and reusing solvents; use of latex paints; minimizing use of HVAC/cooling tower chemicals through magnetic or ionic-flux mechanisms; reusing cooling tower waters as much as possible; reuse/donation of unused materials; effective systems of storage, labeling, handling; policy to use "dry" clean-up methods; recycling scrap metal, filters and cardboard
  
• Sustainability: furniture made from bamboo or other sustainable crops; fabrics for furniture and wall paper with no VOC's or with recycled content; stonework; fixtures