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Identifying Sustainable Design Opportunities in Tribal Hotels and CasinosFocus: Mescalero Inn of the Mountain Gods Hotel & Casino

Diana FullerUniversity of Illinois at Springfield

August 2016

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PersonalProfile§ MescaleroApacheTribalMember§ IllinoisStateUniversity-May2012

Major:RenewableEnergyEconomicandPublicPolicyMinor:NativeAmericanStudiesCapstoneProjectandPublication: ImplementingSustainableBusinessPracticesinahotelandexpandinggreencertificationmarketsintheMidwesternUnitedStates

§ UniversityofIllinoisatSpringfield-May2016

Major:EnvironmentalStudiesFocus:SustainableDevelopmentandPolicyCapstoneProject:NaturalResourcePlanningwithMescaleroApacheTribe

§ Mission:Workwithtribalandnon-tribalcommunitiesthatwouldliketoadvancesustainabledevelopment.

§ Mother&Wife

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ProjectOverview

§ Topic: Identifying sustainable design in tribal hotels and casinos.

§ What is sustainable design?

§ Tribal examples§ Blue Lake Rancheria§ Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians§ Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin

§ Inn of the Mountain Gods Hotel and Casino

§ Inn of the Mountain Gods Hotel and Casino Sustainable Design Opportunities

§ Resources

§ Conclusion

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Background

§ TraditionalNativeAmericanStructures§ Orientation,localmaterials,

knowledgeofplace

§ Sustainabledesignisbecomingmorecommon§ Economic,environmentaland

socialbenefits

§ Tribalhotelsandcasinos§ Economicfoundation

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“We call for a more sustainable and culturally appropriate development that is guided by the values and teachings of our

ancestors. We call for an economic base that would truly empower our people rather than the pockets of transnational corporations, western cities, tribal, state and federal government. We call for an end to the colonization of our lands for energy purposes and we

demand a better government that is more accountable to the people”.-Roberto Nutlouis of the Indigenous Youth Coalition of

Pinon (S. P. Halliday, 1997).

Pictured from left to right: Rachael Gutierrez and Diana Fuller visiting the Hualapai Enterprise Grand Canyon West

SustainableDesignConcepts

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Sites

Water Conservation

Energy Consumption

Waste Management

Indoor Environment

Source: Illinois Green Business Association, US Green Building Council, Whole Building Design Guide, Tribal Green Building Toolkit

BlueLakeRancheria

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BlueLakeRancheria§ Wiyot, Yurok,andHupa

people§ Humboldt County, CA§ 91acres§ 17miles southofEureka

and5mileseastofArcata§ Largelyruralterrain

betweentheNorthernCAcoastalmountains andthePacificOcean

BlueLakeCasino&Hotel

§ 44,504sq.ft.§ 3restaurants§ 102guestrooms§ 750machines,18table

gamesandbingo§ DesignatedaDisaster

ReliefCenterandRegionalExternalEvacuationZone

ClimateActionChampions§ 35%reduction inEnergy

athotelin2010§ 500kWsolararray§ Micro-gridwithover950

kWhofbatterystorage§ 175kWbiomass co-

generationsystemwithhydrogen fuelcelltechnology

§ Electricvehicles§ MoreGreenGoals!

"Education, begun early and continued throughout life, is one of the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe’s top priorities." -Claudia Brundin, Chairperson, Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe

GoogleMapslocationforBlueLakeRancheria Source:BlueLakeCasino&HotelWebsite BlueLakeRancheriaSealSource:BlueLakeRancheriaWebsite

RinconBandofLuiseñoIndiansRinconBandofLuiseno

Indians§ NortheastcornerofSan

DiegoCounty, CA§ 4,634.57acres§ WaterConservation

§ LakeHenshaw§ Wells

§ EndangeredSpecies§ ArroyoToad

Harrah’sResortSouthernCalifornia

§ 1,700slotmachines§ 68tablegames§ 1,000+hotelrooms§ 3pools, poolbar&400ft.

lazyriver§ 23,000sq.ft.ofmeeting

space§ 2,200seatconference

venue§ 9restaurants

GreenCommittee§ Retrofitted10,000light

fixtures.Saving3.5millionkWhandover$250,000

§ In2015installedasolarplantthatgenerated113,986kWh.Reducingthecasino’s usageby25%.

§ Sameyear,reducedwaterconsumption by2.5%

§ Increasedrecyclingby10.5%diverting468tonsofwaste

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“Our participation in this event is one of many ways we strive to uphold the principles outlined in our Code of Commitment and support the communities in which we are privileged to operate. Caesars recognizes the importance of being a responsible steward of our environment and is committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation. Throughout the company, we are taking innovative steps to lower our energy consumption, operate more efficiently, and reduce our environmental footprint.”

Googlemapslocation forRinconBandofLuiseño Indians HarrahResortSouthernCalifornia Rincon Band ofLuiseño IndianSeal

"The traditional values of the Forest County Potawatomi Community teach us to respect all living things, to take only what we need from mother earth, and to preserve the air, water, and soil for our children. Reflecting these values, we take leadership in creating a sustainable and healthy world. We resolve to reduce our own environmental impacts and to take steps to remedy the impacts of others. We encourage others to do the same. We also seek legislative and policy changes that protect the environment for all people, including generations to come."

ForestCountyPotawatomiTribeForestCountyPotawatomi

TribeofWisconsin§ NicoletNationalForestofNortheasternWisconsin§ 12,280.18acres

§ Environmental Concerns§ Airquality§ Water§ Solidwaste§ Wildlife

PotawatomiCarterCasinoHotel

§ 1,400gamingmachines§ 32tablegames§ 100guestrooms§ 2restaurants§ Spa,fitness center,lobby

barandmeetingspace.

Greenfire§ 1,720205Wmetalhalides

upgradedinparkingstructureto55WLED’s.A73%reduction inenergyuse(PotawatomiBingoCasino)

§ CarterCasino Energystudyrecommended11ECM’sthatwouldsave34.66%forenergysavings.

§ Nowhave30kWsolarPVand2-MWanaerobicdigesterandbiogasgenerationfacility

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GoogleMaps locationforForestCountyPotawatomiTribeofWisconsin ForestCountyTribalAdministration Building ForestCountyPotawatomiTribeofWisconsin Seal

InnoftheMountainGodsHotel&Casino

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Mescalero,NM§ OteroCounty§ 462,769.858acres§ TularosaBasinonthe

westernboundary§ SacramentoMountains

onthenorthernboundary

§ LincolnNationalForesttothesouth

§ 2nd largestwaterreserveinNM

§ 168Kacresofwoodresources

InnoftheMountainGodsHotel&Casino

§ 1,200gamingmachines§ 40tablegames§ 273hotelrooms§ 40,000sq.ft.meeting

space§ Indoorpool, fitness

center,giftshop, golfcourse

§ 6restaurants

GreenApplications§ StrategicEnergyPlanin2011§ Upgradingfluorescents lightsin

backemployeeareas§ Guestroomtowelsare40%

bamboo§ Standardtowelandsheet

program§ Roomcensorscontrolling

heatingandcooling§ Inhouse furniturerestoration§ Separatecardboard§ Highefficiencywashers,but

somestillbeingupgraded

2021VisionStatements: “Energyindependencethruself-sustainingrenewables”;“Economically independentthrudiversebusinessdevelopment”; “Sustainable facilitiesthatrespondtogrowth”(MescaleroApacheTribe,2011)

GoogleMaplocation forMescaleroApacheTribe Innof theMountainGodsHotel&Casino MescaleroApacheTribeSeal

2021VisionStatements: “Energyindependencethruself-sustainingrenewables”; “Economicallyindependent thrudiversebusiness development”; “Sustainable facilitiesthatrespondtogrowth”(MescaleroApache,2011)

InnoftheMountainGodsHotel&CasinoSustainableDesignOpportunities

EnergyAudit§ IdentifyPartner

§ SmartEnergyDesignandAssistanceCenter(SEDAC)

§ SanDiegoGas&Electric

§ Supplementquestions§ Costofelectricity§ Number oflight

fixtures§ Typeoffixtures§ Powerrating§ Costtoupgrade§ Incentives,

rebates, grants§ Amountof

energysavings§ ROI§ Renewable

EnergyOpportunities

WaterAudit§ Wellsystem

§ Nowaterbills§ MarkTwainHotel

Example

§ Supplementalquestions§ Waterheating§ Functional areas

thatusewater§ Flowrates§ Meters§ Upgradesto

fixtures§ Rebates,

incentives, grants§ Existing

maintenanceschedule

GuestRooms§ Suggestions

§ Recyclingbins§ Recycled

amenities§ Motioncensored

lighting§ Motioned

censored sinks§ EnergyStar

electronics,windowsanddoors

Purchasing§ Suggestions

§ Buyfromlocalvendors

§ Recycleitemsthatcan’tberestored

§ Salvage/reuse§ Donateorsell

gentlyuseditems§ Purchase

products thatareorganicorlowVOC

WasteManagement§ Suggestions

§ Purchasing andprovidingrecyclingbinsforentire resort

§ Recycleplastic,glass,metal,paper, officeitems

§ Compost ordonatefood

§ Educatestaffonrecyclingprocess

§ Perform periodicwasteaudits

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Resources

§ U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency§ EnergyStarProgram

§ NewMexicoGreenZiaEnvironmentalLeadershipProgram§ EnergyEfficiencyProgram

§ U.S.GreenBuildingCouncil§ LeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign(LEED)

§ U.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment§ IndianCommunityDevelopmentBlockGrantProgram

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“Whereveritmakessense,Irecommendthattribesdevelopthese[local,regional,state,andfederal]partnershipsfortribalprojectroles,becauseit’sjustprovenincrediblysuccessfulforus.”

─JanaGanion,EnergyDirector,BlueLakeRancheria

Resources§ U.S.DepartmentofEnergy

§ FirstStepsTowardDevelopingRenewableEnergyandEnergyEfficiencyonTribalLands-2016(FOA)

§ U.S.DepartmentofEnergy§ StrategicTechnicalAssistanceResponseTeam(START)

§ OteroCountyElectricCooperative(OCEC),Inc.§ ElectricCooperativeRebates

§ U.S.DepartmentofAgricultureRual Development(USDA)§ RuralEnergyforAmericaProgramRenewableEnergySystems&

EnergyEfficiencyImprovementLoans&Grants(REAP)

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Conclusion§ Tribalcasinosandhotelscontributetoregionaleconomies

andareasignificantsourceofrevenueforthetribalcommunities.

§ Sustainabledesignpracticesintribalhotelsandcasinoswillreducenegativeimpactstotheenvironment,increaserevenuewithcostsavingsintime,andcontributetothecommunitiesoverallwellbeing.

§ Successstoriesevolvedfromeffectivepartnershipsthatassistedwithfundingandtechnicaladvice.Alsofromengagingthecommunity.

§ Mescalero’sInnoftheMountainGodHotel&Casinohasopportunitiestoimplementenergyefficiencyandexploreoptionsforrenewableenergy.

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Ixehe!Thankyou!

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