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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

Construction Social Responsibility Local Development Travelers’ awareness Local Heritage & Biodiversity

Energy Water Waste Agriculture & Catering

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Reducing consumption: • S ol ar w at e r he at er s ys t e m.

• P as s iv e arc h it e c ture p r inc ip les : no a i r -c ondit ion ing.

• U s e a m ax im um of day l ig ht .

• LE Ds l ig ht ing.

• E ne rg y E f f ic ient A p p l iances (s u c h as a rat ional s e l f c ook ing ov e n) .

• Cu rre nt P ro je c t s : Solar panel to provide electricity for night exterior l ighting.

System of black pipes to heat water for the spa part.

Better sensibil ize guests to energy savings with signings.

WATER MANAGEMENT

Wat e r i s a v e ry c r i t ic a l p o int at B ar ic hara b e c aus e of t he v e ry dry c l im at e.

Reducing consumption:

• 80% of t he w at e r u s e d at t he hot e l c om e s f rom a ra inw at er c o l l e c t ion s ys t e m.

• Wat e r i s t re at ed t hrou g h a s i l i c a s and f i l t er , ac t iv at ed c arb on and s m al l q u ant i t ies of c h l or ine and s u l f ate.

• J ac u zz i w at e r i s re u s e d t o w at e r t he g arde n.

• Long -s t ay gu e s ts ’ s he e t s are c hange d onl y e ve ry 2 or 3 days .

Water treatment:

• B l ac k w at er : f i l t ered t hrou g h a w as t ewater t re at ment p l ant ,

• G ray Wat er : d i re c t l y t o t he g rou nd or re u s ed t o w at e r t he g arde n .

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Reduce:

• Of f e r f re e p ot ab l e w at e r t o g u es ts t o av oid p l as t ic b ot t l es .

Reuse:

• Org anic w as t e f rom t he k i t c he n f e ed t he an im al s of an e m p l oyee’s f arm .

• Org anic w as t e f rom t he g arde n are c om p os t ed.

Recycle:

• R e c yc l ab le w as t e are s ort e d ou t and c o l l e c t ed b y t he m u nic ipa l w as t e c o l l e c t or .

AGRICULTURE & CATERING

Purchases:

• Try t o b u y p rodu c e s c u l t ivated in t he are a b u t t he re are u nf ort u nately no m u c h b e c aus e of t he dry c l im at e, on l y : b e ans , p ine appl es, c af é and g rap e fru it s .

• S e rv e and s e l l org anic and s e m i -org anic l oc a l c of f e e.

Homemade:

• M ak e t he i r ow n b re ad and c ook de l ic ious f re s h f ood.

• U s e a c ool ing u nit in orde r t o f re e ze f ood and avoid w as t e .

CONSTRUCTION

Architecture:

• P as s iv e p r inc ip l es t o t ak e adv ant ag e of s u n and w ind nat u ra l c ondit ions .

• Work s e x c l us iv ely w it h l oc a l l ab or and t e c hniques .

• E nhanc e nat u ra l e l e ment s of de c orat ion and v e g etat ion int e grat ion.

Materials:

• Wal l s in ram m e d e art h ( t ap ia p is ada ) : f or h ig h ac ou s t ic and t he rm al i s o l at ion.

• Try t o u s e l oc a l and re ne w able m at e r ia l w he n p os s ib le: ram m e d e art h w al l s , l oc a l t i l e s , c anas b rav as , re s p ons ible c ons t ru c t ion w ood f rom p l ant at ions or f a l l e n t re e s .

• Was t e f rom c ons t ru c t ion m at e r ia l w e re a l m os t a l l re u s ed .

• R e s p ect of nat ional l e g is lat ions and a l l e x t ra hou rs of e m p l oyees are p a id .

• S e x t raf f ick ing p re ve nt ion.

• Col l e c t b ot t l e t op s f or c har i t y .

• T he hot e l b u i l d ing i s a l m os t a l l hor izont a l and w it h no m ore t han one f l oor t o m ak e i t e as ie r f or e m p l oyees and ac c e s s ib l e t o d is ab l e g u e st s . .

• Tra in ing s are p rov ide d t o t he s t af f .

• We l com e c h i l dre n at t he hot e l s w im m ing p ool t o t e ac h t he m how t o s w im .

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

• B ou g ht e x am ples of f u rn i t ure ( l ik e s e at s ) t o g iv e t he m t o re p rodu c e and b e m ade b y l oc a l c raf t s m ans .

• Tak e p art t o COT E LCO t ou r is m as s oc iat ion, t he c ham b e r of c om m e rc e t ra in ing s and P ro -Col om b ia w e dding p rog ram .

TRAVELERS’ AWARENESS

• Inf orm at ion in t he hot e l w e l c ome g u ide ab ou t t he hot e l s u s t a inabl e p ol ic y .

• P rom ot e e c o -t ou r ism ac t iv i t ies t o t rave l ers s u c h as t yp ic a l handc raf t w orks hop s and ou t door ac t iv i t ies .

• N o c om m e rc ia l izat ion or u s e of p rohib i ted f au na & f l ora or c u l t u ra l art i f ac ts .

• 1 he c t are ou t of t he 3 he c t are s i s oc c u p ied b y t he e c o -hot e l p ro je c t .

• P rom ot e t he de s t inat ion of B ar ic hara N at ional M onu m e nt v i l l ag e.

LOCAL HERITAGE & BIODIVERSITY

HOTEL TERRA BARICHARA SA N TA N DE R , CO L O MBI A

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