Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa (American Canyon CA) is the world's first Gold LEED-certified hotel. To achieve this, all wood used in the construction was FSC-certified, paints are low VOC, and carpets contain post consumer recycled material.
In addition, restroom construction used recycled tiles and granite and low flush toilets and showerheads were installed. The hotel's koi pond uses filtered recycled water and the facility installed Solatube lighting, solar panels, and a reflective roof coating.
The hotel is furnished with natural, organic, and recycled materials, has all natural and organic landscaping, and uses green cleaning products. To reduce waste, bulk soap, lotion, and shampoo dispensers are used in guest rooms and only recycled paper is used. There are recycling bins throughout the property and educational kiosks inform guests of the environmental attributes of the property.
Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa is owned by Wen Chang.
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