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Virginia Green
Hotels & Lodging Facilities
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Wingate by Wyndham - Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA
Virginia Green is the Commonwealth of Virginia’s campaign to promote environmentally-friendly practices in all aspects of Virginia’s tourism industry. Virginia Green has established "core activities" specific to each sector of tourism, and these practices are considered the required minimum for participation in the program. However, Virginia Green encourages its participants to reduce their environmental impacts in all aspects of their operations, and this profile provides a full list of all their “green” activities. These are the activities that guests / customers can expect to find when they visit this facility.
Wingate by Wyndham - Lynchburg
The WINGATE BY WYNDHAM is Lynchburg’s Premier Hotel located near the top of Candlers Mountain. We offer a beautiful 50-mile panoramic view of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Lynchburg Valley and have received the national recognition as“Hotel of the Year” on two different occasions.
We started our green iniative in 2008 to help the environment, establish cost savings, and to set us a part from our competition.
Participate in Adopt-A-Street Program with City of Lynchburg Department of Public Works. We are located near the top of Candlers Mountain and offer over 60 miles of hiking trails nearby. Lynchburg was recently ranked as one of the Top 10 Adventure Towns in the United States by National Geographic Traveler magazine.
Virginia Green Activities
This facility pledges that they:
Offer optional linen serviceRecycle| - Have in place clearly marked recycling bins or provide convenient drop-off locations for guests to recycle: |
| - Plastic Bottles |
| - Aluminum cans |
| - Newspaper |
- Office paper
Other items recycled by the facility: |
| - Printer/ copy machine toner cartridges |
| - Cardboard |
Reduce solid wasteUse water efficientlyConserve energy| - Regularly perform preventative maintenance on HVAC system |
| - Keep office doors and windows closed if HVAC system is on |
| - Use natural lighting (i.e., open draperies and raise shades whenever adequate light from windows is available) |
| - Have adopted a policy/practice to turn off lights in unoccupied rooms |
| - Have installed high efficiency fluorescent ballasts and lamps (T-5 and T-8) |
| - Have adopted a policy/practice to turn off fans, computers, monitors and other devices in unoccupied rooms at the end of the workday or when otherwise not being used |
Offer a green events package| - Include the availability of "green meetings/conferences" in marketing packages (see the factsheet on Environmentally-Responsible Conferences & Events) |
For more information on Wingate by Wyndham - Lynchburg, see
wingate-lynchburg.com
or contact Brian Knopp at bknopp@sehotel.om or 434-845-1700.
For more information on the Virginia Green program, see www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/PollutionPrevention/VirginiaGreen.aspx.
Virginia Green is a partnership supported by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Hospitality & Tourism Association, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.