Resorts in remote locations may provide relaxing escapes, but such hotels can by costly for the environment and deplete water, land, and local resources, according to the Global Development Research Center.
A new hotel concept, however, aims to combine luxury and sustainability. Called the Vertical Micro-climate Resort, the hotel is designed to run solely on hydro-power and maximize natural sunlight.
The design by Vancouver-based Arno Matis Architecture is a finalist for this year’s Radical Innovation Award, a competition for imaginative hotel designs. In June, a jury of seven hotel investors, developers, and architects selected the Micro-climate Resort as the one read more >>>
Source : BusinessInsider.Com