17 Dec
2020
Get your (eco-friendly) party poppers ready, because Pinetrees Lodge at Lord Howe Island has just achieved carbon-neutral certification under the federal government’s Climate Active Program!
That means the property is the first full-service hotel in Australia to gain certification through the rigorous program.
To achieve this certification, Pinetrees Lodge went through all sources of carbon emissions from the business – including electricity, freight, food and beverage, transport and more – and calculated an annual total of 1,073 tonnes.
“The certification process was long, demanding, but highly rewarding,” Luke Hanson, owner of Pinetrees Lodge, said.
“Initially, we spent over five million dollars on renovations to help reduce our carbon footprint, including the refurbishment of all guest rooms (following solar-passive design principles), a 95 per cent conversion to LED lights, installation of new wiring and switchboards, a new commercial refrigeration plant, water-saving taps and toilets, and the state-of-the-art Fuji wastewater systems.