ENERGY Water efficiencies have been achieved through simple but meaningful changes , including turning off all external water fountains , removing all external water features , upgrading all toilets to dual-flush functions , and installing waterefficient fixtures and showerheads in each of the hotel suite bathrooms .
“ We even went to water-less woks in our kitchen , which had a surprising but really significant impact . Incredibly , a normal wok in a commercial kitchen will consume 1.4 million litres of water every year ! Get rid of that , and you will transform your kitchen .”
They now have rainwater storage capacity of 300,000 litres , which allows rainwater to be reused through toilets and irrigation systems , and Wood says they are contemplating expanding their water recycling program .
Meanwhile , waste management has been “ our biggest success
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