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Traveling and looking for an environmentally friendly place to stay? Check out Energy Star certified hotels.<\/p>\n
The Energy Star award, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy, means a commercial buildings actively measures and tracks its energy use and has obtained a certain score in an evaluation by a licensed professional. On average, Energy Star certified buildings use 35 percent less energy and generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than their peers.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_312014\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"] A 2012 report by Vermont-based Brighter Planet<\/a> said the nation’s hotels use 4 percent of all commercial building energy per year and generate 34.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n Hundreds of Energy Star certified hotels across the country ensure guests have an environmentally friendly stay, the EPA says.<\/p>\n To find green lodging, travelers can rely on TripAdvisor’s GreenLeaders<\/a> Program, developed in collaboration with Energy Star, that identifies hotels and bread-and-breakfasts committed to green practices like energy and water efficiency, recycling, and alternative energy.<\/p>\n Travelers can also search for Energy Star hotels through Energy Star’s certified buildings registry<\/a>. Just select ‘hotel’ under facility type and enter your destination to see if any super-efficient, climate-friendly hotels are an option as you travel this holiday season.<\/p>\n Visit EcoWatch’s TIPS<\/a> page for more related news on this topic.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Sheraton](\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Kaiulanifi.jpg\")
<\/a> Sheraton Princess Kaiulani on the Hawaiian island of Oahu is an Energy Star certified hotel. Photo credit: Sheraton Princess Kaiulani[\/caption]\n