Premier Inn has opened an eco hotel in Cornwall as part of its continued drive towards environmentally sound business practice. 

The 65-bedroom site, which opened on Monday 23rd January, features a number of in-built designs to reduce energy use.

Ground source heat pumps warm and cool rooms and water. 70 % of the hotel’s hot water, heating and air conditioning will be provided in this way, according to Premier Inn’s parent-company, Whitbread.

Bedroom key-cards ensure that energy is only used when a room is occupied while
low-flow showerheads and grey water recycling are installed in bathrooms to cut down on water consumption. 

Humid air from bathrooms is filtered into a containment system, fused with cool, fresh air from outside then fed into bedrooms via climate control systems located in each room. The bespoke systems will recover 85% of bathroom heat.
Motion detectors are fitted in corridors and stairwells and the lobby, restaurant and bar are lit by LED lighting. The hotel’s kitchen features high-efficiency equipment to reduce energy used in cooking and refrigeration. 

The most innovative development is the car park’s four electric car charging points, which are powered by 10 kW photovoltaic panels on the hotel’s roof. 

Whitbread used sustainably-sourced timber for the hotel flooring, preventing the use of 100 tonnes of concrete. Mineral wool made from recycled glass and bonded using a bio-based technology was used to provide high-quality thermal and acoustic wall insulation. 

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Source: Premierinn.com