This time, Mode:Green applied new concepts to the Brooklyn location, having learned a few tricks from previous installs with Starwood Capital. For 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge Park, Starwood Capital brought on their technology partner, premier hospitality integration firm Mode:Green, who has worked with Starwood Capital to implement hospitality systems for earlier properties such as Baccarat and 1 Hotel Central Park. It was a challenge to design and integrate current technology that could evolve and work with the latest smart phones, laptops, and tablets that guests bring into the hotel.īut adding this much technology to a hotel and making it eco-friendly at the same time isn’t simple. 1 Hotel features the latest in automation, audiovisual, communications, and energy management in all the guestrooms, as well as public spaces, ballrooms, and the rooftop pool deck. Technology moves fast, and for hotels that speed is compounded by the massive lead time required to design and integrate thousands of devices. To bring this aspiration to life and realize the vision of convenience, luxury, and sustainability, Starwood Capital turned to a team experienced in making hotels greener and smarter. He wanted to make a brand that transforms what the industry does and how it thinks about hotels, and the waste that is generated,” explains Waad El Hadidy, design director for Starwood Capital. Starwood Capital, the owner of the 1 Hotel franchise, created the design concept to change the way the hospitality industry views sustainability practices “That’s our chairman’s dream. The devices making this possible are also automated for efficient property operation and energy conservation. Hidden behind the leafy, luxurious setting of the hotel interior is smart technology, which allows the building to run green, and lets guests interact with lighting, shades, and temperature. The property features work from local artisans, complimentary electric vehicle and bicycle valet service, built-in water filters, and décor with sustainable materials such as reclaimed wood, hemp, and organic cotton. It’s steps away from the iconic bridge and overlooks downtown Manhattan with sweeping views of the East River. The Brooklyn Bridge location opened in February. Guests flock to new locations as they come online for the hotel’s focus on green practices. The list of hotels adding in-room technology is growing, but 1 Hotel approaches it in a unique way.

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