Implications of BREEAM Sustainability Assessment on the Design of Hotels

María M. Serrano-Baena, Paula Triviño-Tarradas, Carlos Ruiz-Díaz and Rafael E. Hidalgo Fernández
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María M. Serrano-Baena: Department of Graphic Engineering and Geomatics, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
Paula Triviño-Tarradas: Department of Graphic Engineering and Geomatics, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
Carlos Ruiz-Díaz: Independent Researcher, Manchester M3 6GE, UK
Rafael E. Hidalgo Fernández: Department of Graphic Engineering and Geomatics, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Cordoba, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 16, 1-13

Abstract: This original research paper analyses the actual and important topic of the implications of BREEAM sustainability assessment on the design of hotels and it is a personal response to “The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development” and its influence on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. The paper aims to examine the influence of the sustainable assessment method BREEAM on the design of hotels by using seven case studies and studying the changes that were implemented in order to achieve their targets. Qualitative data were obtained by conducting in-depth interviews and analyzing the supplied documentation. The authors notice that the results revealed that a BREEAM approach might limit the design of the hotels but, including the right measures at the early design stage of the project, the target can be easily achieved.

Keywords: hospitality; hotels; sustainable assessment; BREEAM methodology; green hotel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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