University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Hilton Chicago: 2017 Illinois Sustainability Award Winner

Submitter: Laura Barnes

Content Files
Hilton Chicago Final.pdf

Permalink

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/103552

Description

Title
Hilton Chicago: 2017 Illinois Sustainability Award Winner
Issue Date
2019-04
Keyword(s)
  • Hotels -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies
  • Illinois Sustainability Awards
  • Hotels -- Source reduction (Waste management) -- Case studies
  • Hotels -- Water conservation -- Case studies
Date of Ingest
2019-04-16T15:37:59Z
Abstract
The Hilton Chicago, built in 1927 as the Stevens Hotel, was originally the largest hotel in the world. Now with over 1,544 guest rooms and over 1,000 Team Members, it remains one of the largest hotels in Illinois. The hotel has a long history in Chicago, holding a variety of major events and hosting visits from every past U.S. President since Calvin Coolidge. In 2015, over 1.6 million guests came through the doors of Hilton Chicago. The hotel provides service to individuals and large groups who consume a wide variety of products and a great amount of energy. In addition to guest rooms, the hotel currently has 235,000 square feet of meeting space, three ballrooms, and 100,000 square feet of exhibition space.

From 2016-2018, the hotel diverted 265 tons of material from landfill; conserved 5.8 million gallons of water; and donated 600 hotel rooms of furniture and art work.
Publisher
Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Series/Report Name or Number
TN Series (Illinois Sustainable Technology Center) ; TN19-135
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Conference Paper / Presentation
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/103552

Owning Collections

Illinois Sustainability Awards Case Studies PRIMARY
Case studies/success stories from winning companies
TN Series and other Factsheets - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
ISTC TN Series