Sustainability
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center was designed, built, and now run with a keen environmental conscience. It is constructed to U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification standards and boasts multiple sustainable and eco-friendly features.
Room Amenities
We’ve reduced 98% of our plastic waste by switching to refillable, bulk containers for our hotel room toiletries. You’ll find our signature scent in bottles for hand soap, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in our hotel rooms.
Our amenities are provided by DANI Naturals, an environmentally-conscious company committed to making natural and nourishing bath and body products. Their products are 100% plant-based and free from sulfates and parabens. Learn more about DANI Naturals on their website.
Built Green
- Exterior limestone and brick purchased locally to reduce fuel use and pollution
- Insulation outside exterior wall structure to reduces energy leakage
- Low-emissivity glass windows limit heat radiation
- Indoor air quality controlled for low emissions from building materials and furnishings
- More than 75 percent of construction waste recycled
- Concrete structure is 20 percent fly ash from a nearby coal-burning power plant, a remnant which would otherwise have been sent to a landfill
Staying Green
- Courtyard features native plants from the five ecological regions of Texas, using drip irrigation
- Grounds showcase two mature live oak trees reclaimed from the construction site of Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium
- Parking garage uses two-stage lighting based on motion sensor and occupancy, with spaces reserved for hybrid and high-efficiency vehicles
- Reduced-energy compact fluorescent lighting throughout the facility, including guest rooms
- Extensive use of recycled paper products
- Dumpster with cardboard compactor to reduce landfill volume
- Extensive use of Green Seal certified biodegradable cleaning products
- Waste diversion to compost and recycling
Guest Rooms
- Motion detectors recognize a guest's presence and regulates temperature accordingly
- Green cleaning, emphasizing biodegradable products and reusable containers
- Low-flow plumbing
- Reusable glasses and mugs
- Towel and sheet reuse program
- Eco-friendly shower and bath products
Conference Areas
- Energy-saver systems and devices throughout
- Wall panels, ceiling tiles and other treatments incorporate recycled materials wherever possible and are designed to reduce noise between meeting rooms
- Guests are offered filtered water in glasses in lieu of bottled water
- Recycling containers
Food & Beverage
Our chefs use organic, local and farmed-fresh foods wherever possible. We are committed to using RBGH-free milk, antibiotic- and hormone-free chicken and cage-free eggs. Our beef is 100 percent grass-fed, and our fish is never frozen.
Utilizing Waste Not 2.0, a waste-tracking program by Compass Group, our team is able to monitor our efforts to decrease food waste. In one year, we diverted over 150 tons to compost. Additionally, more than 8,300 lbs of coffee grounds went to UT’s landscaping efforts.
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Sheet Exchange
We will remake your bed daily and change your sheets every other day.
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Towel Exchange
Please hang your towels on the rack, curtain rod, or hook to reuse your towels. Towels on the floor or in the tub will be replaced.
