Gaylord Entertainment is committed to protecting the environment we all share by identifying and implementing innovative approaches to energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction and air cleanliness.

Water Conservation & Efficiency:

• Towel and linen reuse program for guest rooms, reducing water and detergent consumption.
• Low-flow faucets (less than 2.5 gal/min) in guest rooms, reducing water consumption.
• Low-flow toilets (less than 1.6 gal/flush) in guest rooms, reducing water consumption.
• Automatic water conservation toilets in public restrooms, reducing water consumption.
• Automatic water conservation faucets upgrade in public restrooms, reducing water consumption (60% will be upgraded in 2007 with remaining 40% in 2008).
• Water efficient landscaping upgrade initiative in place, reducing water consumption.
• Irrigation system communicates with rain meters to water landscaping only if needed, reducing water consumption.

Waste Reduction:

• Cardboard recycling program in place, reducing waste.
• Plastic recycling program in place, reducing waste.
• Developing newspaper recycling program for guest participation, reducing waste.
• Purchasing post consumer recycled content for targeted paper products, reducing waste.
• Bulk purchasing, reduced packaging and manufacturer take-back initiatives in place, reducing waste.
• Ink cartridge and toner cartridge program with on-site business center, reducing waste.

Clean Air Practices:

• High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in use, ensuring clean air.
• To ensure maximum efficiency, air handler units and coils are cleaned systematically, ensuring clean air and energy efficiency.
• Air exhaust system in place, ensuring clean air.

Energy Efficiency:

• Johnson Control energy management system in place, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Sequence of operations in central plant in place with 24-hour on-site monitoring, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Programmable thermostats to reduce consumption in place, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Demand meters to monitor demand and reduce consumption in place, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Variable frequency drives for chillers are scheduled for 2008, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Lighting upgrades to fluorescent lights and electronic ballast complete in all office areas, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Motion sensors in all offices to save electricity in place, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Programmable lighting system with sensor and timer capabilities in place, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Conversion of Exhibit Hall fixtures to dimmable fluorescents, scheduled for 2008, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Identifying lighting engineer to explore exterior lighting upgrade to LED fixtures, ensuring energy efficiency.
• Exploring heating hot water through solar technology, reducing gas consumption by 80%.

Food-Related Initiatives:

• Gaylord Palms chefs work with Second Harvest Food Bank to provide excess prepared food to needy families and local soup kitchens, reducing waste.
• Gaylord Palms restaurants and convention center are committing to supporting local, organic and sustainable farming. Eliminating air travel and shorter transit distances drastically reduces the amount of fossil fuel consumed in bringing foods from farm to table.

Communication

• Energy Committee and Recycling Committee in place.
• GET Green ongoing STAR communications and training in place.
• Gaylord Palms Environmental Policy currently under revision for Green Lodging application.
• Considering most appropriate feedback mechanism to seek from hotel and convention guests.
• Internal team has developed effective towel and linen reuse communication for guest rooms.

Updated Dec. 6, 2007