
About The Competition
USGBC, The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and The Hospitality Industry Network (NEWH)
are sponsoring the Sustainable Suite Design Competition to help drive
green design practices within the hotel industry. This competition
provides a platform for student and professional teams from around the
world to present their approach to green hotel room interior design. Hospitality Design (HD) is an exclusive media partner of this competition.
The winning design was built as a model guest room to be presented
as an educational display for the design industry, hotel owners and
brands, and corporate travel executives. The Sustainable Suite was
unveiled at HDExpo in Las Vegas, NV in May 2010.
Meet the Sustainable Suite Design Competition Judges (PDF) »
Meet the Winners
Professional Competition Winner:
Haptik by WATG/IDEO
Student Competition Winner:
Front Street Hotel by The Starter Kits (Parson’s New School of Design)
Click here for the USGBC Press Release
Click here for the HD Press Release
Product Donors
Design elements of every submission were judged on water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. See which companies made the cut for WATG & IDEO's winning design, Haptik, and fulfilled their vision of "luxury redefined effortless sustainability." These companies donated their product to the winning design. We are deeply grateful for their efforts at helping push the hospitality industry towards sustianability.
Local Business and Trade Participants
The sweat equity of Las Vegas local business and trade participants was overwhelming. See which companies stepped up to the plate and donated their time and effort into building the Sustainable Suite. We are deeply grateful for their efforts at helping push the hospitality industry towards sustianability.
Sponsors
Our sponsors generously gave a large amount of their time to make WATG & IDEO's winning design come to life. See who they are and how they could help deliver your vision for sustaianable hospitality.

To All Our Entrants
USGBC, ASID, and NEWH would like to thank all of the entrants to the
Sustainable Suite Design Competition, the response has been remarkable.
Given the stellar quality and exceptional nature of all the
applications, the decision to pick one winner for each category was
extremely difficult. Please continue your efforts to integrate
sustainability into your work and the greater hospitality industry!
Highlights of Sustainable Attributes
After reading through all the stellar submissions we wanted to share highlights of sustainable strategies that showcased creativity, ways to save money, and just made sense. Download the document here.
For questions or comments please contact sustainablesuite@usgbc.org.