The Westin San Francisco Airport is a 397-room hotel, with 315,000 square feet of facility space, including 23,000 square feet of meeting room space. The Westin has had an energy and environmental action plan in place since 1994 and has made numerous improvements in its commitment to improving the environment through recycling, reducing, and reusing products and energy.


In late 2006, the Westin installed two hydrogen fuel cells at a cost of $5.5 million to provide self-supporting, clean energy for all of the hotel's electrical, gas and Power needs. PG&E gave the Westin a $1.6 million rebate for this project. Other highlights include the retrofitting of T-12 fluorescent lights to energy efficient T-8's; replacing incandescent bulbs with CFL's; reusing old totheyls and sheets for cleaning rags; and installing motion sensors for lighting in all meeting rooms, timers for lights in storage rooms, a monitoring service for the trash compactor for more efficient waste removal, and automatic sensors on all plumbing fixtures in public areas. In 2007, the hotel's recycling, reduction and reusing programs totaled approximately 132,450 pounds in waste that was diverted and generated a cost savings of approximately $31,000.

Years Awarded: 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995