Sustainable Water Features Add Value to Hotels and Casinos

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Tribal Gaming and Hospitality magazine featured “Sustainable Water Features Add Value to Hotel and Casinos,” an article written by OTL’s CEO J. Wickham Zimmerman.

When you see a beautiful water feature in a casino or hotel lobby, do you ever wonder if it’s a waste of water? This is a common misconception, and actually, the opposite is true.

Water features can be sustainable – and beautiful – amenities that add interest to a hotel or casino, increase dwell time and revenue, and even help the entire property run more efficiently.

Here are some common questions about water features and sustainability, and the surprising answers.

How Do Water Features Conserve Water?

Starting with the first and most common misconception: aren’t water features just a waste of resources? In truth, most water features, especially more modern designs, are created with sustainability in mind.

Water features nowadays typically recirculate the water they use, so the only new water that needs to be added is to compensate for evaporation, splash, or leakage – which can all be minimized or eliminated with the proper design, construction, and maintenance.

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