サステナビリティ実践をいくつか導入している宿泊施設
アテネの中心部に、サステイナブル・ツーリズムの先駆けとして7階建ての施設「ウェルコモンホステル」があります。この革新的なホステルは、あらゆる年齢や背景を持つ人々に宿泊施設を提供するだけでなく、社会、文化、環境活動の拠点としても機能しています。その近代的なインフラは、社会的インパクトの概念に生命を吹き込み、従来の境界を超えたホスピタリティへの変革的アプローチを示しています。ウェルコモンホステルは、持続可能な観光と社会的包摂を推進する組織であるLE MATネットワークに誇りを持って加盟しています。ウェルコモンホステルの雰囲気は活気にあふれ、観光客、ビジター、ボランティア、スタッフ、難民が有意義に交流できるようなダイナミックなものです。ディスカッション、料理、絵画、語学レッスン、音楽などのアクティビティは、文化的に豊かな環境を作り出し、社会との関わりを刺激する。ウェルコモンホステルでの宿泊は、単にアテネを訪れるだけでなく、アテネで起きている社会的・生態学的変化の一端を担う機会でもあるのです。宿泊者は、ギリシャの社会経済、その可能性と課題を理解し、アイデアや経験を提供する機会があります。ウェルコモンホステルは、協同事業と社会的革新の道標として、このような取り組みが近隣の活性化、多様なコミュニティの架け橋となり、社会を持続可能で社会的公正な方向に導くプラスの影響を強調します。
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建築物は、エアコンの必要性を減らすため、風量を最大すること
建築物は、照明や暖房の必要性を減らすため、自然光を最大すること
暑さ／寒さを塞ぐガラス窓（例：三重ガラス窓など）
環境にやさしい活動を行うこと（例：森林再生、鳥獣保護など）
敷地全体にLED照明があること
環境マネージャーを任命すること
従業員は環境方針に従うように訓練されていること
トイレは１回の水洗で最大６リットルまで水洗すること
タオルは依頼する場合にのみ交換されることをお客様に知らせる部屋の看板
使い捨てカップ/グラス、お皿、刃物などがないこと
レストランではベジタリアンの代替メニューが提案されていること
エネルギー監査は少なくとも５年に１回実施されること
強調し、追加し、または明らかにすることがありますか？
WELCOMMON Hostel is an innovative hostel as well as a center for social and green innovation and economy, a center for awareness, training and mobilization on energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy transition, energy cooperatives and circular economy. WELCOMMON HOSTEL is run by a social cooperative. We don’t share profits to our members.
We invest in energy efficiency, reduction of fossil fuel use, led lighting and solar energy (for producing hot water for use) with good results in reduction of CO2 emissions because we want to participate in the energy transition and climate protection movement.
We ask for understanding and change of behavior of our clients as an impact of the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis as well as of the climate emergency.
It is true that we want to solarize our hostel and turn it to a zero emissions tourist enterprise, a demonstration project for the sector and an example of what the social economy can do for the green transition. Although without any grant and during the financial and health crisis, we have already changed 2400 lights to energy efficient LED ones. We have also installed 20 solar panels for the production of hot water for our clients reducing the use of oil up to 60%. We are looking for possible social investors for the needed investments for making the hostel a solar one. Until then, we have to make our best in order to reduce the energy consumption and the use of fossil fuel in general but also to stop fueling the war of Putin in Ukraine.
Why we ask the understanding and participation of our clients in our efforts:
As an impact of climate crisis and the change of the micro-climate of Athens, the heatwaves are longer and influence our daily life very badly. At the same time we experience a very difficult situation with the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and the current restrictions in energy availability and affordability. We must reduce energy consumption, if we don’t want to experience black out of the electric system – in many areas we have already power outages, although not serious at the moment. We try to do our best under these conditions:
– As a hostel we try to keep AC for temperatures under 27 degrees. Additional to this we offer extra 1-2 ventilators if the temperature in the rooms is higher than 23-24 degrees. If you don’t have enough ventilators, please ask the receptionist to give you extra.
– We ask our clients to participate in our effort for a comfortable stay in the rooms, taking some easy measures, like to keep the curtains closed (they are blackout) during the hot hours of the day (otherwise we have overheating of the rooms as an impact of the glasshouse effect), to open the doors and windows of the room for a few minutes for refreshing and cooling the air especially after the sunset or if they stay for a long time in the room.
We must be active for keeping the climate crisis under control – Air temperature changes in the 21st century in the East Mediterranean and the Balkans
According to climatic simulations for 2100, in the case of the IPCC Α2 scenario (up to 250% more greenhouse gas emissions in 2100 compared with 1961-1990), the mean maximum temperature over the entire Eastern Mediterranean is projected to increase. In July the mean maximum temperature in the Balkan countries is projected to increase by up to 12⁰C compared to current values. In Greece, the increase is in the order of 7-8⁰C in southern regions (including the area of Athens), while in central and northern Greece the increase is higher and varies between 8 and 10⁰C. In June and September the increase of the maximum temperature is slightly lower, varying from 6 up to 8⁰C in Greece.
Sleep for dreaming in the Welcommon Hostel, be active for climate protection and energy transition. We invite all our guests-travelers, tourists, volunteers, personnel, refugees, migrants – pupils of our intercultural courses) – to participate in the climate actions. We invite all to JOIN US and raise our voices together! ?Be active for climate. We believe that action must be taken NOW to stop the catastrophic consequences of climate change and build a sustainable future for everybody.
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