Going Green

Glenuig Inn has been busy Going Green, as those of you who have visited recently have been finding out.
We already have our Awaiting Grading status from the Green Tourism Business Scheme, and as we progress to Gold Status, we will keep you informed on how we are doing . . .

Infrastructure Initiatives

The single biggest step towards a green business has been to renovate the old Inn building, raising the standard of insulation well over that required to meet building regulations. This has been achieved with a combination of new build and external insulation of the 2 foot thick stone and lime mortar walls. The insulation actually goes all around the outside of building and over the roof too, making it really cosy inside!
In addition, we have converted the Inn building to 100% renewable energy, using a combination of Biomass, 100% Green Electricity and with Solar Hot Water soon to be connected too.
Other technologies incorporated include Underfloor heating (so we can use 'low grade heat' to keep the building warm), Induction Hobs for cooking, re-use of waste heat from refrigeration and more besides. . .

Lighting

Our LED lighting system is probably the most efficient, controllable, dimmable LED lighting system available for commercial and domestic properties in the UK today.
For 2 years we have been working closely with the manufacturers to develop a complete lighting solution for a mixed commercial and residential building, including public areas, external lighting and commercial kitchen areas.
We will also be replacing the old external sodium lamps on the En-suite building in the coming weeks to continue not only the drive for energy efficiency, but also to reduce the light pollution.

Waste

Our waste policy is driven from the start point of reducing the amount of potential waste that we accumulate, principally by buying in bulk and removing everything in packets and sachets from our buying list! This has led us to some novel solutions which you will have to find out when you visit . . .
We do, of course, recycle everything practical (glass, plastic, tins, cardboard etc) and we also compost all our green waste for use to improve the site.
We are currently keeping about 75% of our waste out of land fill.

The Direction of Travel

This web page gives you a glimpse into our 'Direction of Travel' and there is a lot more we do behind the scenes than the headlines on this page.
We hope this gives you an overview of how we take our responsibility in this area seriously, and gives you some idea of the things we have been doing to become Scotland's exemplar Green Inn.
We know we have more to do, and we fully intend to continue in our Direction of Travel analysing every decision and, where practical, taking the greener, healthier, more natural or organic choice.

Join us on the journey!