| Yosemite National Park,
CA – April 2012 / Hospitality 1ST / Delaware
North Companies (DNC) Parks & Resorts at Yosemite President Dan Jensen
led a community event and ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday (April 3) to
celebrate the completion of a $1.15 million dollar eco-friendly remodel
of the Village Store, which serves millions of park visitors annually.
Attendees joining Jensen in the celebration include Yosemite National Park
Superintendent Don Neubacher, Tom Willey with T&D Willey Farms, Yosemite
Valley students, Yosemite National
Park visitors and community members. The event dedicated the newly
refurbished store highlighting its 25 percent energy use reduction, sustainable
design features and locally grown organic produce. This is one of the many
ways DNC supports the National Park Service’s Healthy Parks, Healthy People
initiative.
Eco-Friendly Renovation
Highlights Include:
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New energy-efficient refrigeration
- equivalent of removing between 8-10 vehicles off the road yearly
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Marmoleum flooring incorporated
in the store is made with 97% of natural raw materials, 70% of which are
rapidly renewable, along with a 40% recycled content. Marmoleum is biodegradable
and can be fully recycled
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Eco-friendly paint
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Energy-efficient light fixtures
were installed that are California Title 24 compliant
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Produce moved upfront to
promote healthier options to visitors and organic offerings were enhanced
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New retail displays and grocery
shelving - previous displays and shelving were repurposed for Curry Village
and Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, which resulted in less renovation waste
to the landfill
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Upgraded store ventilation
system, and DNC added R-19 batt insulation to reduce the need to heat and
cool air
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Reclaimed lighting from the
store was installed in the backroom areas to improve lighting
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DNC partnered with NPS to
install a new cooling tower featuring a closed recirculating loop to cool
refrigeration units - saving 2,500 gallons of water per day and nearly
913,000 gallons of water a year
“The Village Store remodel
was a collaborative effort focusing on healthy options for Yosemite visitors
and eco-friendly materials used in the design,” said DNC Parks & Resorts
at Yosemite President Dan Jensen. “We are committed to taking great care
of our guests and the environment, which is why this project is so meaningful
to us.”
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For more information
about DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite or to make a reservation, visit
YosemitePark.com
or call 801-559-4949. Join the conversation at Facebook.com/YosemitePark
and Twitter.com/YosemiteDNC.
About Delaware North Companies
Parks & Resorts
Delaware
North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader providing
Stewardship and Hospitality in Special Places(SM), with hotel, retail,
food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and
scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and in Yellowstone, Grand Canyon,
Sequoia and Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite
lodges; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite & the Cottages at Tenaya Lodge; Harrison
Hot Springs Resort & Spa in British Columbia; Niagara Falls State Park;
The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga;
Holiday Inn West Yellowstone, Gray Wolf Inn & Suites and Yellowstone
Park Hotel. The company also owns and operates five luxury resorts in Australia:
Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island Resort, Kings
Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park. To learn more
about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise, visit
www.ExperienceDNC.com.
About
Delaware North Companies
Delaware
North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality
companies in the world. Founded and owned by the Jacobs family for nearly
100 years, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family
of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware
North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel
Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North
Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD
Garden. Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $2 billion annually
and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States,
Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information,
visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
Media Contact:
Lisa
Cesaro, Public Relations
DNC Parks & Resorts
at Yosemite, Inc.
209-372-1445
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