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USA TODAY

1/4/2007 Gaia is in USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2007-01-03-ecofriendly-napa_x.htm

 

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The article published at North Bay Biz -

http://www.northbaybiz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4091&Itemid=0&search_keywords=GAIA%20Napa%20Valley%20Hotel

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The News article published in DAILY REPUBLIC on Thursday, 2/8/2007, LIVING Sec. D -

http://local.dailyrepublic.net/archive_search.php?searchquery=gaia+napa+valley+hotel&startsearch=4-27-1999&stopsearch=02-09-2007&search=1&x=17&y=13

 

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Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek - December 15, 2006 - c1 Business

GREEN ROOMS,  Eco-friendly hotel caters to conscientious travelers

Today's hotels are trying for a new kind of audience: those who put their bucks where their beliefs are. And if you're thinking "green," chances are you want to stay green when you travel, too. The developer of the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel is hoping to attract the more environmentally-conscious travelers.. Developer Wen-I Chang's motto is placed behind the front desk: "Our mission is to change the world one traveler at...

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http://www.baycrossings.com/news_archive_view_next.asp?id=1725&mon=1&yea=2007

 

Just this past November, the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel opened its doors and, with that, became the first hotel in California and only the second hotel in the nation to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification. The LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) standard guarantees a building, as a whole, from the wood it’s built with to the day-to-day functions, is sustainable and ecologically sound. …

 

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02/04/2007 07:27:06 AM

Green in the valley

Eco-friendly American Canyon hotel caters to conscientious travelers

By Barbara E. Hernandez/Contra Costa Times

TheReporter.Com

Article Launched:02/04/2007 07:27:06 AM PST\

http://www.thereporter.com/search/ci_5156872

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 1/3/2007:

Gaia is on the front page of the business page for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat Newspaper. Click on this link to read the article.

http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070103/NEWS/70103002/1036/BUSINESS01

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1:14 p.m. January 2, 2007

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070102-1314-ca-californiatravel-greenhotel.html

Eco-friendly Napa Valley hotel caters to conscientious

travelers

By Barbara E. Hernandez

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Hotel News Resource Hotel News Resource

Shortcut to: http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article26036-Hotel_Developer_Wen_I_Chang_Plowing_New_Path_for_Lodging_Industry___By_Glenn_Hasek.html

 

 

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Developer Wen-I Chang Plowing New Path for Lodging Industry

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO—Wen-I Chang, founder and president of Atman Hospitality Group, Inc., is a lodging industry groundbreaker. He is not only talking about building green hotels, he is doing it.

01/30/2007

 

LH, Pineapple Hospitality Set March 14 Date for Green Conference

DALLAS—Lodging Hospitality Magazine and Pineapple Hospitality have announced the date and location for their first Green Hospitality Conference. The event will be held on March 14 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. The conference will precede Lodging Hospitality’s annual Hospitality Operations & Technology event.

02/05/2007

 

Hot in Pursuit of Gold LEED Certification, Gaia Napa Valley Opens

AMERICAN CANYON, CALIF.—The Gaia Napa Valley, a hotel incorporating environmentally friendly building design and technology, has opened here. The 133-room hotel, set on four acres, was designed to appeal to ecotourists. The hotel is pursuing gold LEED certification.

10/31/2006

 

Gaia Napa Valley in Pursuit of LEED Gold Certification

AMERICAN CANYON, CALIF.—Imagine a hotel with the sound of birds chirping on a green roof, swans gliding across a half-acre lagoon and koi swimming in a pond. Designed to appeal to eco-tourists who want luxury and comfort, Napa Valley’s first environmentally sustainable hotel, Gaia Napa Valley, will open next month.

09/19/2006

 

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 ***  Gaia Napa Valley Hotel embraces eco-conscious travel movement  ***
http://www.hotelmotel.com/hotelmotel/content/contentDetail.jsp?id=409093
 The 133-guestroom property in American Canyon, Calif., was built and
decorated with sustainable materials and techniques and uses
energy-efficient heating and cooling.

 

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This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser.
http://www.sijournal.com/greenbuilding/5527686.html

 

 

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venturacountystar.com

http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/travel/article/0,1375,VCS_153_5278929,0
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Ventura County Star, newspaper + GNV

 

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Eco-friendly hotel caters to conscientious travelers by Barbara E. Hernandez Contra Costa Times (MCT) AMERICAN CANYON, Calif. - Today's hotels are trying for a new kind of audience: those who put their bucks where their beliefs are. And if you're thinking "green," chances are you want to stay green when you travel, too.
 
 

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http://greenlivingideas.com/travel-and-vacation/green-hotels-and-hospitality-with-wen-chang.html

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WEN I CHANG/YUAN SING CHANG ON TV TALK SHOW -  “Green Hotel Development” 3/31 & 4/2/07 http://www.dialogue360.net/

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Entrepreneur opening green luxury resorts
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Staff Writer, CNET News.com, Published: March 30, 2007, 4:00 AM PDT
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