What once was an abandoned department store in downtown Racine, Wisconsin, is now a boutique hotel that is unusually good at conserving energy. The most efficient elements of Hotel Verdant are not visible to the general public, things like a geothermal heating system underground and thick insulation beneath the roof. But energy conservation is a … Continue reading A Boutique Hotel Helps Explain the Benefits of Businesses and Government Teaming Up to Conserve Energy