In order to comply with Green Globe 21, the hotel used eco-friendly construction methods as well as interior design choices. It is made of sustainable and recyclable materials and the landscaping of the villas integrate local vegetation. Alila is expecting to receive the accreditation in March.
The consumption of chemicals, fuel and water were closely monitored to ensure that the hotel did not use more than 3,000 cubic meters of water per month for construction or exceed a $1,700 budget on diesel for generators.
For recycling water, Alila uses a sewer treatment plant, saltwater pool chlorination and reverse osmosis in an effort to achieve 80% water retention.
The hotel features rain showers that use less than 10 liters of water per minute, toilets that use less than 5 liters per flush, and faucets that have a maximum flowing rate of 9.5 liters per minute.
The decorative wall cladding features hand-made batu Jogja and batu chandi, while the cabinets feature sustainable bamboo ceilings, reclaimed wood and rattan. Milkweed, sweet lemongrass and lantana flora, which do not require watering, have been planted in the hotel’s dry landscape Bukit.
Alila Villas Uluwatu is scheduled to open on April 1, 2009. WOHA, a Singapore-based architect firm, has designed the hotel’s villas.
