Hotels & sustainable development.

Currently, the real estate industry in Pakistan is following a set of procedures that are decreasing the impact on the environment. One of them is known as value engineering, which is followed by AAA Associates in construction and development. However, energy consumption is the number one factor when it comes to sustainable development. The hotel industry's energy consumption far exceeds the per capita consumption of the entire Pakistan. It requires the use of cleaner technologies to have fewer CO2 emissions. Due to that reason, this goal would require policy interventions, and international cooperation as well. The owners of hotels will have to be taken on board as a necessary measure. But that will be a daunting task as the business sector is touted as having a neo-liberal mindset.

However, it can also play an important role in sustainable development. Increased profit from utility savings, more investment options in innovative technologies, eco-tourism, and increased energy supply might even be reasons for business owners to opt for sustainable and greener technologies.

The sustainable development...