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Sustainability: the value proposition | By Richard Garland

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Synopsis

"The times they are a-changing," sang Bob Dylan – and Richard Garland, principal at London-based RGA Hotel and Leisure Consultants, certainly agrees. The Hotel Yearbook asked Richard for his take on the key design and development issues for 2013 and beyond. His analysis comes down to one thing: the need for sustainability in the face of increasingly dire climatic threats.

"The times they are a-changing," sang Bob Dylan – and Richard Garland, principal at London-based RGA Hotel and Leisure Consultants, certainly agrees. The Hotel Yearbook asked Richard for his take on the key design and development issues for 2013 and beyond. His analysis comes down to one thing: the need for sustainability in the face of increasingly dire climatic threats.