With hundreds of hotels slated for construction in the near future in the UAE, a leading interior design expert says now is the time for the hospitality industry to adopt breakthrough materials to be environmentally sustainable.
Major strides in the way things are built at their molecular structure level will change the way hotels are designed, built and operated, says Canadian Claude Berube, President of Ove Design Interiors.
"The future is here now and hotel leaders need to embrace sustainable technologies that will place far less demand on the environment," said Berube.
More than $18 billion (Dh66.11 billion) is being spent on nanotechnology research and by last count, 600 new products have either emerged in the market or are in the process of being approved, he said.
Thanks to advancements in nanotechnology, the act of cleaning everything from windows and carpets to hotel bedsheets will change because science has figured out ways to allow hard surfaces and fabric materials to virtually repel dirt and bacteria.
One way nanotechnology works is that nano-coatings are applied to fabrics making them virtually impervious to bacteria and the fabric becomes, in effect, self-cleaning, Berube said.
Berube will share his findings with hoteliers as he keynotes the Hotel Show in Dubai from June 8-10 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. "What I want to do is make decision-makers aware of this new technology," he said.
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