Room2 opens "world's first whole-life net-zero hotel" in Chiswick

Hospitality brand Room2 has opened what it claims is the first hotel to reach net-zero emissions across its entire lifespan from construction to demolition.
Designed by architecture studio Project Orange, the new build is located in the west London area of Chiswick and features 86 rooms powered by solar panels and ground source heat pumps, with interior fit-outs made locally from FSC-certified timber.
The project follows a recent pledge that the Lemington Group, which owns Room2, will only