Irving House is the proud winner of several green awards for our environmental efforts at the national, state and local level. A stay with us means sleeping soundly with the knowledge that your visit has a minimized carbon footprint. Our environmentally-conscious amenities include:
- Recycling & composting (We helped organize the first composting route in Cambridge!)
- Regularly monitoring and reporting our energy, water and waste use to the EPA
- LED lighting wherever possible
- Participating in renewable energy sourcing through Mass Energy
- Energy efficient appliances
- Reusable supplies (water bottles, straws, travel mugs, beanies and headbands, etc.)
- Solar thermal panels to heat guests’ hot water
- Reuse of materials wherever possible
- Partnership with Best Bees supporting their research on colony collapse disorder
- An electric car charging station located at our extended stay house up the street from the main house
- Encouraging walking around Our Fair City through Urban Parks
- Promoting eco-friendly travel by partnering with Green-Tourism