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The Sukhothai Heritage Resort buildings were constructed with open-air high ceiling to let light and air flow through. Guest accommodation buildings, restaurant and conference room have open-air corridor to reduce heat effect. There are several ponds within and around the resort with evergreen tree to reduce the heat.

The Sukhothai Heritage Resort buildings were constructed with open-air high ceiling to let light and air flow through. Guest accommodation buildings, restaurant and conference room have open-air corridor to reduce heat effect. There are several ponds within and around the resort with evergreen tree to reduce the heat.

The resort design was architect style of ancient Sukhothai era to replicate the historical site located within the province with low wall and ivy cover parts of the building similar to ruin of temples and palaces. Each building incorporate material used since ancient time to emphasis the design such as terracotta roof tile and floor tile, clay brick and teak wood. There is a lotus pond in the middle of the resort and various ponds around the resort also the replica of ancient layout of the historical site that bring out the feeling and atmosphere of ancient city.

The Resort cluster of buildings are design so that 90% are facing north and south so there is no direct sun light. The end of the building is design with plant wall, open air corridor and tree plant to protect the building from direct sunlight in the morning and the afternoon. Lobby, restaurant and multipurpose buildings are design surrounding the pond with high open roof and limited the use of air conditioning. Other than big pond in the middle of the resort, there are several ponds surrounding the resort in all direction.

Savings Narrative

All electric equipments is subject to scheduled and daily maintenance check up, for example condenser coil every 3 months
Daily log sheets is filled and monitor by resort team as preventive plan as well as reducing enegy usage.

Sukhothai Heritage resort implements aircondition tempurture setting at 25 oC in all of the guest rooms and office as well as promote and train all our employees energy saving theme.

All office will turn on air conditional only when needed and there will be at least 1 to 2 hour break during regular office hour.

Resort management as well as regular staffs help turn off unuse light and other electric equipments when not using.

Resort also using left over cooking oil for oil lamp during the night time in open area along the walkway and surrounding areas.


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