Bardessono, a 62-room boutique luxury inn and spa in Yountville, California, has received The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification - the top sustainable honor available - from the U.S. Green Building Council. Destination design firm WATG provided complete architectural design services for the project.

Bardessono, located on a 4.9-acre site in the heart of Napa Valley, is the first hotel on the west coast in the US to receive this rating. It is one of only two hotels in the world that has achieved the LEED Platinum certification status.

“Kudos to the entire team,” said developer Phil Sherburne. “I am quite excited to receive this recognition for all our creative thinking and hard work. We can feel proud about this one.”

“Bardessono was designed to meld into the quiet surroundings of Yountville yet stand out as a true destination resort,” said Susan Frieson, WATG associate and lead architect on the project. “Through a dedicated collaborative effort of designers, engineers and contractors—as well as a developer committed to the highest level of environmental sustainability and energy-efficient design—we were able to create a wonderfully successful project. To have achieved Platinum certification is the icing on the cake!”

“Bardessono’s Platinum certification demonstrates tremendous business leadership and environmental stewardship,” said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “The hotel and hospitality industry is among the largest consumers of natural resources and energy. Through LEED certification, hotels can achieve dramatic cost savings by using less energy, water and natural resources and can have a positive contribution to the environment.”

The LEED green building certification program encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria. To achieve a LEED Platinum rating, the building must address the following criteria: site sustainability, and efficiency with water, energy, atmosphere, materials, resources, indoor environmental quality, design innovation, and regional priority.

Bardessono uses solar and geothermal energy, sophisticated energy management systems, sustainable building materials, and organic landscape management practices.

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