Theme: Indoor & Outdoor Design: An Ecotel in Auroville

The hospitality industry is growing enormously due to the increase in tourism worldwide, as there has been a lot of development in the last decades of the 21st century. The most important aspect of the hospitality industry is the Hotel industry. Hence, designing a hotel considering all the factors that the structure will affect and also the factors that the structure would be affected with is very essential. A Hotel can be defined as an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels are independently assessed in traditional systems and these rely heavily on the facilities provided. As these facilities provided do have an impact on the environment a new concept of Ecotels i.e. green hotels, that claims to work for environmental protection and preservation is trending. This paper includes the study of difference between a hotel and an Ecotel. This paper also includes all the vital information about Ecotel hotel right from its functioning to its contribution towards the environment. It gives information about the hotels and the 5 globes the Ecotel hotel acquires. Ecotels that are trending are just regular hotels that are converted to an Ecotel by minimizing the waste and replacing materials, also by making changes in the interior. Although it reduces its impact on the environment, other damages caused to the nature during the constructional process of the hotel should not be ignored.Hence aper will discuss the idea of redefining an Ecotel. Rather than converting a hotel in to an Ecotel it will discuss about the factors that are important when you envision the structure to be an Ecotel. Dealing with ecological factors like climate responsive design, sustainably managing the water resources and managing the storm water, reducing hardscapes, using eco-friendly construction materials, solid waste water management, managing ground and surface water, natural regeneration of vegetation are very important to design an Ecotel