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Sugar House Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio hotel in Winooski in Greater Burlington, opened on Thursday 5 November 2026. The Sugar House Hotel Vermont property is Marriott International’s first hotel anywhere designed to achieve all-electric, net-zero energy operations and LEED Platinum certification. It is also the first hotel in Winooski, a historic mill city, and takes its inspiration from Vermont’s maple sugarhouse traditions, local makers and natural surroundings. How the Sugar House Hotel Vermont runs on electricity alone The hotel operates entirely on electricity, including its commercial kitchen, with no gas lines or fuel tanks. Rooftop solar panels are designed to generate roughly a third of the building’s energy, while a geothermal well system provides heating and cooling and supports hot-water production. Water use is cut with efficient fittings such as low-flow showerheads.

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