The researchers found that the green roofs could absorb up to 375 grams of CO2 per square meter over a two-year period. Converted, this means that a city with one million inhabitants that replaces the roof tile with grass, gets rid of as much CO2 as 10,000 large cars of the SUV type, emit in a whole year.

To date, turf roofs are very uncommon in the rest of the world and the construction industry in other countries has little knowledge of the special Norwegian building customs. Norwegian producers of turf roofs are now an important competence resource in the American research work.

- Turf roofs attract dust, absorb precipitation and insulate well against noise and cold. All this is good for the environment, says Sandbeklien, who believes that the climate effect of turf roofs will be greatest in the cities. Grass also has a cooling effect.

The insulation effect should also not be underestimated, seen from a climate perspective. An overview from the International Energy Agency shows that 40 percent of the world's energy consumption goes to heating and cooling buildings.

Food is the very root of our hearts in Gudvangen Fjordtell. Every day we open the doors to serve our guests generous meals made with love. Food is literally our livelihood, and we process the raw materials accordingly. Wasting food is wasting valuable resources , and we are constantly working to improve in this area. We want both to reduce food waste and to find smart solutions for the surplus food we have at the end of the day.

The menu at Gudvangen Fjordtell is designed to create the least possible food waste . We use many of the same fresh ingredients in our dishes, but prepare them in different ways so that the taste experience is exciting and varied. This way the food stays fresher and we have to throw less. At the same time, this requires less transport of goods. We believe this is better for both you, for us, and not least - for the environment.

Knowledge is the first step towards reducing food waste, and it is therefore important for us to know what food is left over towards the end of the day. Every day we keep an overview of how much food is left over, and work continuously with measures to reduce this.

At Gudvangen Fjordtell, we value the good times, and we know that good memories are created over a cup of steaming hot coffee . We are proud to be able to serve our guests a coffee that can be enjoyed with a clear conscience, from the first sip to the last drop.

Gudvangen Fjordtell coffee is FairTrade certified . This means that farmers who produce are paid better and work under good working conditions. Coffee is one of the world's raw materials with the greatest risk of human and labor rights violations. Therefore, we are proud that our coffee helps to change this. Coffee is further produced in areas that are very exposed to climate change. Our FairTrade-certified coffee contributes to increased knowledge and enables investments in better production methods so that farmers receive more predictable income.

Norwegians are one of the largest coffee drinkers in the world, and therefore we are proud that our coffee is sustainably produced and helps agriculture to produce even more coffee. We have chosen a supplier who has worked with sustainable coffee production for a long time, and who we can trust to provide us with the best quality and security.

When you drink a cup of coffee from Gudvangen Fjordtell, you know that the farmers who have grown the coffee get a better income, better working conditions and get help to switch to more sustainable cultivation methods.

Good packaging is absolutely necessary to preserve the taste and quality of the food, and it is therefore an important part of Gudvangen Fjordtell. We take many large and small measures to reduce and improve our packaging use . We want to phase out all disposable plastic packaging, and are already well on our way to achieving this. As an alternative to plastic packaging, we use products made from cardboard, paper or other materials from renewable resources.

We work hard to remove all plastic packaging and ensure that other packaging we use is sustainably produced. Even if we use a more environmentally friendly packaging, we must still ensure that this does not disappear in nature. We can not do this alone, and we hope that you who eat with us want to contribute so that we can achieve this together. When you leave Gudvangen Fjordtell with a bag of freshly prepared food or a cup of hot coffee, we hope you take responsibility for avoiding this ending up in nature. We will do our best to make it clear how to sort packaging from Gudvangen Fjordtell, and hope you help us complete the last step for sensible packaging use.

With LED we were able to create an aesthetic lighting that was also energy efficient. The LED lighting has a much longer lifespan than old-fashioned light bulbs and reduces the total energy consumption at the hotel by 10%.

At Gudvangen Fjordtell, the guest can decide for themselves to what extent the room should be cleaned. The guest often chooses the simple variant. This means that we use less water and chemicals to clean the rooms.