While visiting a spa may be an obvious travel choice, the spa lifestyle is a natural fit for sustainable business and design practices. With many spas embracing natural wellness, spa consultants and designers are increasingly turning to sustainable design solutions to give shape to underlying values.

Nusta Spa, is the world’s first spa to be accepted into the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) pilot program for commercial interiors. With a philosophy that spans from client to environment, Nusta, meaning "royalty" in the South American indigenous Quechua language, has a chic urban sustainability. Featuring energy efficient lighting and appliances, low or no VOC paints and adhesives, bamboo as well as reclaimed materials, and a sophisticated air filtration system, Nusta did not stop at the built environment. The spa recycles extensively, choses products and supplies consciously and purchases its power from sustainable sources.

Located in the Dupont Circle area of Washington DC, Nusta offers a full range of spa treatments as well as their own skin care line containing botanical ingredients harvested in an eco-friendly way from South American rainforests.

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