Levar Jackson, CEO of Yogh Group | Sustainable Technology and Hospitality Visionary
Levar Jackson, is the Founder and CEO of Yogh Group, a sustainable and impactful hotel development and management company. Yogh Group is making significant strides to be at the forefront of hospitality and sustainability as society transitions to an interconnected, intelligent, low-carbon world. The company integrates hospitality, art, agriculture, and cuisine into its operations to help lead the way into this new era.
Prior to founding Yogh Group, Levar was the Founder and CEO of Visual Renaissance, a full-service art strategy firm that operated from 2009 to 2022 with notable success. Visual Renaissance specialized in sourcing and curating unique wall art, paintings, sculptures, and installations for high-end hospitality, residential, and commercial properties. Now part of Yogh Group, Visual Renaissance manages the company’s art museums.
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- Sustainability focus: developed infinitely reusable canvas for hotel art.
- Realized importance of attaching ROI to sustainability efforts.
- Shifted focus during COVID pandemic to effective sustainability in hospitality.
- Yogh Group aims to make sustainability more profitable than non-sustainability.
- Algo Helix system: algae growth for textiles, food, and more.
- Key Energy system: modular energy generation for properties and beyond.
- Need for intelligent design incorporating global architectural wisdom.
- Passive home design is becoming more common, but challenges remain.
- Heat pump limitations in large cities due to heat island effects.
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