| The hospitality industry consumes vast amounts of | | | | that can be improved to ensure efficient |
| resources with energy being the most significant area | | | | performance. |
| of consumption. Typical hotel energy demand in one | | | | Besides lightings and heating, other electricity saving |
| week is the same as what 100 families will require in | | | | devices such as thermostatic radiator valves, light |
| one year. Multiply this consumption by the number of | | | | sensors, movement light sensors should be deployed |
| hotels worldwide; add all the other hospitality | | | | as much as possible. One such example is the |
| businesses such as conference centers, integrated | | | | installation of separate time-switch at function rooms |
| resorts, cruise ships, restaurants and many others, | | | | and recreation rooms to enable re-partitioning and |
| the energy consumption is one huge amount. | | | | isolation of normal use-times. This will achieve |
| Electricity Saving To Achieve Green Hospitality | | | | substantial electricity savings when rooms are not |
| Energy consumptions in the hospitality industry are | | | | used. |
| mainly on lightings, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, | | | | Electricity Saving Results In Operating Profitability |
| kitchen hot water and laundry. There are many | | | | Electricity saving not only results in lower operating |
| opportunities to substantially reduce electricity | | | | cost but also lower maintenance costs as a result of |
| consumption with advance power reliability in the | | | | longer-lasting, more efficient lighting and equipment. |
| hospitality industry to server travelers while paying | | | | The external lighting applications will enhance |
| attention to its environmental impact, focusing on | | | | aesthetics of the buildings while saving lighting energy. |
| being more environmentally friendly. | | | | Improved lighting both indoors and outdoors also |
| There are many ways to save electricity in the | | | | provide a brighter, safer environment for visitors and |
| hospitality industry. The larger scale approach would | | | | hotel staff. |
| be to retrofit all lightings in common areas and guest | | | | Improved ventilation and heating system results in |
| rooms with the installation of energy-efficient, | | | | fresher air, thus better health and comfort for both |
| year-round LED lightings. Ventilation and heating | | | | hotel guests and staff. Most importantly, the energy |
| controls are also high energy consumption system | | | | conservation reduces greenhouse gas emissions. |