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The challenge facing hotels to monitor and manage their
energy use goes beyond simple cost management measures, explains Mark
Dredge of Haden in the latest issue of Hotel Engineer.
In today’s world, the installation of a quality BMS is
critical to reducing the carbon footprint of a hotel as desired in the
2020 initiative and to satisfy the desire of corporate travellers to
demonstrate their green credentials through the accommodation they
select.
Hotels are currently dealing with the competing demands
of a clientele with increasingly sophisticated, high energy demands (eg
temperature controlled rooms with individual setpoints, plasma TVs in
standard rooms etc) and regulators requiring a reduction of energy use
within all commercial buildings.
Energy costs are second only to staff costs in most
hotels, so it is imperative to know where your energy is being used in
order to better manage your systems. With mechanical services as one of
the key consumers of energy (typically 50-60% of all energy consumed for
a modern office) and water in many hotels during operation, this is the
ideal place to start when looking at managing your hotel’s running
costs.
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