Hotels: Sales Support Library - White Papers

In a world where the climate is changing, how can an existing hotel building be transformed to net zero carbon? Is it even possible? To explore opportunities to decarbonise existing hotels and drive operational energy to net zero carbon, we used a typical business or holiday hotel as a test case. For our study, the focus is on reducing operational energy to achieve net zero carbon. We also consider the embodied carbon impact of interventions, and how that compares to building new.

This Guide is designed to help you navigate, at a high level, the choices in building automation open protocols. First we examine some of the key issues involved in selecting which protocol(s) to choose, then we review each major protocol—why it was developed, who uses it, pros and cons, and any relevant application-specific or regional-specific information.

Until recently, enterprise building management of multiple, distributed facilities has been beyond the budget of most organizations. New advances in Cloud technology are now enabling enterprises to centrally monitor, control and manage their medium and smaller sized facilities at an affordable cost. The benefits of the cloud facility management approach have helped to create more productive environments for workers and customers and also facilitated better executive decision-making at the corporate level.

Building owners and operators face many challenges, and energy costs is one of the greatest. It’s estimated that 30% or more of energy used in commercial buildings is wasted. While building automation technology can help meet this challenge, the cost and complexity of these systems has been a roadblock to widespread adoption, especially for older buildings and smaller enterprises. New advances in wireless technology have changed this equation, offering new choices for building controls and management. This paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of the major wireless standards, and how building owners can use wireless products to reduce energy costs.

Whilst the traditional direct digital control approach to installing zone-level control has served contractors for many years, technological advances have changed the playing field. Today’s application-specific controllers integrate sensors, programming, and wiring into a single device, reducing installation time and labor costs by 75%. This paper explains how integrated controllers differ from traditional direct digital controllers, and the advantages they offer.

Hotel guests and staff are not directly accountable for a hotel’s overall utility bill. As a result, room occupants have little incentive to adopt energy-efficient habits. Yet, guest room energy consumption accounts for between 40 and 80% of energy use within the hospitality industry. In addition, industry data shows that guests remain outside of their rooms for several hours a day, on average. This paper analyzes room energy management approaches that accommodate both guest comfort and efficiency.

Energy is one of the most critical issues facing our world. The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that the world’s energy consumption will grow 53% by 2035, with electricity use increasing 84% in the same period. Energy prices will grow accordingly, with oil reaching $125 per barrel1. And beyond economics, our energy use is driving potentially devastating climate change. Yet despite the importance of the issue, there has been a lack of educational resources on energy efficiency and sustainable operations available to the very people who need it the most: the general public, business owners, and even facilities managers who must cope directly with the cost and impact of energy.

The world is heading toward a digitized future. Already, an entire generation has grown up immersed in the digital world. Digital transformation — or the widespread adoption of digital technologies to disrupt business models, create efficiencies, and enhance customer experience — is reinventing core aspects of human existence, from homes to industry, buildings to cloud, and beyond. The digital transformation of energy management and automation lies at the core of this journey, enabling the emergence of a new landscape of energy, a paradigm shift for the industry, and a revolutionized experience. Unquestionably, there is an urgent need to transform the way the world uses its resources, among which energy is central. Despite the threat of global climate change, the world is growing more resource hungry by the year. Digital transformation is key to resolving this paradox. If we focus on energy, cumulative energy savings in buildings alone as a result of digitization could save 65 petawatt hours by 2040 — equivalent to the total final energy consumed by non-Organization for Economic Coordination and Development countries (including China and India) in 2015.1 By expanding digital transformation across buildings, data centers, industry, and infrastructure, we can together create a more efficient, reliable, safe, and sustainable world.