Energy Saving Tips for Hotels

Energy Saving Tips for Hotels​

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A Happier and Healthier Hotel Environment will be good for your Guests, Staff and Community...

To ensure Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, More Effective and Rewarding Assets Management Practices, it is crucial to understand how to achieve Energy Conservation Measures in your Motels, Hotels and Resorts...

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Here are some simple tips to set you on the road for a more Sustainable Success:

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For Guest Rooms:

• Adjust The Guest Rooms AC Thermostat on 24° Celsius.

• Adjust The Unused Rooms AC Thermostat on 28° Celsius or switch them off completely.

• Ensure installing Efficient Air Conditioning Units.

• Maintain a Periodic Maintenance for all the AC Units.

• Install Energy Efficient LED Lights All over the Building.

• Guest Rooms Key-Card systems are much more Energy Efficient than regular Keys.

• For Regular Keys, make sure that all Lighting and Electricity are switched off after Guests Check-out.

• For an option of Night Lighting as preferred by some Guests, consider installing Nightlights with Small LED Bulbs in all the Rooms.

• Use Water Flow Reducers or Aerators on Taps and Showerheads, this can save up to 30% of Water while maintaining the same Water Pressure.

• Replace Toilers old flush systems with the new Dual Flush Ones to Save Water.

• Have a Hygienic Towels and Linings reuse program to help with Energy Saving.

• Have some Instruction Labels or Cards placed all around the Rooms and Bathrooms  to guide Guests on ways of Saving Energy.

• Close the Blinds or the Drapes in Vacant Rooms, to reduce Light and Heat and hence ensure a more Efficient Performance on the Air Conditioners or the Space Heaters.

• Keep Lamps and Bulbs always clean.

• Ensure that the Water Heaters Temperature is always set between 49° and 54° Celsius.

• Use High Efficiency Energy rated appliances in the room like Mini Fridge, Kettles, Coffee Machines, Hair Dryers, Irons and TVs.

• Don't keep Heat Generating Equipment close to the AC Thermostat, where the Heat can affect Thermostat Readings and increase Energy Consumption.

• Connect Room's Windows to Room's AC, so AC can switch off once Windows are open.

• Use Solar Control Window-Film on the Room's Windows to isolate the heat Transfer through the Window, where it can increase the Energy Efficiency of the AC during the Summer and the Energy Efficiency of the Heater during Winter.

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For Laundry:

• Operate Washing Machines during Off-Peak Hours

• Operate washing machines only when fully loaded while setting the appropriate Water Level accordingly.

• Get rid of any Old Washing Machines and replace them by new Highly-Efficient ones where less Water and lower Electricity consumption are considered.

• Install Small Washing Machines to be used only when needed during Peak Hours.

• Front Loading Washing Machines use much less Water than the Top Loading ones, consider this when buying new Washing Machines for your Hotel.

• Use Warm Water rather than Hot water, recommended Temperature is 60 ° Celsius, this will save more Water More electricity and the end result will be the same.

• Use Cold Water in washing some types of clothes in case Hot Water is not necessary.

• Use Washing Machines with High Speed Spins, which will help on saving water and faster drying of the washed items.

• Keep Washing Machines always clean and well maintained.

• Regularly check the conditions of the insulated pipes and ensure a proper level of insulation all the time.

• Check for leaks in your laundry room or in your washing machine and fix leaks immediately.

• Turn off the lightings, Ventilations and AC when the Laundry Area is not being used.

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For Kitchens and Restaurants:

• Lightings in Kitchen and different Retail Areas should have separate switches, where lights can be switched off for the non-needed area.

• Clean Walls and Ceilings increase Light reflection, hence a lower wattage bulbs can be used.

• All Electrical Appliances should have Energy Rating Labels, so they consume the least possible Electricity and Water.

• Make sure that all appliances are unplugged when not used, plugged appliances still consume some of the Electricity.

• Cleaned and Well maintained Appliances will operate the most-efficient way.

• Taps should have Aerators installed where Water Consumption is reduced while Water Pressure is still maintained.

• Frequently opening and closing the doors of Fridges, Freezers and Ovens increase their Energy Consumption, for the ovens for example, every time the oven door is open, 25% of the Heat escapes.

• Avoid preheating Ovens, Fryers, Boilers, Grilles and other cooking equipment for a long time.

• Defrost Frozen Food overnight in the Refrigerator, instead of using Hot Water to Defrost it.

• Using Layers of Foil Films under Range Burners and Griddles, will help them operate more Efficiently.

• Putting Hot Food in the Refrigerator will increase its Energy Consumption, make sure the Food is cooled down first before putting it in the Refrigerator,

• Keep the Refrigerators and Freezers as full as possible, as it takes less energy to cool a full Refrigerator than to cool an empty one, however, do not overstuff the items inside, so air circulating can take place Effectively.

• Regularly clean the Refrigerators and Freezers Condensers, recommended every 3 months, in order to make the device can operate at full Efficiency.

• Ensure Enough Space for Air Circulation between the Cooling Devices Condensers and the Walls or Objects around.

• Use Pans and Pots that help food heats quicker, while avoiding using large pans for cooking small amount of Food.

• As much as possible, try not to use all the electrical Devices and Appliances during Peak Power Hours.

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The High Dependence on Renewable Energy by installing Solar PV plants, Solar Water Heaters and Solar Lightings for Any Hotel, will always be one of the Best Energy Saving and Sustainable Solutions in addition to all the Energy Saving Tips stated above...

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