Lodging, Food Service, and Entertainment Facilities Top Energy Savings Measures
Hotels, Motels, Resorts
- High Performance T8 Lamps
The T8 fluorescent systems available now are up to 40 percent more efficient than T12 systems and as much as 20 percent more efficient than first-generation T8 systems. The latest T8 systems offer longer lamp life, better color quality, improved lumen maintenance, improved control and dimming options, and better fixture optics.
- Programmable Thermostats
Programmable thermostats store and repeat six or more temperature settings daily and can be overridden manually when necessary. Occupancy sensor-based thermostats reset temperatures when the guest leaves the room. There is a significant potential for energy savings by utilizing programmable thermostats in the hospitality industry.
- Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)
VSDs allow an AC motor to run slower than standard induction motors, thereby increasing operating efficiency and lowering energy costs. They also lower maintenance requirements, ease machine startup and shutdown, and offer more precise process control and greater equipment reliability than conventional controls.
- HVAC Controls
The best way to reduce the electric demand of HVAC systems is to purchase the high-efficiency packaged system that is most compatible with other building systems or to custom design a system. To reduce energy consumption in your existing system:
• Optimize temperature, run time and fan controls
• Add an economizer for free cooling
• Install indirect evaporative cooling modules
- Ozone Laundry Systems
Ozone is a colorless substance. It is a powerful oxidizer and a potent germicide that disinfects even more effectively than chlorine. According to several studies of ozonated water used in the laundry process, the following results were reported:
• Linens washed in ozone-treated water are whiter, softer, and smell fresher than those washed in chemically treated water.
• The use of ozone reduces dryer use, lint and temperature.
• Ozone enhances chemical reaction in the wash wheel for superior cleaning.
• Ozone systems conserve natural gas and water.
Food Service
See the Food Service Technology Center (FSTC) for technologies that reduce energy use in food service facilities.
